Cooking by the Book

The Career Center has offered training since 1988, first as a division of a computer consulting company and, since 1992, as a separate entity incorporated in New York State. Our growth has been rapid, taking advantage of the swiftly expanding need for everthing from basic computer job skills training to advanced certification.

The Chubb Institute is a job training school that gives students the education they need to become a career professional. Relevant, real-world training programs provide our graduates with the job skills today’s employers look for when hiring.

Located in the heart of New York City, Apex Tech operates an eight story training facility. Working side by side with real-world instructors in fully equipped shops, using the tools of the trade you will learn the skills needed in the field. With nearly 40 years of training experience and over 15,000 graduates Apex has what it takes to put you on the right track. <br> Apex has a simple mission: we offer quality hands-on training that provides you with marketable skills for employment after graduation. <br> We offer a choice of four certificate courses which may be completed in as few as 7 months: Automotive Technician Program, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Appliance and Controls, Auto Body Repair or Combination Welding Technology. Each are designed to get you into your field of choice in the least amount of time.

The New York Studio School is committed to giving a significant education to the young aspiring artist that can last a lifetime. Aiming to reveal appropriate questions about drawing, painting and sculpture rather than give facile answers. Students are encouraged to work hard and think rigorously until it becomes a natural trait. They learn to construct their own ethical and philosophical framework for their life's work. <br> The graduating Certificate or MFA student leaves the School with a fine understanding of the language of art; an enlarged imagination stirred by an established work ethic, and an increased desire and channeled ambition to be an artist for years to come.

Career Blazers Learning Center was established in 1980 by its parent company Career Blazers Staffing Services. The school’s mission was to provide individuals with the skills that were required in the workplace and to ensure that local corporations had access to talented personnel and career advancement training.

Walk into a place where decades of expertise meet hands-on training that actually launches careers in beauty and wellness. Christine Valmy International Schools has been shaping estheticians and business professionals since pioneering this type of education in America, building a curriculum that covers both the technical craft and the entrepreneurial skills you'll need. Students here graduate ready to turn their passion into sustainable income, whether they're opening their own practice or joining established salons. Winter classes maintain the same rigorous standards and personalized attention year-round, creating an intimate learning environment where instructors genuinely invest in each student's future across the full spectrum of the beauty industry.

Carsten, a native of Germany, formalized his business in 1984 and has since established a synergy between the Carsten education and salon systems. His upscale salons and institutes are in constant evolution with quality learning.

In 1984 I founded The French Culinary Institute with a singular vision-to create a world-class culinary school that set itself apart from other cooking schools by combining classic French techniques with American inventiveness in a fast-paced curriculum. Today The FCI is one of the most prestigious culinary institutes in the world. And for a good reason: our distinguished faculty. It includes the celebrated master chefs Alain Sailhac, Jacques Pépin, André Soltner, Jacques Torres, Alice Waters, and master sommelier Andrea Robinson (formerly Andrea Immer). And, our visiting lecturers include culinary powerhouses such as star alumnus Bobby Flay, and Marcella Hazan. In fact, The FCI is the only place Marcella teaches!

The New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC) is an association of workforce development practitioners — community based organizations, community colleges and union affiliated training programs — committed to providing high quality education, training and employment services to unemployed and underemployed New Yorkers. To that end, the Coalition provides staff development, research and technical assistance to member organizations and advocates for workforce development policies that expand public investment in our workforce.

The Institute of Allied Medical Professions medical imaging programs are designed to prepare the students for the clinical, theoretical, technical and psychological aspects of careers in Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences. When you chose to pursue a career in Medical Imaging or Therapeutic Science, you will find yourself in one of the most advanced fields of medicine and technology development. At the Institute of Allied Medical Professions, you will be part of a renowned institution dedicated to promoting academic and clinical excellence, and you will learn from some of the most experienced and skilled professionals in the field.

Now in its second hundred years, Interboro Institute continues to move forward to meet the needs of New York and its residents. In the past two years the college has expanded from its traditional base in midtown Manhattan to additional instructional locations in Queens, upper Manhattan, and Yonkers, in response to community requests for service and educational opportunity of the type Interboro provides for students.

American Bartending School in New York is conveniently located in Manhattan a short distance from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. Penn Station can be easily reached by all New York City subway lines and many commuter trains. It is a short distance from the Port Authority Bus Terminal that provides easy connections to many parts of New Jersey. The explosive growth of the hospitality industry in the New York and New Jersey area has created a demand for well trained bartenders. In two short weeks, graduates can be fully trained bartenders and ready to begin bartending immediately after graduation. American Bartending School's job placement department offers graduates unlimited assistance in finding bartending jobs. American Bartending School is the oldest bartending school in NY.

