Choose your culinary degree
Three certification pathways — from a fast-track professional chef qualification to world-first specializations in yacht galley service and longevity nutrition.
All six programs
Choose your path into European gastronomy — from a fast-track chef certification to advanced diplomas at sea and in longevity nutrition, plus focused certificates in pastry, breakfast and fly-in fly-out service.
Foundation Qualification
Your entry into professional European cookery — the prerequisite for every advanced path at ECA.
Certified Chef
Online · On-Site Worldwide
DiplomaA fast track to becoming a certified chef — master classic European technique and launch your culinary career.
Advanced Diplomas · 1 yr experience
Specializations built on your Certified Chef qualification, opening careers at sea and in health-driven gastronomy.
Certified Yacht Chef
Online · Specialization
1 year experience requiredDiplomaAn advanced specialization for Certified Chefs — refine your craft for galley service and build a culinary career that takes you around the world.
Certified Longevity Chef
Online · Specialization
1 year experience requiredDiplomaA specialization merging nutrition science with haute cuisine — design menus that extend healthspan without compromising on flavour or finesse.
ECA Certificates
Focused add-on certificates that extend your Certified Chef qualification into specialised service areas.
Certified Pastry Chef
Online · Certificate
DiplomaMaster French pastry, viennoiserie and plated desserts — build the precision and discipline that European pastry demands.
Certified Breakfast Chef
Online · Certificate
CertificateRun a professional breakfast and brunch service with confidence — speed, timing and menu knowledge for the busiest shift of the day.
Certified FIFO Chef
Online · Certificate
CertificateTrain for fly-in fly-out culinary careers in mining, energy and remote camps — high-volume cooking for the world's most remote kitchens.
Certified Chef is the foundation. Yacht Chef and Longevity Chef are specializations, taken after Certified Chef — here or elsewhere — plus at least one year of full-time work as a chef. Pastry, Breakfast and FIFO certificates can be completed immediately after graduation.
01 · Foundation
Certified Chef · 3 months
02 · Required
1 year full-time work as a chef
03 · Specialize
Yacht · Longevity
04 · Add-on
Pastry · Breakfast · FIFO
Available immediately after graduation