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CIA ProChef Certification Now Available via Online Video-Based Training

Are you looking for an effective and economical training solution for one or more members of your culinary team? 

Now, the CIA is making our enterprise-level professional training program available for individuals and small teams. Developed by the professional chef-instructors at the CIA, these online courses are used by major hospitality and foodservice organizations as well as top independent chefs to hone their skills and train their teams.

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The CIA ProChef Online Training is built on more than 75 years of educational expertise from the Culinary Institute of America—the world’s premier culinary college—with the industry-recognized online learning platform of Lobster Ink.
Designed to teach foundational skills and culinary knowledge using dynamic video instruction and self-paced learning modules.
Each course takes learners step-by-step through a range of topics, from basic knife skills to the science of bread baking—all utilizing the same lessons, assignments, and assessments used by culinary students, top restaurants, hotels, and other food service operations.
Each CIA ProChef video-based lesson is specifically designed to meet the needs of individual cooks and teams– of any size and at any skill level. The courses are constructed to work around your schedule, so you set the pace!
21 courses included

CIA ProChef 1 

Created in partnership with the online learning experts at Lobster Ink, and supported by our proven methodology, we've distilled decades of experience into a comprehensive online solution built to engage you from any kitchen. 

19 courses included

Plant-Forward Kitchen

Created in partnership with  the online learning experts at Lobster Ink, and supported by our proven learning methodology, we've distilled decades of experience into a comprehensive online solution built to engage you from any kitchen. 

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Baking & Pastry

Created in partnership with the online learning experts at Lobster Ink, and supported by our proven learning methodology, we've distilled decades of experience into a comprehensive online solution built to engage you from any kitchen. 
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Decades of experience
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Created in partnership the online learning experts at Lobster Ink, and supported by our proven learning methodology, we've distilled decades of experience into a comprehensive online solution built to engage you from any kitchen.