SA Chefs Training & Innovation Academy Centurion
About SA Chefs Training & Innovation Academy Centurion
Being a trained chef opens doors to a culinary path filled with diverse opportunities. These include food styling; becoming a food critic, writer or editor; working in catering companies, hotels, restaurants or cruise liners; lecturing; consulting; retail and entrepreneurship.
The possibilities are endless.
To grow in this industry, the four most important personality traits for any young chef are a positive attitude, a strong grasp of the fundamental principles, boundless passion and unflinching commitment.
WHO ARE OUR COURSES FOR?
You. If you are interested in a career as a professional chef, want to launch your own culinary business or want to explore the rewarding field of chef training, CTIA has the right course for you.
We offer industry-relevant skills that will help you get into the workplace faster and sustain your career longer; whatever challenges you may encounter. So, feel free to visit any of our campuses and experience first-hand what CTIA has to offer!
We look forward to welcoming you to CTIA – and providing you with a strong platform to reach your full culinary potential.
SA Chefs Training & Innovation Academy Centurion Enrollment
HOW TO ENROL
HOW DO I JOIN CTIA?
Once the all-important and exciting decision has been made to enrol at CTIA, the following applies:
Step 1: Application
A completed application form, together with a copy of your South African bar-coded ID or passport, must be submitted to the Academy together with the non-refundable application fee of R1 000 (or proof thereof). Alternatively, you can visit our website on www.CTIA.co.za and submit an online application and email proof of payment to the relevant Campus.
Please note that this is only an application to study at CTIA and that acceptance depends on availability.
Career guidance is available at the campus should a student need some assistance with his or her choice of career path. Please speak to one of our team members, who will book an appointment for you with the head of academics or principal of the campus.
Prospective students are welcome to spend a day on campus and join in on a practical class. The career consultant will arrange for a suitable date. Skype interviews can also be conducted.
Step 2: Registration (enrolment)
Once you have been accepted to study at CTIA, the following documentation must be submitted to complete your registration:
- A completed contract of enrolment
- A completed debit order form (if monthly instalments have been selected)
- Grade 12 Certificate (this can be submitted once it has been released by Umalusi)
- Medical certificate in cases where CTIA needs to be aware of an underlying medical condition (e.g. ADHD/ADD, epilepsy, diabetes, allergies, etc.).
- The non-refundable enrolment fee (terms and conditions apply) of the selected programme is payable within 30 days. Proof of payment must be submitted along with your completed documentation.
Please note that seat placement cannot be guaranteed until a student has paid the enrolment fee and handed in all documentation as requested.
At CTIA, we never compromise on quality. Prospective students are urged to complete the enrolment process as soon as they have been accepted. If the number of applications exceeds the allocated seats available, students will be given the option of being accommodated with the following intake.
FOREIGN STUDENTS
Foreign applicants wishing to enrol at CTIA need to apply for a student visa through their respective Embassy’s. Prospective students are to complete the Application process in order to receive the necessary documentation to be submitted to the embassy or Home Affairs. Please note that due to a recent change in law, foreign students no longer have the option of paying tuition fees by means of the terms option. Foreign students have the cash or semester option in paying for their tuition.
STUDY LOANS
Students who consider applying for a student loan through a financial institution will also need to complete the Application process to receive the documentation that the institution requires.
When applying to a financial institution, please keep in mind that the process can be lengthy. The application process must be done well in advance to get approval status prior to the intake date. Please speak to any of the career consultants so that they can guide and assist you with the process.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students who have completed certain components of studies at other accredited institutions may apply to transfer their credits to CTIA, and apply these towards their chosen programme.
They will be required to submit a letter of reference and statement of results from the training institution, which will be evaluated by the head of academics. An interview with the head of academics or principal of the campus will be required to ensure that the right programme has been selected for RPL (recognition of prior learning). The usual admission requirements are applicable.
Student admissions are at the discretion of CTIA.
COURSE FEES
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Payment plans are designed to suit individual financial needs and requirements and to make things as convenient as possible.
CTIA will endeavour to assist students in obtaining student loans from recognised institutions and organisations. Tuition is payable in advance from the first week of the intake month (i.e. within the first week of February or July) and monthly instalments are due prior to the seventh day of each consecutive month. The enrolment fee must be paid prior to a student starting at the academy.
Option 1: Cash Option
Students who pay the full amount upon registration will qualify for a discounted cash option fee. Choosing this payment option requires that full payment takes place prior to the intake date.
Option 2: Semester option
To register, students must pay the deposit fee. Thereafter, semester fees are paid in three consecutive payments at the onset of each semester – i.e. February, March, and April (first semester) and July, August, and September (second semester) of each year. The date of the semester payment must be prior to the seventh of each consecutive month for the duration of the semester terms.
Option 3: Terms Option
To register, students must pay the deposit fee. Thereafter, monthly instalments are due and a signed debit order must accompany the registration form. The date of the monthly debit order must be prior to the seventh of each consecutive month for the duration of the payment term. A R500 penalty fee will be payable for any returned debit order, and the student will be prohibited from accessing the campus until tuition fees are up to date.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEES?
Culinary and Patisserie students:
Two full sets of uniform, one branded golf T-shirt, one pair of safety shoes, knife set and roll, course material, orientation week, tuition, all practical ingredients, use of all equipment, two year SACA membership, City & Guilds first examination fees, City & Guilds certification, graduation fees (for the student only).
Students on the Advanced Management programme will receive the following items additional to the above at the onset of Semester 4: Two chef jackets, two chef pants (black), Cape Wine Academy programmes and certification
CTH Hospitality students:
Course material, postage and courier cost, orientation week, tuition, use of all equipment, CTH first examination fees, CTH certification, graduation fees (for the student only).
Management students will receive the following items additional to the above at the onset of Semester 4:
Two chef jackets, 2 chef pants (black), Cape Wine Academy programmes and certification.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEES?
Culinary and Patisserie students:
Personal stationary, celebration cake decorating tools (Patisserie Semester only), all excursions (travel, entrance fee, meals, etc. during excursions and industry placement periods), branded winters jacket, at the start of semester 4 students need a computer with an office programme.
CTH students:
Member registration fees, personal stationary, all excursions (travel, entrance fee, meals, etc. during excursions and industry placement periods)
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