Professional Pastry Course

Discover our Italian Pastry Program (IPP) for international students.

A preparation path for the profession of pastry chef with diversified approaches and objectives. During the professional pastry chef course you will learn from the best professionals how to transform your passion into a profession.

The course is directed by the master pastry chef Marco Pedron- former head pastry chef of Carlo Cracco and member of Apei (Pastry Chef Ambassadors of Italian Excellence) - assisted by method teachers such as Daniele Passaretti, Elisa Lanzillotti and Fabio Longhin. Among the excellent visiting chefs and trainers we have well-known prominent names such as Ernst Knam, Gianluca Fusto, Matteo Cunsolo, Pierpaolo Magni, Alessandro Siviero(Head of Bachelor in Leisure Management of SUSPI - University of Applied Sciences of Italian Switzerland), Alberto Cauzzi (deputy editor of the restaurant guide of l'Espresso) and many others.

10 strong points of the professional pastry making course in Milan by Congusto

• The pastry chef course is a professionalising path, it will allow you to work straight away
• The teachers are all recognized experts, trainers and pastry chefs with proven experience
• You will have a contemporary education, in step with the times
• Limited classes with 12 students
• The classrooms and laboratories are very large and equipped with cutting-edge equipment and technologies
• The curricular internship takes place in highly selected structures such as the Ernst Knam pastry shop, the Cracco's pastry shop, Marchesi 1824 by Prada, the Cambio Pharmacy in Turin, the pastry shop Marlà and prestigious luxury hotels like the Mandarin Oriental Milan and other brand hotels of the group Marriott International
• You will obtain a diploma and a certificate ofprofessional qualification issued by the Lombardy Region and a Certificate ofCertification of Skills according to EQF (European Qualification Framework) standards recognized throughout Europe
• The tuition includes a personalized Congusto uniform, a planetary mixer, textbook, handouts and exclusive recipe books from the Great Chefs
• Classroom tutoring
• Consultation of the best sector books in the library published by Italian Gourmet and free copies of the trade magazine "Il Pasticcere e Gelatiere Italiano" for the entire duration of the course

Congusto welcomes applications from all prospective students and accepts candidates with the best potential, regardless of their secondary studies. The age range is between 18 and 45 years. It is necessary to have completed compulsory schooling.

ENROLL NOW, PAY LATER (for Italian Citizens only)

Discover the "Per Merito" loan from Intesa San Paolo which offers up to 15,000 euros without the need for a financial guarantee to young people who want to attend the Pastry Chef Course at the Congusto Institute.