Service (culinary and landscape) programs

If you like working with your hands, creating things people can taste, see and enjoy, and taking pride in a job done well, a service trade could be the right fit for you.

Culinary Management

Culinary Skills

Landscape Technician

Across these programs, most of them a year or less, you learn by doing, from kneading dough and plating dishes in a working kitchen to planting and shaping a landscape from bare ground.

Whether you thrive in the fast pace of a restaurant, early mornings of a bakery or prefer working outdoors, there’s a program that can help you turn your interests into a career.

Find a service program that fits your interests

You enjoy hands-on work, take pride in what you create and want people to notice the difference. You want a reliable, in-demand career but may still be deciding which service trade fits best. You're drawn to working with ingredients, plants, tools and techniques rather than sitting still.

Baking and Pastry Arts
Create breads, pastries, cakes and plated desserts while gaining experience in a learning environment that simulates a real bakery and puts you on a pathway to Baker apprenticeship certification.

Culinary Management
Develop culinary and management skills through mentorship and paid co-op placements while preparing for a career as a professional cook or kitchen manager. This program puts you on the path to becoming a certified Red Seal Cook.

Culinary Skills
Learn to prepare food safely, manage recipes and work in a commercial kitchen with experienced instructors. This program qualifies you to apply for second-year entry into Culinary Management and puts you on the path to becoming a certified Red Seal Cook.

Landscape Technician
Prepare to install and maintain plants, trees, walkways and retaining walls while building practical skills. This pre-apprenticeship program offers a pathway to apprenticeship certification as a Landscape Horticulturalist.

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Why choose NSCC for service programs?

• A preferred provider with apprenticeship credit built in. NSCC is a preferred provider for trades training in Nova Scotia, and graduates who register as apprentices with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) may be eligible for credit toward their hours and theory in the trade.
• Start your apprenticeship with confidence. Gain hands-on experience, safety training and the practical workplace skills service employers look for. Learn more about apprenticeship, and how NSCC pre-apprenticeship programs prepare you.
• Learn by doing in industry-style environments. Spend most of your time in a hands-on learning environment that simulates real working conditions while you learn from experienced industry professionals.
• Start your career with qualifications that get you noticed. Earn industry-recognized certifications and hands-on training that employers look for when hiring new culinary, restaurant and landscape service professionals.
• Work experience built into select programs. From co-op opportunities to field placements, work experience is built into many NSCC programs. This means you gain valuable industry experience and build professional connections while developing your skill set for work in restaurants, kitchens and the outdoors.
• Training close to home. Programs are offered at campuses throughout Nova Scotia, making it easier to access hands-on training and connect with local employers wherever you are.

Explore our programs

We offer more than 120 programs grouped by area of interest to help you explore and decide on the right fit for your future. Explore all NSCC programs by areas of interest