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Four courses. One serious start in hospitality.

Culinary Arts, Barista, Cooking and Baking: practical two-month programmes run in our training kitchen, bakery and coffee bar.

Chef pathway

Course 01

Culinary Arts

Our most complete kitchen programme. You train the way a hotel brigade works: mise en place, knife work, stocks and sauces, Continental and Pakistani menus, banquet production, and finally restaurant-standard plating under time pressure.

Duration2 months
BatchesMorning & Evening
Next startDecember 2026
AwardHTC Certificate of Completion

What you will learn

  • Food safety, HACCP & kitchen hygiene
  • Knife skills & mise en place
  • Stocks, soups & the classic sauces
  • Meat, poultry & fish preparation
  • Continental & international dishes
  • Pakistani & regional favourites
  • Food safety, HACCP & kitchen hygiene
  • Knife skills & mise en place
  • Stocks, soups & the classic sauces
  • Meat, poultry & fish preparation
  • Continental & international dishes
  • Pakistani & regional favourites
  • Cold kitchen, salads & garde manger
  • Plating, menu planning & kitchen organisation

Where it can take you

  • Commis / line cook
  • Hotel & banquet kitchens
  • Restaurant chains
  • Catering & cloud kitchens

Who can join

Open to anyone who loves food, coffee and hosting people; basic literacy required. No prior experience needed.

Café craft

Course 02

Barista

Everything between the bean and the guest. Understand origins and roasts, dial in espresso, steam glossy milk, pour latte art and run a busy bar with speed and a smile, working on commercial machines and grinders in our coffee bar.

Duration2 months
BatchesMorning & Evening
Next startDecember 2026
AwardHTC Certificate of Completion

What you will learn

  • Coffee origins, processing & roasting
  • Espresso extraction & grinder dial-in
  • Milk steaming & texture
  • Latte art: heart, tulip & rosetta
  • Manual brewing: V60, French press, AeroPress
  • Iced & signature café drinks
  • Coffee origins, processing & roasting
  • Espresso extraction & grinder dial-in
  • Milk steaming & texture
  • Latte art: heart, tulip & rosetta
  • Manual brewing: V60, French press, AeroPress
  • Iced & signature café drinks
  • Machine cleaning & daily maintenance
  • Guest service & bar workflow

Where it can take you

  • Barista in cafés & coffee chains
  • Hotel lobby & lounge service
  • Head barista (with experience)
  • Your own coffee cart or kiosk

Who can join

Open to anyone who loves food, coffee and hosting people; basic literacy required. No prior experience needed.

Desi & Continental

Course 03

Cooking

A practical, confidence-building course for anyone who wants to cook well, at home or for a living. Get heat, seasoning and timing right first, then build a wide menu: karahi and curries, BBQ and tikka, biryani and pulao, plus popular Continental and fast-food dishes.

Duration2 months
BatchesMorning & Evening
Next startDecember 2026
AwardHTC Certificate of Completion

What you will learn

  • Kitchen basics & safe food handling
  • Spices, masalas & building flavour
  • Karahi, handi & curry techniques
  • BBQ, tikka & tandoor-style grilling
  • Biryani, pulao & rice cookery
  • Continental mains, pasta & sauces
  • Kitchen basics & safe food handling
  • Spices, masalas & building flavour
  • Karahi, handi & curry techniques
  • BBQ, tikka & tandoor-style grilling
  • Biryani, pulao & rice cookery
  • Continental mains, pasta & sauces
  • Burgers, wraps & fast-food menus
  • Batch cooking & small-scale catering

Where it can take you

  • Cook in restaurants & food chains
  • Event & catering kitchens
  • Home-based food or tiffin business
  • Private / household cook

Who can join

Open to anyone who loves food, coffee and hosting people; basic literacy required. No prior experience needed.

Bakery & pastry

Course 04

Baking

Where science meets craft. Mix, proof and bake breads, laminate croissant and puff dough, build and decorate layer cakes, and finish plated desserts, all with the accuracy a professional bakery expects.

Duration2 months
BatchesMorning & Evening
Next startDecember 2026
AwardHTC Certificate of Completion

What you will learn

  • Baking science, ingredients & scaling
  • Breads, buns & enriched dough
  • Croissant & puff pastry lamination
  • Sponges, layer & celebration cakes
  • Cookies, brownies & tea-time bakes
  • Tarts, pies & shortcrust pastry
  • Baking science, ingredients & scaling
  • Breads, buns & enriched dough
  • Croissant & puff pastry lamination
  • Sponges, layer & celebration cakes
  • Cookies, brownies & tea-time bakes
  • Tarts, pies & shortcrust pastry
  • Icing, piping & cake decoration
  • Plated desserts & bakery display

Where it can take you

  • Baker / pastry commis
  • Cake designer & decorator
  • Café & dessert-bar production
  • Home bakery or online cake shop

Who can join

Open to anyone who loves food, coffee and hosting people; basic literacy required. No prior experience needed.

Quick inquiry

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Admissions open

Your hospitality career starts in December 2026.

Seats in every batch are limited. Apply online or message our admissions desk on WhatsApp.

HTC – Hospitality & Tourism College, Lahore. Practical culinary, barista, cooking and baking courses that prepare you for hotels, restaurants, cafés and the wider travel trade.

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