Higher Technician in Culinary Management
Higher Technician in Culinary Management
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Duration2 courses
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Start dateSeptember 2025
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Modality
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Specialize in culinary management!
CETT's Higher Technician in Culinary Management offers comprehensive training for young people with a vocation for gastronomy, combining traditional and avant-garde cuisine and patisserie with sustainability and innovation.
It includes 515 hours of internships in leading companies, professional skills development and business management in catering.
CETT's practical model integrates real practice in its own spaces such as restaurants and hotels, along with personalised tutorials and activities such as visits and conferences. It is ideal for future chefs, entrepreneurs or leaders in gastronomy.
Connect with the sector from day one
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Product presentations and tastings
Leading companies in the sector present and explain the production processes and products are tasted to learn about their characteristics and their application in the culinary and catering fields.
Demonstrations by sector professionals or benchmark chefs, sommeliers, maîtres and professionals offer demonstrations and share their knowledge to provide an insight into the profession and the latest trends in the sector.
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Fairs and gastronomic events
You will learn first-hand about the sector's benchmark events and see the opportunities you will meet when you become a professional.
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Solidarity and sustainable actions
In order to transmit our social commitment and as an implicit attitude in our philosophy, CETT participates in numerous solidarity actions: Tapa Solidària, Gastrorecup, La Marató, etc.
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Gastronomic event
Every year, we organise the ‘Trobada Gastronòmica’, a day of talks, lectures and demonstrations on a specific theme, with high-level collaborators from the world of cooking and gastronomy.
It is a link between companies and our students. Sponsored by the chef Carles Gaig, it has special and enriching contents, with the participation of gastronomy professionals such as Joan Roca, Fina Puigdevall, Nandu Jubany, Torres brothers, Ferran Centelles or Javier de las Muelas, among others.
What makes the Higher Technician in Culinary Management different?
Innovative pedagogical model
The program offers personalized teaching with individual tutoring, continuous assessment, and small group classes, adapting to the needs of each student and fostering deep learning.
You will develop leadership skills to manage teams and oversee kitchen production, preparing you for roles such as head chef or restaurant management.
Work on concepts ranging from traditional and gastronomic culture to the evolution of trends, innovation, and global cuisine.
Internships with leading companies in the sector
The program includes mandatory internships with leading companies in the sector, allowing students to apply their knowledge in real-world environments and build professional networks.
CETT has strong ties to the industry, reflected in the positive recognition of the training provided, focusing on both professional and personal skills to develop professionals that the sector values.
Sustainability and innovation
The training promotes values such as sustainability and respect for the environment, preparing you to adapt to the changing demands of the gastronomic sector, combining technical skills with a global and ethical vision.
Furthermore, you will gain the knowledge to adapt inclusive gastronomy, with a perspective that values diversity and equal opportunities for all.
Excellence in facilities and resources
Students have access to a 33,000 m² campus with excellent facilities, such as the Aula Restaurant and the Alimara University Hotel, which replicate real work environments in gastronomy and hospitality.
This training in real-world settings allows students to understand the evolution and trends of the industry, ensuring they acquire practical and up-to-date skills to face professional challenges.
Recognitions
CETT obtains the identification of Integrated Vocational Training Center (FPCAT Center), granted by the Public Agency for Vocational Training and Qualification of Catalonia.
CETT has been recognized in the 13th edition of the Plan of Innovation Measures in FP, for its outstanding project “Building Experiences: Projects with application challenges in real companies CETT in Catering and Cooking”.
Ton Zambrano, a second year student of the Higher Technician in Restaurant Service Management at CETT, has won first prize as best room manager in the 4th edition of the Josep Lladonosa Gastronomic Awards.
Núria Benages, Núria Esvertit and Rut Faura, students of the 2nd year of the Technician in Culinary Arts, Gastronomy, and Restaurant Services, participated from 22 to 24 April in the 23rd edition of the international gastronomic competition Bartolomeo Scappi.
Why CETT?
CETT-UB is an institution with a solid academic reputation: it has the backing of the University of Barcelona, high rankings in international rankings, more than 55 years of experience and more than 22,000 alumni, guaranteeing prestige and educational quality.
You will study in an international environment: each year, the campus receives more than 1,200 students from over 75 countries who choose CETT to train in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy. This cultural diversity, together with the possibilities of academic mobility will enrich your learning experience and prepare you for a global career in the tourism industry.
