Earn Your CIA Bachelor’s Degree in Singapore! “The Culinary Institute of America has a rich tradition of offering the highest-quality culinary education possible. I foresee the school continuing to shape many of our new leaders of the food industry well into the future.” Thomas Keller | Chef and Owner, The French Laundry For more than half a century, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) has been setting the standard for excellence in culinary education with its world-renowned programs. At the CIA Singapore, you’ll meet people from many different backgrounds, but everyone shares a common language and passion—food. Here you’ll develop a broad base of knowledge, a confidence in your skills, and the fluency to move successfully into the career that’s absolutely right for you. You’ll earn a bachelor’s degree that will increase your value in the competitive job market. And you’ll join the esteemed CIA alumni community—more than 44,000-strong and exercising leadership across the foodservice and hospitality industry. Whether working in foodservice, research and development, or in the media, our graduates are realizing their dreams. Come to the CIA Singapore and discover a whole new world of opportunity in food. CAREERS Cat Cora ’95 CIA Credentials = Career Opportunity Earn your CIA degree and you’ll enter the industry with the education and credential that puts you on the “A-List” of candidates for most employers. The CIA is famous for preparing top-notch professionals who are creative, forward-thinking, and well-grounded in proven, essential knowledge and skills. That’s why our students become leading executive chefs, executive pastry chefs, restaurant and bakery café owners, entrepreneurs, hotel and resort executives, food writers, research chefs, and more. And it’s why so many leading companies in the food world look to CIA graduates when they’re hiring. 4 | The Culinary Institute of America As you pursue your career, you’ll have a number of valuable resources at your disposal. The CIA Office of Career Services will help you, and you’ll have access to extensive computer job listings through E-Recruiting. You’ll also be a part of our famous alumni network to help guide and advance your career. “The CIA not only opens doors for you, it keeps them propped open. If there were 100 candidates for a job, and there are 10 people being interviewed, you can bet most of them are from the CIA.” Michael Chiarello ’82 (shown left, speaking at the CIA at Greystone graduation in December 2007) | Owner, Bottega | Host, NapaStyle Grant Achatz ’94 Roy Yamaguchi ’76 Charlie Palmer ’79 www.ciachef.sg | 5 THE ACADEMICS Courses That Set the Course for Your Future The hands-on learning and in-depth knowledge you’ll receive in the CIA’s bachelor of professional studies (BPS) degree program in culinary arts will raise the bar on your career possibilities. You’ll practice cooking and baking techniques, explore world cuisines and ingredients, and build your command of critical skills in areas such as global food, cultures and languages, menu development, nutrition, and cost control. You’ll work in the CIA Singapore’s amazing teaching kitchens, with people who are serious and passionate about all things culinary and who share your commitment to personal and professional development. And you will complete your education in the student-staffed Top Table Restaurant, your capstone learning experience that integrates your culinary and management studies in preparation for graduation. In Singapore, you’ll learn from instructors who are acknowledged masters in their fields and savvy professionals who will prepare you to be effective managers and creative problem-solvers—both in the kitchen and in the dining room. Whether your ultimate goal is executive chef or foodservice manager, your skills and abilities to organize, prioritize, and work with others will differentiate you. 6 | The Culinary Institute of America “Behind any great chef, there are great fundamentals. What the CIA gave me was a tremendous base of fundamentals to build my culinary style on. I always relied on perfect technique, which I learned at the CIA. I had no desire to be anything but the very best, so I figured I’d go to the best school.” Michael Symon ’90 | Chef/Owner, Lola and Lolita | Iron Chef, Food Network | Host, ABC’s The Chew www.ciachef.sg | 7 THE CAMPUS An Environment Right for Learning With stellar state-of-the-art facilities on SIT’s campus at Temasek Polytechnic, world-renowned faculty from the campuses of the CIA, and a location along the food-rich gateway to Asia, The Culinary Institute of America, Singapore offers an educational experience that will set you apart. Located on the banks of the Bedok Reservoir, the campus offers more than 140,000 volumes of texts and e-resources in the Temasek library, covering diverse subjects from applied science to wine. You’ll have access to excellent student services, sport facilities, meeting rooms, and computer labs. You will also have opportunities to meet with faculty and student mentors, industry professionals, and culinary luminaries who can connect you with the right people at the right time. Plus, you’ll enjoy outstanding cuisine that has been prepared by you and your teammates. The CIA Singapore is the ideal place for learning, for challenging competitions, for collegial team spirit, for inspiration, and for dialogue and debate. This is truly the place where you can make your dreams come true. 8 | The Culinary Institute of America “I had the best instructors in the world at the CIA. They taught me how to think about pastry, which is so much more important than learning a formula or recipe. By the time I was done, I could read a recipe like a book.” Duff Goldman ’98 | Owner, Charm City Cakes www.ciachef.sg | 9 IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Experience Requirement The CIA requires that you have about six months of hands-on food preparation experience in a professional kitchen or bakery working with fresh ingredients, for at least 10–15 hours a week. Please note that you do not need this experience to apply for admission—the requirement must be met before you enter the CIA. The experience requirement is designed to help you understand the realities of working in the food industry before you enroll. Foodservice and hospitality is a rewarding and challenging profession, and we want to make sure you are confident in your career choice. Statement of Accreditation The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5000. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Put Your Future on the Fast Track to Success Learn more and start the application process now: www.SingaporeTech.edu.sg www.ciachef.sg +(65) 6592 1136 Come to the CIA and earn the credentials you need to get the career rewards you dream of—and deserve. 10 | The Culinary Institute of America ©2012 The Culinary Institute of America. The CIA Singapore is an additional location of the CIA, Hyde Park, NY. Photography: Keith Ferris, Food Network, Mitchell Haaseth/NBC, Bill Milne, Ost Foto, and Liew Seng Seh The Culinary Institute of America, Singapore | Temasek Polytechnic | 21 Tampines Avenue 1, Block 31 | Singapore 529757 www.SingaporeTech.edu.sg | www.ciachef.sg | +(65) 6592 1136