16-Week Culinary Arts Training With ServSafe Certification From Tec Centro Berks
Tec Centro Berks runs a 16-week Culinary Arts program in Reading that teaches kitchen, food service and hospitality skills to people who want to work in commercial kitchens, institutional food service, catering and similar settings.
Training is hands-on in a fully equipped kitchen, taught by experienced chefs. The curriculum covers food preparation and knife skills, international and local cuisine, baking and pastry arts, kitchen safety and hygiene standards, menu planning and food presentation, and nutrition and ingredient knowledge, along with live cooking sessions. Other areas of focus include knife safety, cultural food preparation techniques, dining room basics, food cost awareness, food safety, and interview and resume preparation. Students who complete the course and pass the required exam receive ServSafe certification.
To enroll, you must provide a Pennsylvania State ID or an official ID from your country of origin. The program is meant for people with a passion for food, a willingness to learn and a desire to grow in the culinary field, who are prepared to work in food service environments after finishing.
To get started, call Tec Centro Berks at (484) 513-3348 and ask to speak with a case worker about Culinary Arts training, enrollment requirements and upcoming classes. The office is at 450 S 6th St, Reading, PA 19602, and the email address is info@teccentroberks.org.
The page does not say what the program costs, what days or hours classes meet, or when the next class starts, so ask when you call. Students also help with catering projects for meetings, community events and celebrations as part of their hands-on experience.
Source: teccentroberks.org/training/culinary-arts-and-catering, read September 18, 2026.
The details
- Students must provide a Pennsylvania State ID or an official ID from their country of origin.
In Tec Centro Berks’s words
The Culinary Arts program provides students with foundational knowledge and hands-on training in culinary arts, food service, kitchen safety, and hospitality-related skills. Students build practical skills that support future opportunities in commercial kitchens, institutional food service, catering, and hospitality environments. This program is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge and specific proficiencies of culinary arts, food service, supervisory and other related…
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