Baking courses
Three baking programmes, from a three-month certificate to a twelve-month CTH London diploma. Every programme runs on live production kitchens and ends in a real placement.
The baking courses
The Level 2 Diploma in Patisserie & Confectionery from CTH London anchors the track and carries six months of job training in a five-star hotel. Below it sit the THSC Advance Certificate in Baking and the three-month Certificate Course in Baking for beginners, homemakers and hobbyists.
Baking
Diploma · CTH London
Pastry, dessert and confectionery mastery to a London standard. Chocolate work, finishing and presentation are core units, not electives, so you graduate with a portfolio of products ready for a pastry section.
Baking
Advance Certificate · THSC
Indian mithai, desserts and baking techniques from basic to advanced. This is the ground Western patisserie courses skip, and it is exactly what many Indian bakeries and sweet shops hire for.
Baking
Certificate · THSC
A focused three-month route into baking for beginners, homemakers and hobbyists who want real technique without a long commitment.
Diploma · CTH London
Pastry, dessert and confectionery mastery to a London standard. Chocolate work, finishing and presentation are core units, not electives, so you graduate with a portfolio of products ready for a pastry section.
Commis pastry chef, commis baker, bakery production assistant, dessert and chocolate brands, hotel pastry kitchens. With experience, a full section or your own bakery.
Advance Certificate · THSC
Indian mithai, desserts and baking techniques from basic to advanced. This is the ground Western patisserie courses skip, and it is exactly what many Indian bakeries and sweet shops hire for.
Bakery and mithai production, hotel bakery sections, dessert cafés, cloud kitchens, or your own home bakery.
Certificate · THSC
A focused three-month route into baking for beginners, homemakers and hobbyists who want real technique without a long commitment.
Start a home bakery, join a bakery as a trainee, or step up to the Advance Certificate or Level 2 Diploma.
Side by side
| Course | Duration | Award | Job training | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Diploma in Patisserie & Confectionery Skills | 12 months (6 + 6) | CTH, London | 6 months at Servo + 6 months job training in a five-star hotel | Aspiring pastry chefs |
| Advance Certificate in Baking | 6 months (3 + 3) | THSC, India | 3 months at Servo + 3 months industrial training at Ramada, Dehradun | Bakery & mithai careers |
| Certificate Course in Baking | 3 months | THSC, India | Hands-on bench work from the first week | Beginners & home bakers |
Choosing a school
A baking school’s name matters far less than what happens at the bench. Before you pay any deposit, ask these four questions of every school you shortlist, including us.
Ask how many hours per week each student is actually at a bench, not how many hours the course lists.
Look for a regulated awarding body such as CTH or OTHM and a skill council such as THSC or NSDC.
Small batches mean mistakes are corrected on the spot, the same day they happen.
Ask where graduates work today, and whether job training is built into the programme.
FAQ
Judge a baking diploma on weekly kitchen hours, who awards the certificate and where students get placed. Servo’s baking diploma runs daily bench practice in a dedicated bakery lab, is awarded through CTH (UK), and ends with an internship placement.
Most certificate and diploma programmes start after Class 10 or Class 12. Graduates and working professionals can join the same batches. The Level 2 Diplomas take twelve months, while six-month and three-month certificates suit career-changers and bakery owners.
No. Every programme begins with fundamentals: knife handling, weighing and scaling, dough mixing, fermentation, oven control and kitchen hygiene, repeated until they are automatic.
Certificate courses run three to six months. Full CTH diplomas run twelve months including job training. A certificate makes you competent on a defined set of products, while a diploma adds specialisation, production planning and an externally moderated UK award.
Fees vary by programme length, certification body and kit inclusions, so one number on a webpage would mislead. Request the fee sheet and the admissions team will send a full breakdown with instalment options.
The fee sheet lists tuition, chef uniform and kit, practical ingredients, assessment and the awarding-body certification charge separately. Accommodation and travel are quoted apart from the course fee.
Yes. The three-month Certificate Course in Baking and the six-month Advance Certificate are built for people who want practical, consistent production standards without a full-time diploma.
Graduates commonly start as commis baker, commis pastry chef or bakery production assistant in patisserie cafés, premium bakery chains, dessert brands and cloud kitchens, and many move up to own a full section within a few years. Some open their own bakery.
Yes. Kitchen internships are available in Dubai, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Qatar and Malta, and selected roles include stipend, accommodation and airfare support. Eligibility depends on programme, attendance and kitchen assessment.
Students joining from outside Dehradun are helped to find verified hostel and paying-guest options close to campus, with separate arrangements for male and female students.
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