Free Culinary Training & Certification Program in Denver, CO
Culinary Professional
Do you have a passion for cooking or baking and enjoy preparing different types of food? If so, the Culinary Professional career track might be a choice for you!
Potential Jobs
- Line Cook
- Prep Cook
- Kitchen Team Member
Develop In-Demand Skills
- Customer service skills
- Knife skills
- Trained to make stock, sauces, and dressings
- Trained to fry, bread, and batter food
- Trained to plate food
Possible Career Paths
01
Start
Prep or Line Cook
02
Grow
Cook 2 &3, Lead Cook
03
Advance
Chef/Supervisor
Once you’ve completed the culinary training program, you will have the skills you need to begin working as a food service professional. You may also have the opportunity to advance your career, moving from cook to chef and even kitchen manager roles.
Why Enroll in Free Culinary Training and Certification?
Schools, hospitals, senior living communities, hotels, and conference centers all rely on skilled culinary professionals to prepare nutritious, high-quality meals.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of cooks is projected to grow 5% over the next decade, with about 432,200 job openings each year. Cooks earn a median annual salary of $35,760 (about $17.19 per hour), with opportunities to increase earnings through experience, specialized training, and leadership roles.
Institutional food service also offers a variety of work environments and schedules, including full-time, part-time, and multiple shift options, making it a flexible career path with opportunities for long-term growth.
What to Expect from the Training Program
The CrossPurpose culinary training program lets you turn your love of food and cooking into a marketable skill with a reliable income. You will learn everything you need to know about working in a commercial kitchen, including food preparation, cooking methods, food safety and knife skills.
However, this program is not just about taking cooking classes. Unlike other free culinary schools, CrossPurpose also includes classroom time learning key skills that will help you work with others and advance your career.
Where You’ll Train
Our culinary training is hosted by Work Options, a partner that specializes in the culinary field.
CrossPurpose students will join a group of other students to engage in hands-on learning. They will participate in onsite training at the Work Options Park Hill campus for 7 weeks from 8:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday.
My career track was culinary arts and I am now a cake decorator at King Soopers. I can now invest in myself and my business and start my journey into being my own boss.
— Jasaya, 2022 Graduate
Ready to Take Your Next Step?
Apply today and CrossPurpose will help you find the right program for your goals.
Are You an Employer?
At CrossPurpose, we want to make it easy for companies to hire graduates from our program. That’s why we have an Employer Network team that will work closely with you to simplify the process.
We will help you identify and hire excellent graduates and onboard them seamlessly, with the goal that they stay with your company for the long haul. We also desire to help your company reduce your hiring costs and efforts while increasing your retention rates.