CETT-UB has a close relationship with the tourism industry, ensuring that your training is aligned with the needs of the labor market. With more than 1,000 agreements with companies in the sector, you will have access to job and internship opportunities. In addition, we offer you a high percentage of employability among CETT graduates, a testament to the quality and relevance of training in the sector.
At CETT-UB, you will learn through challenges and real projects. You will have the opportunity to participate in national and international awards and competitions that will allow you to stand out and develop your skills with an open view of the world.
The CETT Campus has learning spaces that reflect the reality of the sector: the Alimara University Hotel, the Aula Restaurant, the Espai Fòrum and the Ágora BCN residence. You will be able to apply your knowledge in real working environments, connect with working professionals and develop innovative projects.
Campus CETT
Training Center
Building
Reception
Resource center
Career Services
Theoretical teaching classrooms
Technical Classrooms
Pre-preparation Classroom
Cooking Workshop
Techno-Culinary Classroom
Research and Innovation Space
Demonstration Kitchen Classroom
UB-Bullipedia Space
Sommeliers Classrooms
Reception Classroom
Computer Classrooms
Applied Technology Classrooms
Restaurant Classroom
Forum Space
Kitchen Classroom
Alimara University Hotel
Reception
Summum Restaurant
Event Rooms
Garden
Rooms
Àgora BCN University Residence
Reception
Rooms
Dining Room
Leisure Room
Gym
Activity Rooms
Garden
International
Internationalisation promotes your personal growth in a multicultural environment, you will improve your professional skills and will help you in your insertion in the labour market. You will learn foreign languages, get to know other cultures and live unique and enriching experiences.
To this end, at CETT we promote educational exchanges with centres in other countries, and work experience placements in companies in the sector.
International mobility
Erasmus+: You have access to the European academic exchange programme par excellence, within the Union and also with other European partner countries.
FP Network: This network of European cities, of which Barcelona City Council is a member, facilitates the diversification and enrichment of student education.
Collaborating projects: Are direct agreements, strategic partnerships and shared projects with other European institutions (such as Taste Europe on the Go with Helsinki, Breda and Bardolino).
International internships: You can also do a professional internship in companies all over Europe once you have finished your studies.
Internships and jobs
During your studies you will do a period of 515 hours of work experience in the sector.
Thanks to the Career Services department team, you will be able to choose from among the more than 900 companies with which CETT has collaboration agreements.
- You will be able to do your internship in CETT's partner companies, in haute cuisine restaurants, in restaurant chains, in hotels or in catering companies, depending on your preferences.
- It aims to complement and consolidate your knowledge, skills and technical competences in real companies in the sector and in different types of companies.
- Thanks to these placements you will start your professional career in a working environment.
- Remember that you will also do your practical training in the centre's technical classrooms and practical training in the Forum Restaurant Classroom and in CETT's own companies.
Career opportunities
- Executive chef or head chef.
- Production management for collectivities.
- Catering operations management.
- Catering project manager.
- Food and beverage management.
Student Services
Students will have at their disposal a wide range of services that will make their academic experience unique.
The CETT Campus has a privileged catering offer at the Espai Fòrum, the Aula Restaurant and the Hotel Universitari Alimara. It also has a multidisciplinary Resource Centre with a large number of books, tools and digital spaces to reinforce and expand the training outside the classroom.
In addition, with the CETT-UB APP, you will be able to download the Virtual Campus App and have the entire campus experience at your fingertips.
Other services that may interest you
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Career Services
The Career Services department guides and assists you in finding internships and job opportunities with the best companies in the sector. It has an extensive job and internship exchange.
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Internacional
The CETT International Centre offers you personalised attention to internationalise your studies with a wide range of exchanges and internships abroad.
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Alumni
The main mission of the CETT Alumni Association is to promote the relationship between former students by creating a network of professionals who enjoy a series of advantages in the professional, training and social fields.
Continuity of studies
The CETT-UB offers you the possibility of extending and complementing your training starting from this cycle by means of different strategies for continuing your studies.
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Double qualification
You can take the Higher Technician in Culinary Management together with this one and obtain your double degree in three years.
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University degrees
Credits will be recognized and validated for the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism or the Bachelor's Degree in Culinary and Gastronomic Sciences.
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University extension diplomas
You can access the CETT-UB Diploma in Haute Cuisine by simply demonstrating your previous professional experience.
CETT Facilities
The CETT campus is located in the Horta district of Barcelona. It consists of the CETT Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy, the Hotel Alimara Barcelona and the Àgora BCN Residencia Universitaria Internacional.
