The hospitality industry in Ghana is experiencing record growth as the country has become a popular destination. There has never been a more exciting time than now for one to get into the science and art of food itself, as there is a growing public interest in cuisines and the quality of food.
The catering institution in Ghana is booming as many students are opting to obtain practical skills to earn a living. As a result, many catering and culinary schools have sprung up in addition to the already existing schools in Ghana that offer certificate, diploma and degree courses.
Catering is a part of the hospitality industry. Most popular colleges offer catering courses as part of their hospitality & travel courses but there are some educational institutes that offer full-fledged catering courses.
This article was well researched to bring you not only the best catering schools in Ghana but also how each of them charge as well as their location, so that you can select the one that best suits your needs. Please note that fees increase slightly with time and the fees stated in this article is currently how much they charge in 2023.
10. G-DEL CATERING INSTITUTE
It is located at Adenta Barrier in Accra. They offer courses that last from 2-4 months.
They train people in the following courses; Cake decoration, floral decoration, pastries making, bread making, and cooking. The school has the slogan ‘just think about the design, we would create it for you’. Hostel facilities are available to students from farther locations. Their fees are also very affordable.
They also take orders for birthdays, wedding cake, catering services, food for any occasion and pastry packs. They also train people in making drinks, juices and yogurt, event planning and decorations and commercial bread baking.
Four months courses cost about GHC 2,000 for cake decoration / sugar-craft and for event planning and decoration. Two months courses cost about GHC 1,500 for pastries making, and cookery. Learning how to make drinks also costs about GHC 700. Classes take place from Monday to Friday with morning (8am – 3pm) and evening sections (3pm – 6pm).
CONTACT
Telephone Number: +233 24 654 0175 / 0202989844
Email Address: gdelcateringschool@gmail.com
9. MY HANDS ARE BLESSED SCHOOL OF CATERING
The school is located in Accra and has three other branches at Kasoa, Nungua and Dansoman. They offer courses in sugar-craft and pastries services, interior decoration and cookery. They give training that will earn you many skills and give you a certificate in any of their courses.
Each course costs GHC 1,000 cedis and lasts for 6 months
CONTACT
Phone number: 0249163820 / 0248053373
8. COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
The school is located at Prampram in Accra. Buses are available to convey students. The environment is quite and serene for students to learn with small class sizes of about ten students to an instructor. The school is into specialization where students study a preferred course, they are interested in.
They offer both knowledge with practical skills with all the appropriate tools and equipment. They offer 8 certificate courses: pastry making, food production management, food service operation, mixology and bar tending, specialist in Ghanaian northern cuisine, middle belt cuisine and southern cuisine and a certificate as country executive chef.
They also offer professional chef program as a diploma course. They teach students how to cook many dishes including Ghanaian local dishes. Students are trained with industrial machines in long and short courses: a week course, three months course and a year and a half course
CONTACT
Telephone Number: +(233) 0268 540 429
Telephone Number 2: +(233) 0262 154 513
Email Address: Info@Chtghana.Com
Website: http://chtghana.com/
7. GH CATERING SCHOOL
The school is located at Achimota in Accra and was launched on the 21st of April, 2021 at the Mega Studio of GH School in Accra. The school is the latest to be added to the GH Schools fraternity with the objective of providing practical experience and innovative ways for students to learn and achieve their dreams in culinary services.
The school offers short courses in catering: Pastry Production (4-6 Months), Cake Production (4-6 Months), Beverage Production (4-6 Months), Events Management (1 Year), Hotel Management (1 Year). They also offer certificate in catering: Food Production (Cookery), Pastry Production (Pastries), General Catering Services, Cake Production & Sugar craft, Events Decoration (Events Deco). Diploma courses in catering also include: Food Production (Cookery — Year 1&2), Pastry Production (Pastries), General Catering Services, Cake Production & Sugar craft, Events Decoration (Events Deco) for year one and Beverage Production (Beverages), Events Management, Hotel Management, Catering Business, Entrepreneurship in year two.
Morning sessions begin from 8am to 12pm and afternoon sessions begin from 1pm to 5pm. Students will also have addon subjects which are: decor and events planning and management as part of their training.
Fees are fixed at GHC 2,250 for six months courses, GHC4,500 for one year certificate courses and GHC 9,000 for 2 years diploma courses.
CONTACT
Phone: +233 30 242 4909 (landline), Alt. 1:+233 20 462 2250, Alt. 2:+233 27 762 2250, Alt. 3:+233 54 462 2250
Email: admissions@ghschools.online
6. THE SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS
The School of Culinary Arts – Ghana (SOCA) is a culinary art and hospitality training institution located at Labone in Accra, Ghana; one of Africa’s burgeoning centers of hospitality and culinary excellence. The School of Culinary Arts is an accredited provider in training & development.
SOCA was established in 2018 by seasoned Ghanaian restaurateur, Sarah Femi Adetola in recognition of the need for an institution in Ghana capable of providing world class training to persons in Ghana’s growing hospitality sector.
