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Our courses

The Australian Patisserie Academy was built upon the need to provide culinary professionals and food enthusiasts the opportunity to further their patisserie training. The Academy delivers a suite of patisserie courses that are short, flexible and relevant and ensure that your culinary skills are transformed and upgraded ready for your next adventure in the industry or at home.

Our courses focus on the areas of chocolate, bread, cake design and decoration, sugar and patisserie. They are designed to help you master a range of skills or focus on your chosen specialist area.

Course levels

Build your skills from beginner to master or if you are already experienced you can start at the level that suits you.

  • Beginner Series – will deliver the latest basic skills and techniques at an entry level suitable for beginners wanting to learn foundation skills and techniques.

  • Intermediate Series – suitable for those who have completed a Beginner Series or who have some previous experience.

  • Advanced Series – suitable for those who have extensive experience in preparation and production and want to learn new techniques, trends and styles for business and passion.

  • Master Series – suitable for professionals wanting to refine their extensive experience and enhance their skill with superior techniques for industry and competition.

Choose your course

Baked Patisserie

Patisserie

From classic to contemporary, immerse yourself in one of our refined patisserie courses that promise to teach you how to create perfectly shaped and moulded pastries, ready for your own high tea.

PATISSERIE COURSES >

Chocolate

Chocolate

Indulge in our heavenly chocolate courses, working with superior couverture chocolate. 

CHOCOLATE COURSES >

Pulled sugar

Sugar

Learn to cook, cast, pull and garnish to create your own sugar masterpiece with the Academy’s range of sugar courses.

SUGAR COURSES >

Bakery

Bakery

There's nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread, and now you can revel in the wholesome aromas, as you learn classic bakery skills.

BAKERY COURSES >

Buttercream Cake 3

Cake design & decoration

Get crafty with our cake design and decorating courses.

CAKE COURSES >

Ultimo Campus Patisserie

Ultimo Campus

Explore the art of making delicious bread, pastries and chocolate.

ULTIMO COURSES >