• Professional Baking: $129.79
• SG Professional Baking: $43.99
• The Pastry Chef’s Companion: $22.29
• Foodsafe level 1 Participant Guide (if haven't completed Foodsafe): $17.29

Note: 5% GST is not included in the price, and prices are subject to change. Textbooks are available at the OC Bookstore by calling 250-762-5445, ext. 4586, or ordering online. 

Uniform:

• pants (elastic or zipper)
• white chef’s jacket
• white apron
• white pillbox hat
• black non-slip shoes (mandatory for safety reasons, not steel-toed)

Tools and equipment:

• 10” chef’s knife
• 8” chef’s knife
• 12” serrated knife
• 3” paring knife
• 4” serrated paring knife
• set of edge guards
• polycarbonate piping tip set
• 4” offset spatula
• 8” offset spatula
• 12” offset spatula
• nylon round cutter set
• nylon square cutter set
• 2 plating spoons
• plating tweezers
• 1” pastry brush
• 2” pastry brush
• measuring spoon set
• bench scraper
• microplane
• peeler
• digital timer
• digital instant read thermometer
• digital scale
• digital micro scale

Personal knives and cutlery kits can be brought for the above items or purchased through Chef’s Edge. A regular 15% trade discount may apply at Chef’s Edge; bring a copy of your Okanagan College Student Schedule and/or official receipt to obtain discount. Chef’s Edge is located at 2445 Highway 97N; contact them at 250-868-2425 or info@chefsedge.ca. 

Supplies:

• basic math calculator
• master combination lock for locker
• small personal notebook
• pen
• government-issued picture ID is required to write the provincial and national exams (driver’s licence, photo ID or valid passport) - student card is not acceptable

Optional supplies available at the OC Bookstore:

• uniform checkered pants (choice of elastic or zipper): $35
• jacket – unisex: $40 (for sizes 2XL and up, add $5-10)
• jacket – women’s: $50 (for sizes 2XL and up, add $5-10)
• Culinary bundle (includes 5 towels, 1 black pillbox hat, 2 striped bib aprons, 2 white bib aprons): $97.99

Applicants who have not satisfied the Math admission requirement within the last seven years, and/or do not meet the English admission requirement, must write the TEA Math and/or English test. Both of the assessments are online, multiple-choice and timed. Students are allotted 1 hour to complete each section (2 hours for both). A practice assessment and study resources are offered to all students who register to write the TEA.  Calculators are not allowed while completing the Math section; students who are observed to use a calculator of any sort, will receive a grade of zero.  Students who do not achieve the minimum passing requirement on their initial attempt, are offered a second attempt, at no additional cost, after a two-week study period. 

Please ensure you write the assessment, and any required re-writes, prior to the deadline for admissions requirements, provided by the Registrar’s office. For more information or to register for the Trades Entrance Assessment, click here. Further questions can be directed to the Trades and Apprenticeship office at trades@okanagan.bc.ca.

Please note: Students who successfully completed the ABLE test at Okanagan College, within the two years prior to application for admission shall have their results accepted as equivalent to the Trades Entrance Assessment.