Brochure ALMA

“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
WESTMINSTER KINGSWAY COLLEGE
Chef School - Toronto
London
georgebrown.ca
westking.ac.uk
ITHQ
BIC
(Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Quebec) - Montréal
Biotechnical Educational Centre - Ljubljana
ALMA
ithq.qc.ca
bic-lj.si
La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana
alma.scuolacucina.it
KULIN
The International Culinary Center
Culinary Institute - Sisak
New York
kulinst.com
internationalculinarycenter.com
MSA
Mutfak Sanatlan Akademisi - Istanbul
msa.tc
CESSA
AIMS
Universidad - Mexico City
Institute - Bangalore
cessa.edu.mx
acharyaims.ac.in
SRM
University - Chennai
srmuniv.ac.in
SAROSH
SENAC
Institute of Hotel Administration - Mangalore
Centro Universitario - São Paulo
sihainst.com
senac.br
PRUE LEITH
Centurion - Johannesburg
prueleith.co.za
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
NSI
TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute - Sydney
tafensw.edu.au - nsi.tafensw.edu.au
MAUSI SEBESS
Instituto de Artes Culinarias – Buenos Aires
mausisebess.com
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
ALMAVIVA 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
ACCREDITED SUPPLIERS
METRO - Official Suppliers
ANTICA CORTE PALLAVICINA - Culatello and Delicatessen
COCCODÌ - Eggs
CORMAN PROFESSIONAL - Butter
ELIA’S TOUR - Transfers and car rentals
ESSEDUE - Professional Slicer
FRIGOMAT s.r.l. - Ice cream machine
GRECI INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARE - Prontofresco
ICAM INDUSTRIA DOLCIARIA - Chocolate
LENTI - Cooked ham
ORVED - Vacuum Packing Machines
PARMAREGGIO - Parmigiano Reggiano
TERRE DUCALI - Parma Ham DOP
SDS - Hotellerie
SERVIZIEVOLE.IT - Technology & Commmunication
ZAFFERANO 3 CUOCHI - Saffron
COMMUNICATION & PRESS OFFICE
Events & Communication
Tel. + 39 0521 525212 - [email protected]
Press Office
Binario Immagine & Comunicazione
Tel. +39 0521 1910211 - [email protected]
CONTACTS US
Piazza Garibaldi, 26
43052 Colorno (Parma) Italia
Tel. +39 0521 525211
Fax +39 0521 525252
alma.scuolacucina.it
[email protected]
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Printed in November 2014
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