Welcome to the Health Care Cook Certificate (Tisdale Campus)

Cooks in health care are in demand. The Health Care Cook program is designed to prepare cooks for work in health care settings, such as hospitals, long-term care homes, personal care homes, and private care facilities. You will interact with patients and residents, modifying diets to meet specific texture and nutritional requirements related to medical conditions. You will combine hands-on cooking skills with online theoretical knowledge to flexibly gain valuable health care cooking experience.
The Health Care Cook program is an intensive 39-week certificate program offered at our Tisdale Suncrest College campus. This is a fast-paced program that includes approximately 60% in class theory and 40% hands-on practical skills in a kitchen setting. This program operates during daytime hours, as well as evenings for the hands-on practical component.
Career Path
When you graduate from the Health Care Cook program, you'll have the knowledge and skills for a wide variety of jobs in the health care sector, and work full-time or part-time in hospitals, long-term care homes, personal care homes and more.