Escola de Hoteleria JOVIAT de Manresa

Joviat Culinary is the hospitality and food school of JOVIAT in Manresa (Barcelona province), a post-compulsory and vocational training centre with more than 2,000 students run by Fundació Joviat, an educational foundation established in 1960. The culinary school is located at Carrer Rubió i Ors 5, and JOVIAT's higher studies are linked to the UManresa campus (UVic-UCC).

Its programmes prepare students for careers in cooking, restaurant and bar service, pastry and the food industry:

• Intermediate vocational training (CFGM) in Cooking and Gastronomy and in Restaurant Services, taken together in three years to earn both qualifications
• CFGM in Pastry, Bakery and Confectionery, and a cycle in Food Product Preparation
• Higher vocational training (CFGS) in Kitchen Management
• Sommelier Diploma, recognised by UManresa (408 hours)
• Advanced Sommelier Postgraduate Degree (800 hours)
• Intensive courses, such as a 60-hour Catalan cooking programme, and courses on demand in culinary arts, pastry and chocolate

The vocational cycles comprise 2,000 hours and are taught in the morning. JOVIAT's link with UVic-UCC eases the move on to university studies, with financial advantages and credit reductions, and the centre runs international programmes with foreign schools.