Chaozhou Higher Vocational School is the only national key technical institution in the city managed by the Chaozhou Municipal People’s Government and the Chaozhou Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security to train intermediate and senior professionals. The School is equipped with a number of practice facilities for computer networks and their applications, CNC machining, motor vehicle maintenance, electronic application, ceramic crafts, arts and crafts, and entrepreneurial training. Also, it has five provincial-level master-led workshops for ceramics, wood carving, Chaozhou embroidery, straw painting and Chaozhou cuisine, and one city-level master workshop for Chaozhou Kung Fu tea.

Chaozhou Culinary Arts Program

Program objectives: The program aims to train intermediate and senior professionals who are capable of Chaozhou cuisine and pastries and banquet design and cooking with adequate knowledge of Chinese culinary history and kitchen management.

Main courses: Fundamentals of Computer Applications, the Arts of Chaozhou Cuisine, Chaozhou Cuisine Practice, Food Carving and Cold Dish Preparation, Dietary Nutrition and Food Hygiene, the Making of Chaozhou Snacks and Pastries, Kitchen Management Practices, Chaozhou Banquet Design and Production, the Arts of Chaozhou Kung Fu Tea, Famous Chinese Dishes, and Kitchen Management of Star Hotels.

Possible career options: Chaozhou cuisine cooks, kitchen managers, floor managers at hotels, and canteen chefs at public and private sectors