VIU Baking Program Launches Exclusive Signature Chocolate
A-one-of-kind signature chocolate created and designed by students is now available.
It’s hard to top the taste of quality chocolate and in the case of a new creation courtesy of the Professional Baking and Pastry Arts program at Vancouver Island University (VIU), there’s nothing else like it in the world – literally.
VIU Hosts Virtual Event to Explore Careers in Trades and Applied Technology
WHAT: VIU Trades and Applied Technology Virtual Expo
WHEN: Thursday, May 27, 3 – 7 pm
WHERE: Online/Virtual
Trades and applied technology programs at Vancouver Island University (VIU) can help students enter rewarding, high-paying careers after as little as nine months of school.
VIU Baking Program Rises to the Next Level
Bakers who want to start their own specialty business or take on commercial management roles can learn the skills they need at new program being offered at VIU.
Students who love baking and are ready to take the next step toward becoming a professional baker or even selling their own delicious creations can take a new diploma program starting in August 2021 at Vancouver Island University (VIU).
Culinary Arts and Baking Students Design Signature Chocolate for VIU
VIU is the fourth Canadian educational institution ̶ and the fifth one in the world ̶ to create an exclusive chocolate recipe.
Dark, milk, white, fruits and nuts and even spice ̶ almost everyone has a favourite shade and type of chocolate, but not many get the opportunity to invent their own unique and exclusive taste sensation for the market.
Baking Alum Rise to the Challenge of Starting their own Companies
Three Vancouver Island University alumni open up about the trials and tribulations of starting their own businesses in Nanaimo.
Kara Shedden has always wanted to own her own ice cream shop, and now that her dream has come true, life is pretty sweet.
After graduating from Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Baking and Pastry Arts foundation program in 2016, she started her own business selling baked goods at the Island Roots Farmers’ Market; however, making ice cream was what she really wanted to do.