The aim of the school is to provide world class training that is anchored by the tenets of technical excellence, professionalism and customer centricity in the areas of hospitality management and culinary arts. Their efforts are geared toward shaping individuals on their culinary quest who are equipped to deal with the challenges and demands of today’s hospitality industry and deliver at a high level. They do this by pairing modern facilities and seasoned instructors with a disciplined environment that encourages creativity, excellence and critical thinking.
As an institution led by internationally recognized chefs, they produce students who have trained under world-class chefs of the highest calibre and standards. Their modern and well accommodating classroom has been designed to provide a conducive environment for innovative thinking and creative flair based on classic culinary principles.
The school begins in March every year and the school only runs short courses which lasts for three months for GHC 4,000.
CONTACT
+233 54 316 1287
info@soca-gh.com
5. KHAMEEN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE
Khameen Professional Institute is one of the leading culinary schools in Ghana making a difference in the whole country. The world-class institution has set itself apart to train individuals in a way that is beyond comparison. It is one of the best catering schools in Ghana located at Tema
They provide art that enables the students who go to college to be self-sustainable when they finish school. They have been licensed and certified by NVTI, GES, and VTCT.
Khameen has trained thousands of students from Ghana and abroad who have become successful entrepreneurs. Some are employed in some of the most prominent hotels around Ghana. In their quest to emerge as a leading college that provides further education in the catering industry, they have made their teaching environment-friendly and ensured they have adequate facilities in place.
The support staffs are made of highly trained tutors who motivate the students together by offering them high-quality learning techniques. Some of the courses offered at the college include sugarcraft, pastry baking, event management and decoration, and catering among many others.
People who are working in various fields have also not been left out as there are part-time classes for them on how they can be excellent chefs.
All their courses lasts for six months and costs about GHC 3,900
CONTACT
Phone: (+233) 303-402-152, (+233) 547-782-282, 024 522 5424
Email Address: info@khameen.com
Website: https://www.khameen.com/
4. JENNY’S CATERING SCHOOL
Jenny’s Catering School is located at Haatso in Accra and was founded by Mrs. Jennifer Akuamoa with the sole aim of imparting people with the basic and essential knowledge in catering. After years of training caterers in Ghana, they gained prominence in the catering training industry and has since become one of the top catering schools in Ghana.
As it stands, they offer a three-term course that starts in September and ends in June each year. After completing the third term, all students are assessed based on international standards. Upon successful completion of the assessment and obtaining the required pass mark, students are awarded a certificate.
Due to economic pressure and other financial problems, Jenny’s provide flexible terms of payment so that everyone will be able to enrol in their institution. Some of the courses they offer includes accommodation and housekeeping, African Cuisine, cookery practical and theory and much more. Hostel facilities are available for students who do not live around the school.
Cakes and pastries costs GHC 2,700 for six months and Food GHC 2,500 for 1 year. Admission forms are about GHC 500
CONTACT
Telephone: 0302924088 / 0246544252
Email: jenyscatering1@yahoo.com
3. VINESTHY CATERING INSTITUTE
Vinesthy is not only one of the best catering schools in Ghana, but it is also a home that provides both local and international delights. The institute started off in a garage with only three students but has trained over 3,650 students over the years who are working in some of the best catering and hospitality industries in Ghana.
It has been accredited by GES, and NVTI some of the biggest names running the Ghanaian and continental dishes for chef schools in Ghana. Because of their prowess in this competitive industry, they receive applications from students in Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Liberia.
Once they enroll in school, students are given the opportunity to study in their areas of preference. Apart from lessons in culinary, the students have been trained on the importance of Christianity. The school also takes orders for banquets, weddings, and other social events.
Admission forms are GHC 100
CONTACT
Phone: 0554750957 / 0302813106 / 0208133848 / 0268435153
2. DAINESS CHEF’S SCHOOL
Dainess is a member of the Chef’s Association of Ghana and the World Association of Chefs Societies. The school is located at Spintex road, Baatsonaa in Accra. The main courses they offer are pastry and cookery.
The provide students with the best training they could ever receive from any other country. Due to their local and international recognition, students are provided with the opportunity to intern with associations and international bodies that promote catering and culinary skills all over the world. They train students to become internationally recognized chefs who have all the required and essential skills.
The school offers regular courses for a period of one year and six months courses. Six months courses cost GHC 4,500 while one year courses cost GHC 8,500.
CONTACT
Telephone: 0302908687 / 0279542701 / 0550670679
1. EKGS CULINARY INSTITUTE
Established 25 years ago, it cannot miss in the list of catering schools in Ghana. EKGS Culinary Institute is located in Dansoman Accra and they major in confectionary services.
They offer their extensive products to a large clientele base that they have managed to establish over the years. In 1998, they went a notch higher with their services as the institution became a fully-fledged training center for culinary arts. They have maintained their high performance in the catering services category and they have managed to get students both locally and internationally.
Presently, the institution offers a number of courses notably floral and décor program, cake making, and decoration and pastry and cookery arts which you would die to learn anytime you come across their food presentation. All their courses are designed to equip learners with tips on how they can become professional chefs in their various fields.
Their courses are quite expensive: Sugar craft GHC 3,400 for four months, Cookery GHC 2,900 for two months, Pastries GHC 2,900 for three months and Floral GHC 2,900 for four months.
CONTACT
Telephone: 0244224059 / 0233224059 / 0302307293