Example is the highest form of teaching.

Example is the highest form of teaching.

COLORNO DUCAL PALACE ALMA - The International School of Italian Cuisine is hosted in the magnificent 18th-century-Ducal Palace of Colorno, located in a beautiful Italian-style garden. The school is 10 km from Parma, the heart of the Italian Food Valley, where also EFSA - the European Food Safety Authority is located. This outstanding historical location is equipped with the latest teaching and cooking facilities to educates chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers and F&B managers from all over the world. It covers over 5.000 mq with: a conference room and an agora room with kitchens, 7 training classrooms, 4 demo classrooms, 2 pastry labs and 1 sommellerie room fully equipped with A/V system, a 17th century wine cellar, 1 sensory analysis lab, 1 R&D kitchen, 1 library with 12.000 culinary books, newspapers and dvd collections, a central kitchen and 2 restaurants seating 180 guests.

TURN YOUR PASSION INTO A PROFESSION ALMA is the world s leading international educational and training centre for Italian Cuisine. ALMA educates chefs and sommelier from all around the world, forming professionals of Italian Cuisine with training programs at the highest level, executed by world s leading teachers. The most advanced techniques and the wisdom of the traditions, practice and gastronomic culture, the knowledge of raw materials and territories in the world of Italian food and wines, and much more, constitute a unique and enthralling didactic method. The ALMA Method.

COURSES IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE ADVANCED COURSE OF ITALIAN CUISINE A unique course in Italy, for those who want to invest in their future by learning Italian Cuisine from the best teachers and awarded Chefs. 7 months BASIC TECHNIQUES COURSE OF ITALIAN CUISINE The right course to develop the basic skills required to start a professional career in the industry of food and beverage. 2 months ADVANCED PASTRY COURSE For those who want to acquire and improve the fundamentals of Italian pastry with the teaching and the guidance of great pastry Chefs. 7 months BASIC PASTRY TECHNIQUES COURSE An intensive program focusing on the basic notions, skills and techniques of Professional Pastry. This course can be preparatory to access the Advanced Pastry Course. Attending this course does also facilitate a job placement as pastry chef assistant in restaurants or pastry labs 1 month

COURSES IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER COURSE A course to acquire professional abilities on a high level in the organization and management of food costs for hotels and restaurants. 8 months (2 days a week) ADVANCED COURSE OF SALA & BAR This intensive, full-time advanced course has been designed to teach the real Italian Style hospitality so to become Assistant Restaurant & Bar Manager professional. This course responds to the job market demand in a concrete and solid way and ease the access to renown national and international restaurants and hotels. 6 months ADVANCED COURSE OF SOMMELLERIE A unique course in Italy, aiming at forming professionals in the world of wine and beverage, such as Sommelier or Brand Ambassador. 6 months MASTER SOMMELIER ALMA-AIS A course to complete the professional education of a Sommelier, through a specific program dedicated to wine and beverage management and communication. 9 months (1 day a week)

COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ICP ITALIAN CULINARY PROGRAM The course is designed to give to International Students not just theoretical and practical training in advanced Italian Cuisine but a real full Italian Experience. 7 months Professional Certificate issued: Cook of Italian Cuisine Structure: 2-month in-school phase in ALMA headquarters 5-month internship in a top italian restaurant or hotel structure

COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IMPP ITALIAN MODERN PASTRY PROGRAM The program aims at teaching the fundamentals of Italian modern Pastry in its regional variations with theory, demonstrations and training classes. Discover the authentic tradition of Italian Pastry and get your Professional Certificate of Italian Pastry Chef! 7 months Professional Certificate issued: Italian Pastry Chef Structure: 2-month in-school phase in ALMA headquarters 5-month internship in a top italian restaurant or pastry lab

COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TAILOR MADE COURSES ALMA is a center of excellence where professional cooks can find ideas, experiences and incentives to keep improving their skills. ALMA realizes tailor-made courses, specially conceived to meet the requirements of Restaurant Businesses, Chains of Hotels and Grand Hotels, Culinary Schools and Institutions. The structure and the content of each program are arranged in close collaboration with the customer, in order to obtain the best result for every course. JOINT PROGRAMS BETWEEN ALMA AND THE PARTNER SCHOOLS ALMA has developed partnerships with 20 Culinary Schools all over the world. Together with our partners, we have designed tailor made courses, called Joint Programs. The first part of the joint program consists in a course taking place in the student s country of origin. During the second part students arrive in Colorno to start the residential phase and then, they complete this lifetime experience with an internship in a renowned Italian restaurant with the objective to put into practice what they learnt during their course. This experience gives students the opportunity to deal with restaurant timings and pressure, to interact with professional Chefs and specialized operators and to experience the peculiarities of the regional Italian Cuisine.

