Since 2006, Cilantro Culinary Academy has insisted on its mission – To guide youths to become accomplished professionals in both the culinary and pastry sectors throughout Malaysia. The three main programmes offered are Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts & Advanced Diploma in Patisserie.

For those looking to pursue studies in Culinary Arts or Patisserie, Cilantro Culinary Academy provides many reasons to choose them:

1) International Recognition
In 2011, the academy received the Worldchefs Recognition of Quality Culinary Education Award for defining and assuring quality in the delivery of culinary education services to its students. Additionally, in 2017, Cilantro Culinary Academy was granted “The International Centre of Excellence – Asia Pacific” title by City & Guilds, an international leader in skills development. This title is only awarded to five centres across the world each year. Since 2006, the academy has been devoted to guiding youths to become accomplished professionals in the food and beverage industry, offering three main programmes: Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts, Advanced Diploma in Patisserie.

2) Largest Private Vocational Culinary and Pastry Academy in Malaysia
Cilantro Culinary Academy aims to provide the best vocational culinary and patisserie education to aspiring chefs, boasting 20 international standard kitchens and an impressive line-up of chef instructors with extensive work experience in hotels.

3) Emphasis on Practical Learning
Tutorial classes are conducted in small class sizes in order to enable the instructors to monitor each student's work closely. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to make each component from scratch, thus discouraging the use of pre-mixed ingredients in class.

Seventy to eighty percent of the student's time is devoted to mastering extensive practical knowledge and skills in the kitchen. With the belief that “Practice Makes Perfect”, the school aims to equip their students with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to become adept in their craft and be ready to face a rapidly changing workplace in the future.

The rest of the student’s time is spent in the classrooms, learning topics like budgeting, cost management, nutrition, and more. Students also have many opportunities to practice what they have learned in the kitchen; such as project tasks (restaurant and café operation), participating in competitions locally or abroad, and completing a 3-month guaranteed On-Job Training placement at partnering hotels.

4) 5 Qualifications in 1 Programme

Qualifications that are widely recognised play an integral role in giving students access to employment and career growth, as well as providing them with life-long learning opportunities in higher education institutions. Students from Cilantro Culinary Academy have the opportunity to obtain up to 5 qualifications from 4 countries, both local and international, which can give them a competitive edge and improve their employability and career prospects.

5) Career Discovery Programme

They are still in the midst of deciding what to study, they should not hesitate to join the Career Discovery Programme (CDP) offered by Cilantro Culinary Academy. This 4-Day trial programme allows participants to engage in hands-on culinary and patisserie classes, discover the career prospects in the food and beverage industry, learn more about the programmes offered, and much more! Most importantly, this programme can help make the right choice at the turning point of their lives by giving them insights to becoming a chef.