{"id":207769,"date":"2024-12-13T10:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T20:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207769"},"modified":"2024-12-13T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T20:29:19","slug":"applications-open-cip-cia-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/13\/applications-open-cip-cia-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for free CIP<\/abbr>\/CIA<\/abbr> courses for culinarians"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A free workforce development program between Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College\u2019s Culinary Institute of the Pacific<\/a> (CIP<\/abbr>) and the Culinary Institute of America (CIA<\/abbr>) is accepting applications for cohorts 5 and 6 until January 11, 2025.<\/p>\n

Designed to elevate the culinary skills of professional chefs and cooks while specializing in using Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-sourced ingredients, the program launched the first cohort in September<\/a> with ʻĀina<\/span>-based Mediterranean Cooking<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The new five-day courses are The Global Cuisines of Asia<\/em>, beginning on January 27, 2025, followed by The Global Cuisines of Latin America<\/em>, beginning on February 3, 2025. The courses will be taught by CIA<\/abbr> Chef Instructor Lance Nitahara, a graduate of both CIP<\/abbr> and CIA<\/abbr>, who has won multiple competition medals and won Chopped on the Food Network in 2010.<\/p>\n

Applicants must be a Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> resident or active military personnel stationed in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, at least 18 years old, and have at least three years of culinary experience in a hotel, resort or restaurant kitchen. Previously participants may also apply.<\/p>\n