Culinary student tasting a dish in the PIB College teaching kitchen
Short course · 4 weeks · PIB College, Tabanan Info Pack · sent to your inbox

From market stall
to plated dish.

Four weeks of hands-on cooking at PIB College in Tabanan. Indonesian heritage dishes, the wider cuisines of Asia, pastry and kitchen management, taught in a real teaching kitchen close to Bali's markets and farms.

Duration
4 Weeks
Credits
Up to 10 ECTS Certificate + transcript
Host
PIB College Tabanan, Bali
Next intake
Nov 2026 then Jun / Jul 2027
Built for
  • Culinary & hospitality students
  • Working chefs
  • Home cooks
  • Career changers
  • Food-curious travelers
01 · The programme

Five modules.
Four weeks.

Four weekly culinary modules plus Kitchen Management, running quietly alongside from day one. Classroom theory, kitchen workshops and excursions, all on the PIB campus.

01

Asian Food, Ingredients and NutritionHerbs, spices, sauces and fermented ingredients, and the nutrition behind them

ECTS2
02

Indonesian Culinary HeritageNasi Goreng, Rendang, Sate Ayam and the dishes that define the archipelago

ECTS2
03

Asian Exotic CuisineKorean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese and Indian kitchens, hands-on

ECTS2
04

Indonesian Pastry and Sweets ProductTraditional bakes, desserts and the craft of fruit and ice carving

ECTS2
05

Kitchen Management and Business PlanRuns alongside every week: safety, food cost, storage and your own business plan

ECTS2
Σ

10 ECTS totalCertificate and academic transcript from PIB College

Across the four weeks you cook 33 signature dishes by hand, roughly 250 to 300 hours of class time, kitchen work and self-study together. ECTS measures workload, not weeks.

Total10
Workshops can include
02 · The four weeks

Four weeks.
One kitchen.

Each week carries one module from the PIB kitchen and pastry labs. Kitchen Management runs alongside every week, from the first day to the last.

Week 1
Ingredients.
Asian herbs, spices, sauces and fermented ingredients. The flavor building blocks, and why they work.
Week 2
Heritage.
Nasi Goreng, Rendang, Sate Ayam, Nasi Tumpeng. Indonesia's own repertoire, hands-on from the first station.
Week 3
Exotic.
Kimchi, sushi, Pho, Chicken Tikka Masala. A tour through Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai and Indian kitchens.
Week 4
Pastry.
Klepon, Bika Ambon, fruit and ice carving. Traditional Indonesian sweets and the craft of plating.
Every week
Kitchen.
Kitchen Management and Business Plan runs alongside all four weeks: safety, costing, storage and a business plan of your own.
03 · Why PIB College

A real kitchen,
not a lecture hall.

Taught hands-on by chefs at PIB College's culinary and pastry school in Tabanan, close to Bali's markets and farms.

Markets and farms, close to the kitchen

The PIB College campus sits close to Bali's markets and farms, so a good part of what you cook that day was picked up not long before. Five modules move you from the herbs and spices that build every Southeast Asian dish, through Indonesia's own heritage recipes, a tour of the wider cuisines of Asia, and a full week of traditional pastry and sweets.

Kitchen Management and Business Plan runs quietly alongside all of it: kitchen safety, food-cost calculation, storage and menu engineering, plus a culinary business plan you build from scratch. The craft on one hand, the business of the kitchen on the other.

5
Modules across four weeks
33
Signature dishes you cook by hand
250-300
Hours of class, kitchen work and self-study

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Seats per term, max
C-9
Standard student visa, arranged for you
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04 · Frequently asked

Before you
ask.

Do I need to be a trained cook?
No. The course is open to culinary and hospitality students, working chefs, and anyone with a genuine interest in Southeast Asian food. No formal cooking background is required, and the five modules take you from the fundamentals through more advanced technique.
How many credits do I earn?
Up to 10 ECTS, two per module across five modules, plus a certificate and academic transcript from PIB College. Confirm the transfer with your home registrar before you register.
Can I book fewer than four weeks?
Yes. The course is designed as four weeks, but partial bookings of one to three weeks are possible. The right fee and visa category for a shorter stay are settled with the StudyInBali team before you book.
Which visa do I need?
A proper student visa. At PIB College the C-9 single-entry visa is standard, with the multi-entry E-30 available on request. It is arranged through the college, never a visa on arrival.
When does the programme run?
The next intakes are the Late Year Session in November 2026 and the Mid Year Session in June and July 2027. Exact dates and fees are in the info pack.

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