Graduate outcomes
We train chefs who are ready to work — and ready to build. Here's where our programmes can take you.
Career-ready, by designFrom the classroom to the kitchen
Our programmes go beyond cooking. Alongside hands-on technique, you'll learn food costing, inventory, entrepreneurship and restaurant operations — the skills that make you employable and business-ready.
Every graduate earns a Certificate of Completion they can show employers, and which employers can confirm through our certificate verification.
Career paths
A culinary qualification opens doors across the food industry.
Restaurants & hotels
Line cook, chef de partie and kitchen roles in professional kitchens.
Catering & events
Cook for functions, weddings and large-scale events.
Bakery & pastry
Specialise in baking, pastry and dessert production.
Your own business
Start a food business, kitchen or brand of your own.
Private & personal chef
Cook for homes, families and private clients.
Food entrepreneurship
Grow a food brand with costing and business know-how.
Skills that get you hired
Our curriculum is built around what real kitchens and food businesses need.
- Food production — hands-on cooking across cuisines
- Cookery and food safety
- Food costing and portioning
- Inventory management
- Entrepreneurship
- Restaurant management and operations
Hire a graduate, or sponsor a cohort
Looking for skilled, kitchen-ready chefs? Or want to train a team through a sponsored cohort — like our programmes with schemes such as SUPA ITF? We'd love to work with you.
A growing community of chefs
Our graduates are cooking, teaching and building food businesses across Port Harcourt and beyond.
Are you a graduate of The Chefs Culinary Academy? We'd love to feature your story.
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