

Certificate
Fundamentals
of Culinary Arts
About FCA:
Aleanza’s Fundamentals of Culinary Arts (FCA) transforms you into a professional level chef and is a credit-bearing diploma track that leads to a TESDA Cookery NC II which, when full completed provides nationally recognized proof of your professional culinary competence.
You graduate with the training and discipline to be ready for the international culinary and hospitality arena.
Total Duration: 2 Months / 8 weeks (No OJT for certificate courses)
In-Person training:
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Mondays & Tuesdays
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11:00am-3:00pm
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4:00pm-8:00pm
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Saturdays
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10:00am-4:00pm
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Course Outline:
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Week 1 - Core Culinary Skills, Knife Skills 101
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Week 2 - Butchery & Seafood Fabrication 101
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Week 3 - Stocks, Soups & Sauces
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Week 4 - Garde Manger
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Week 5 - Egg Cookery
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Week 6 - Potatoes, Grains & Pasta
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Week 7 - Cooking Methods
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Week 8 - Final Exams
Certificate
International
Cuisine
About IC:
Aleanza’s International Cuisine (IC) transforms you into a professional level chef that is knowledgeable and competent in producing international cuisines and menus.
You graduate with the training and discipline to create menus and produce them commercial use.
Total Duration: 2 Months / 8 weeks (No OJT for certificate courses)
In-Person training:
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Mondays & Tuesdays
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11:00am-3:00pm
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4:00pm-8:00pm
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Saturdays
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10:00am-4:00pm
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Course Outline:
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Week 1 - Core Culinary Skills, Knife Skills 102
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Week 2 - Butchery & Seafood Fabrication 102
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Week 3 - China, South East Asia & India
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Week 4 - Japan & Korea
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Week 5 - United States & Latin American Cuisine
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Week 6 - The Mediterranean & The Middle East
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Week 7 - The Mediterranean & Europe
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Week 8 - Popular European
Certificate
Baking & Pastry
About BP:
Aleanza’s Baking & Pastry (BP) transforms you into a professional level baking & pastry chef. You will be able to make many bakery and pastry shop items required to become a pastry chef.
Total Duration: 2 Months / 8 weeks (No OJT for certificate courses)
In-Person training:
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Mondays & Tuesdays
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11:00am-3:00pm
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4:00pm-8:00pm
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Saturdays
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10:00am-4:00pm
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Course Outline:
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Week 1 - Introduction to Baking & Pastry
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Week 2 - Bread 101
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Week 3 - Bread 102
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Week 4 - Tarts & Pies
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Week 5 - Pate a Choux
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Week 6 - Fundamental Plated Desserts
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Week 7 - Cakes & More
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Week 8 - Final Exams
Global Expertise. Local Excellence.
Faculty from world renowned schools and organizations.






Path 1:
The Professional Cook.
The Professional Cook path begins with passion.
You love food. You love cooking. You want to master the craft.
But success is not built on passion alone.
Path 2:
The Chef - Entrepreneur
Chef-Entrepreneurs are Elite Builders.
This is the path for those who do not only want to work in the food industry.
They want to build something in it.
Path 3:
The Next Generation
Executive Chef & Business Leader
The highest roles in the culinary and hospitality world demands you balance risk and ambition with apt skills and consistent discipline.
About Aleanza
Aleanza is a modern institute for Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Entrepreneurship & Business Leadership. We help aspiring and active Business Owners, Executive Chefs, and leaders grow further.
Founded by Chef Rob Pengson, Aleanza is built on 25+ years of internationally acclaimed experience across the Philippines, United States, Tokyo, Singapore, Europe, and Australia. Chef Rob has received dozens of local and international awards in culinary arts, education, hospitality, and entrepreneurship, with executive education exposure from Harvard Business School, Wharton, AIM, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Aleanza works closely with hotels, restaurants, hospitality groups, and a growing network of international internship organizations to help create real-world opportunities for its students.
Chef Rob is the only chef in the Philippines known for launching multiple leading culinary institutions, training 18,000+ chefs, developing 2,000+ Executive Chefs, and serving thousands of SMEs across food, hospitality, and entrepreneurship.
Aleanza is known for combining professional skills with leadership, business thinking, and real-world application. Students are developed not only for employment, but for growth, leadership, and long-term business opportunity.
Aleanza is growing fast — with a focus on modern education, industry partnerships, and executive-level development for the next generation of hospitality and business leaders.
Change the trajectory of your career and business.
Only with Aleanza.
About Aleanza
Built for Leaders
More than Just Another Culinary School
Traditional culinary education produces entry-level cooks for an oversupplied market — leading to low wages, long hours, and slow growth.
Aleanza trains for the top of the industry: Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Executive Chefs, and Future Leaders.
Beyond cooking, students develop leadership, business, and real-world operational skills built for long-term growth.
Ahead of the Old School
For Aspiring Business Owners & Executive Chefs
Because entry-level roles are crowded, real growth today is at the top — Executive Chefs, Entrepreneurs, and Business Owners.
Getting there faster, leading teams, understanding business, and creating real value are not things most traditional culinary schools and HRM colleges cover effectively.
That is why many graduates, professionals, and active industry leaders still come to Aleanza for the next level of growth and leadership.
A Partner for Life
Modern Day Business School & Partner
Aleanza is a modern-day school and lifelong partner, helping students and their businesses through education, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities across its growing network, activities, and platforms.
Aleanza believes students should be able to earn while they learn — gaining real-world experience through entrepreneurial projects, leadership activities, and real world industry exposure.
Students develop the ability to create value, price properly, and deliver with excellence in the real world.
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