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE Chef School - Toronto georgebrown.ca ITHQ (Institut de Tourisme et d Hôtellerie du Quebec) - Montréal ithq.qc.ca The International Culinary Center New York internationalculinarycenter.com CESSA Universidad - Mexico City cessa.edu.mx ALMA La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana alma.scuolacucina.it SENAC Centro Universitario - São Paulo senac.br WESTMINSTER KINGSWAY COLLEGE London westking.ac.uk MSA Mutfak Sanatlan Akademisi - Istanbul msa.tc BIC Biotechnical Educational Centre - Ljubljana bic-lj.si KULIN Culinary Institute - Sisak kulinst.com AIMS Institute - Bangalore acharyaims.ac.in SRM University - Chennai srmuniv.ac.in SAROSH Institute of Hotel Administration - Mangalore sihainst.com ECOLE D ART CULINAIRE DE MIYAGI Sendai miyacho.ac.jp IL CUOCO Italian Culinary Institute - Seoul ilcuocoalma.co.kr VTC Hospitality Industry Training & Development Centre and Chinese Cuisine Training Institute of VTC- Hong Kong vtc.edu.hk MING TAI High School - Taiwan mtvs.tcc.edu.tw KDU University College - Kuala Lumpur kdu.edu.my PRUE LEITH Centurion - Johannesburg prueleith.co.za MAUSI SEBESS Instituto de Artes Culinarias Buenos Aires mausisebess.com NSI TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute - Sydney tafensw.edu.au - nsi.tafensw.edu.au ALMA INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ALMA has a strong international vocation and this is the reason why it has created a network of great educational centres all over the world. In collaboration with its partner schools, ALMA organises special Italian Cooking Courses, structured on periods of study and practical training in Italy during in-school periods and externship periods at the most renowned Italian restaurants. Il Cuoco Italian Culinary Institute CESSA UNIVERSIDAD

ALMA PLAN BOOKS From ALMA collaboration with Edizioni Plan, an editing project proposing a new approach to combine school education and profession. Up-to-date materials elaborated and experimented by the most internationally renowned Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Sommeliers to train the upcoming generations of restaurant and food & beverage industry professionals. edizioniplan.it

ALMA VIVA is an international appointment for ALMA to celebrate Italian Cuisine with meetings, demonstrations and cultural gastronomic events, involving cooks, teachers, students, journalists, institutions and companies supporting its activity in Italy and all around the world. alma.scuolacucina.it/almaviva ALMA actually helps graduates in finding their way into the working world by using ALMAlink a virtual noticeboard restricted to ALMA graduates and accessible to companies looking for qualified professionals. almalink.it Caseus is the National contest dedicated to the world of cheese, a competition conceived to add value to this great patrimony of Italian gastronomy through the relevant products and professionals. Director of ALMA CASEUS is Renato Brancaleoni, the great Italian cheese refiner. almacaseus.it ALMA MAESTRO Club is the community designed for all those professionals who will never end seeking for more learning. It is planned to be precisely addressed to school heads, academic teachers and practical instructors of catering and hospitality training institutes. alma.scuolacucina.it/alma_maestro

ALMA S.r.l. is the result of a collaboration between private and public institutions such as the Provincia di Parma and Chamber of Commerce, aiming to improve the value of Italian cuisine and products, as well as their development and spread all over the world. Rector: Gualtiero Marchesi President: Enzo Malanca General Manager: Andrea Sinigaglia Coordinator of Culinary Arts: Giovanni Ciresa Coordinator of Pastry Arts: Matteo Berti ALMA SHAREHOLDERS Chamber of Commerce of Parma Province of Parma Unione Parmense degli Industriali Cariparma Crédit Agricole Ascom Parma FIPE Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano Consorzio Tutela del Lambrusco di Modena APACOOP Associazione Industriali delle Carni - ASS.I.CA. Consorzio Olio Toscano Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma Confcooperative Emilia-Romagna Consorzio Vini Reggiani Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano Alimentare Servizi srl (Federalimentare) Consorzio Salumi Tipici Piacentini Editoriale il Mondo del Latte srl (Assolatte) Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Colli Piacentini Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli di Parma Federdoc Consorzio Produttori di Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena Consorzio Vini Colli Bolognesi

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