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Basic Baking, Decorating & Food Preparation
Learn pastry and cake making from the ground up — then the decorating, presentation and workplace skills that turn a talent for baking into a trade. A full day programme with life skills, guest speakers and field tours built in.
Duration
12 weeks
Schedule
Mon–Thu
9:00am – 3:30pm
Location
GARD Center
Mercers Creek
Course fee
EC$1,500
+ EC$150 registration (non-refundable)
Payment plan available
What you'll learn
Most of your week is spent in the kitchen. Alongside the practical baking work, the programme builds the everyday skills employers look for — numeracy, communication, and how to carry yourself at work.
- Sanitation & hygiene — working safely and keeping a kitchen to standard.
- Pastry & cake fundamentals — the techniques behind breads, pastries and cakes.
- Decorating, icing & ganache — finishing and presenting a product people want to buy.
- Remedial mathematics & English — the numeracy and literacy that costing and recipes depend on.
- Life skills & information technology — personal development and practical computer skills.
- Resume writing & mock interviews — preparing for the job application itself.
- Business enterprise — what it takes to sell what you bake.
- Professional dress day, guest speakers & field tours — learning from people already doing the work.
Who it's for
- Young people in Antigua & Barbuda who enjoy baking and want to make a living from it.
- No experience needed — the course starts with the fundamentals.
- Anyone able to commit to a full day programme, Monday to Thursday, for 12 weeks.
Where it can take you
- Work as a pastry helper, baker or kitchen assistant in hotels, restaurants and bakeries.
- Step into Antigua's tourism and hospitality industry with a certificate behind you.
- Start a home baking or cake decorating business, with support from our Business Development Unit.
Ready to get started?
Spaces are limited each intake. Apply below, or call us if you have a question first — we'd love to hear from you.
Apply for Basic Baking, Decorating & Food Preparation
The application takes about 10 minutes and is best completed in one sitting. You'll need your date of birth, an emergency contact, your CXC results if you have them, and two referees who aren't family members. Select Basic Baking, Decorating & Food Preparation at the first step.
