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Certificate of Health Care Cook

Canada

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What will I learn?

Cooks in health care are in demand. The Health Care Cook program is designed to prepare cooks for work in health care settings, such as hospitals, long-term care homes, personal care homes and private care facilities. You will learn how to interact with patients and residents, modify diets to meet specific texture and nutritional requirements related to medical conditions, and work as part of an interdisciplinary team. You will combine hands-on cooking skills with online theoretical knowledge to flexibly gain valuable health care cooking experience.

The Health Care Cook program is an intensive 39-week certificate program offered through Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus and Prince Albert Campus. You will gain experience in:

general cooking skills
menu planning
nutrition
special diets
special event planning
communication skills
kitchen operations
safety and sanitation
health care systems

When you graduate from the Health Care Cook program, you'll have the knowledge and skills for a wide variety of jobs in the health care sector, and work full-time or part-time in hospitals, long-term care homes, personal care homes and more.

Which department am I in?

School of Hospitality and Tourism

Study options

Full Time (39 weeks)

Tuition fees
CAD$19,300.00 (US$ 13,872) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected August 2025

Venue

Prince Albert Campus

Technical Building,

1100-15th Street East,

Prince Albert,

Saskatchewan (SK),

S6V 7S4, Canada

Full Time (39 weeks)

Tuition fees
CAD$19,300.00 (US$ 13,872) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected August 2025

Venue

Moose Jaw Campus

600 Saskatchewan Street and 6th Avenue NW,

Moose Jaw,

Saskatchewan (SK),

S6H 4R4, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Grade 10

International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Module: Overall minimum score of Band 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.0 in each component.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - An overall minimum score of 81 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT), with a minimum score of 19 in each of reading, listening, speaking and writing..

TOEFL - Paper-based: Minimum test score of 550 with a minimum TWE of 3.5 and a minimum TSE of 50.

Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST): Minimum score of 4.5 in each of listening and reading, a minimum score of 4.0 in speaking, and a minimum score of 4.0 in writing

Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL CE and Online): Minimum score of 60 with a minimum score of 50 in each component. (CE and Online accepted).

University of Cambridge Assessment English C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: Minimum grade of C1

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTEA) - A minimum score of 63 with minimum component scores of 50.

Duolingo English Test: A minimum overall score of 105 on the online Duolingo English Test as the equivalent to the minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5

International Baccalaureate (IB) English A1 or A2: Successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma, including higher level English with a minimum grade of 4

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