Learning how to become a chef is a great career choice for the right person. And if you have a passion for cooking, look no further than the country’s #1 culinary school Capsicum Culinary Studio, with seven campuses countrywide and a proven 21-year old track record.
Whether you dream of owning your own restaurant, becoming an executive chef in a top restaurant; working as a food stylist, consultant or recipe developer or working around the world after qualifying, Capsicum Culinary Studio offers the perfect foundation to fuel your passion and get your top career started right.
Here are just 10 reasons why to choose to study the culinary arts atCapsicum Culinary Studio:
- Learn from the best in the business: Capsicum Culinary Studio is a division of ADvTECH, a JSE-listed company which is Africa’s largest private education provider and a continental leader in quality education focused on academic excellence, training, skills development and placement services. Its experienced chef lecturers ensure that graduates leave as masters in their chosen speciality and are also equipped to pursue multiple paths.
- A wide range of study programmes: Our programmes range from a three-year Advanced Professional Chef Programme; a one-year Professional Patisserie Programme; a one-year Professional Chef Programme (full or part-time); a Foundational Cookery Programme; an Assistant Baker Skills Programme; a combination Professional Chef and Pastry Programme; to a combination Foundational Cookery and Assistant Baker Skills Programme.
- Flexible learning options: Capsicum offers part time as well as online learning opportunities with a wide range of short courses.
- Our qualifications are in demand: Historically, 95% of Capsicum Culinary Studio’s graduates are employed in the industry after qualifying. Our graduates and alumni also have access to Talent Exchange, one of the most comprehensive and ambitious career platforms yet seen in South Africa, and which connects job seekers in the culinary and hospitality sectors with hundreds of available positions worldwide.
- Industry aligned offerings: Capsicum Culinary Studio courses are internationally endorsed. We work with several industry bodies, including City & Guilds, a global leader in skills development; The Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) and the Quality Council For Trades & Occupations (QCTO). Our international partners include the Swiss Education Group (SEG), an alliance of five separate Swiss Hospitality Schools; the Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) in Lucerne, Switzerland; Placement International, a Swiss recruitment and placement company specialising in the luxury hospitality industry, and more.
- Hands-on experience that prepares graduates for the real world: Capsicum’s industry and development team works with leading hotels and hospitality businesses across the country to ensure that its students have access to the best training opportunities available in the industry while they are studying. This allowsstudents to apply their knowledge in a practical setting and refine their skills through direct job experience.
- The chance to work around the world: Culinary skills are universal, which means graduates are able to travel the world whether they want to work at a remote island resort, in a 5-star hotel or on a cruise liner, their culinary qualification is the ticket as has been demonstrated by hundreds of our alumni.
- An impressive alumni network: Since it was established in 2003, Capsicum Culinary Studio has produced more than 8 000 alumni, many of whom are now working overseas and have established themselves as leaders within various markets. These include Les Créatifs owner the multi award-winning Chef Wandile Mabaso who was named the Chefof the Year at the Luxe Restaurant Awards in 2022 as well as Hendrik Pretorius worked at 5-star establishments in Dubai before being lured to Lisbon, Portugal to head up the patisserie section for one of the city’s leading restaurants and has opened up his own eatery called Quest. Our graduates achievements go on-and-on.
- Campuses around the country: Our seven campuses boast state-of-the-art kitchen facilities which are designed to help students master the art of cooking with hands-on training in professional environments, turning theory into real-world culinary skills.
- It’s a growth-industry job: People will always want to eat out and, as the culinary and hospitality industries steadily grow year on year, there will always be new and challenging positions on offer.
Applications for 2025 are now open. Contact us on email chef@capsicumcooking.co.za or +27 86 111 2433 to apply now. You can also apply on the Capsicum Culinary Studio website
Anyone interested in enrolling can also attend any of our registration days which take part at all our seven campuses
February:
- 2nd Feb: Registration Day (9:00am – 12:00pm)
- 5th Feb: Registration Evening (6:00pm – 8:00pm)
- 7th Feb: Registration Evening (6:00pm – 8:00pm)
- 8th Feb: Registration Day (9:00am – 12:00pm)
- 15th Feb: Registration Day (9:00am – 12:00pm)
Capsicum campuses are located at:
Boksburg: Unit 6, Bartlett Lake Office Park, Cnr Leith and Trichards Roads, Boksburg
Cape Town: 358 Victoria Rd, Salt River, Cape Town
Durban: 300 Granada Square, 16 Chartwell Dr, Umhlanga Rocks.
Johannesburg: 3 Keyes Ave, Rosebank.
Nelson Mandela Bay: 1 Newmarket Rd, Greenacres, Gqeberha .
Pretoria: Menlyn Square, South Building, 134 Aramist Ave, Waterkloof Glen.
Ruimsig, Roodepoort: Block D, 144 Peter Road, Ruimsig
