• Culinary arts schools in Malaysia offer training in Western and Malaysian cuisine.cooking image by Daria Miroshnikova from Fotolia.com
  
  Malaysia's culinary schools offer programs to satisfy both professional and novice chefs. Opportunities exist for students to gain certificates or degrees from partnerships with American and French universities, and some offer the chance to go abroad for part of the degree program. Whether students are interested in becoming well-versed in French, Western or Malaysian culinary traditions, the country offers a range of schools and institutions with diverse areas of instruction.
  
  

Cilantro Culinary Academy

• The Cilantro Culinary Academy, founded in Selangor in 2006, offers three types of diploma pathways. The most basic is a Foundation in Culinary Studies, which only requires that an applicant be at least 16 years old to apply. Its other two programs, the Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking and the Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts, require previous culinary experience. Admission for these is on a case-by-case basis. Once students have completed the Advanced Diploma, they are eligible to apply for a qualification in International Management.
  
  Cilantro Academy of Culinary Arts
  
  No. 1-1, Jalan USJ Sentral 3
  
  USJ Sentral, 47600 Subang Jaya
  
  Selangor, Malaysia
  
  603-8023-0555
  
  cilantro-culinary.com
  
  

KDU College: School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Culinary Arts

• KDU College has five culinary arts programs, which range from a certificate in Professional Chef Training to a Bachelor's Degree in Culinology. The Bachelor's degree program is completed in four years, with two years at KDU in Malaysia and two years at Southwest Minnesota State University. The two-year IMI Diploma in Professional Chef Training is for students interested in obtaining managerial skills without doing a full degree. An Associate's Degree in European Culinary Management focuses on Western cooking and gastronomy, as well as management and merchandising.
  
  KDU College
  
  Petaling Jaya Campus
  
  SS22/41, Damansara Jaya
  
  47400 Petaling Jaya
  
  Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  
  603-7728-8123
  
  kdu.edu.my
  
  

Taylor's University College: School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts

• Taylor's University College, located less than an hour from capital city Kuala Lumpur, offers a Bachelor's of Culinary Arts and Foodservice Management and a French Diploma in Culinary Arts. The former is a full degree program which lasts three years, though students who already possess a diploma or higher degree in culinary management can be admitted directly into the second or third year. The latter is a national qualification awarded after two years of study by France's Academie de Toulouse. It aims to prepare students to be experts in the fields of menu development and food production and management.
  
  Taylor's University College
  
  No. 1 Jalan Taylor's
  
  47500 Subang Jaya
  
  Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  
  603-5629-5000
  
  taylors.edu
  
  

Culinary Arts Center

• The Culinary Arts Center of Malaysia, which was founded in 1990, provides a certificate in Professional Culinary Skills and a diploma in Professional Chef Training. The certificate program takes six months, with classes held four mornings a week. The diploma runs a full year, with classes also held four times a week. Both programs focus on culinary arts and pastry and baking techniques for preparing Western and Asian foods.
  
  Culinary Arts Center
  
  2530, Level 5, Harbour Trade Centre
  
  Gat Lebuh Macallum
  
  10300 Penang, Malaysia
  
  604-263-7721
  
  cac-prochef.com