TWIN Computer Training, Inc. is a comprehensive computer training and consulting company. We provide custom computer training classes and consulting services to fit your specific business needs. As a Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) certified by the State of New York, our goal is to: <br> - Provide the best strategic technology and training solutions to enable our clients to achieve their business objectives profitably <br> - Develop mutually productive partnerships with our clients, employees and other vendors and computer industry professionals <br> - Foster and promote a challenging and exciting professional environment while maintaining an uncompromising focus on delivering quality, value and satisfaction <br> - Implement every aspect of your training project, from needs assessment and training to floor support (Roaming Trainer™) and help desk staffing.

In 1991, Ralph was in Florence Italy having an extended lunch. While discussing food and wine with the owner of the osteria, the thought of recreational cooking programs was formulated. <br> Whereas his expertise was not in the field of cooking and touring (he was the founder and president of a financial services company), he started doing his “home-work˜, and with good fortune was able to initiate his first cooking program in Tuscany in 1992.<br> At this point, he started spending more time in Italy, exploring the beautiful countryside with its fine wines, olive oils, cheeses, meats, produce and ristoranti. Equally as important, he fell in love with the people. This has enabled him to extend his business relationships into personal relationships, which he, in turn, shares with the participants in the programs, all of which he personally accompanies.

Founded in 1998, Prime View is a complete technology partner providing services in strategy, development, support, and placement of both technology staff and consultants. <br> Prime View has the expertise to either provide your organization with comprehensive technology services, or to spearhead a single aspect of your technology plan.

For more than 25 years The Natural Gourmet has provided education and leadership in the field of health-supportive culinary arts and theory. People around the world have turned to the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health's avocational public classes to learn the basics of healthy cooking. They come to the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Art's Chef’s Training Program to prepare for careers in the rapidly expanding natural foods industry.

Karen Lee, New York City caterer, is included among the highest rated caterers in Zagat New York. She offers imaginative cooking classes and catering tailor made to your needs.

The Academy was founded in 1992 on a belief that a top qualify education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. The Academy opened its doors in 1992 in Robert DeNiro‘s Tribeca Film Center. Since that time we have grown into our own facilities in Manhattan‘s Union Square and Soho. We also opened Film Academies at Universal Studios in Los Angeles and St. Catherine’s College Oxford University, England. We hold One-Year and short-term programs throughout the year in these locations. During the summer we offer our short-term programs at a number of additional locations, including Harvard University; Princeton University; Disney-MGM Studios-Florida; Paris, France; and Florence, Italy.

Cooking takes you on a journey of the senses. It's the sights, smells and textures that lead to the ultimate destination: luscious tastes.

There is no better place in the world for you to train as an actor than in New York City. It is a center for the arts, and thousands of performers practice their craft in the city. The glamour of Broadway is legendary, but films, opera, ballet, symphonies, television, dance, oratorio, and hundreds of diverse plays are being created and performed in New York every day. Living legends walk by you on the street. Great museums, libraries, and research centers open their doors to you. The experience of living and studying in New York City is unequaled anywhere in the world

French Institute Alliance Française is an American private, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. Its mission is to promote and enhance the knowledge and appreciation of French and Francophone culture, to increase the knowledge of the French language, and to encourage interaction among French, Francophone and American people through programs in education and the arts.

For over 80 years, The New York Institute of Finance, and its sister company FT Knowledge, have been helping financial services companies and multinational corporations to learn and to lead.<br> Through our parent company, Pearson and its subsidiaries, including the Financial Times, we have unrivalled access to the best financial intellectual capital in the world and have trained over 600,000 business professionals. Our public courses offer a broad based curriculum covering all levels, in subjects ranging from accounting for financial instruments to yield curve analysis.

For more than 15 years Manhattan School (New York, NY) equips each student with the technical expertise, academic foundation, and the standards necessary to obtain employment in today's computer-oriented business environment. <br> Accreditations: Manhattan School is licensed and registered by the New York State Education Department and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).

In 1973, Giuliano Bugialli founded the first cooking school in Italy to be taught in English. His aim was to provide a well-rounded base for the study of Italian cuisine, by combining the finest cooking instruction with a full immersion in the local life and culture. The success of this warm and personalized formula has been immense: the school keeps evolving, with no single course identical to another.

Miette Culinary studio, located in the heart of Greenwich Village in a 19th century townhouse, offers cooking classes for adults and children, as well as private culinary events and corporate teambuilding events. The intimate, comfortable and charming French countryside setting at Miette makes for the perfect culinary events and classes. Whatever your event is, it is sure to be a fun, memorable and engaging experience with the staff at Miette.

Henri-Etienne Lévy is one of those superb cooks and teachers who work at home. He has been imparting the techniques of classical French cooking for twenty years through classes he calls "La Cuisine Sans Peur" ("Cooking Without Fear"). Polly Frost, New York Times

Founded in 1990 by Steven Taylor, the company reflects his caring and dedicated approach to consulting, offering flexibility and urgency when needed.<br> Steven served 18 years in Fortune 500 companies, culminating as Director of Sales Forecasting at Revlon, Inc., the cosmetics manufacturer. He was also a graphics designer for a management consulting firm in the healthcare field. Steven earned his M.B.A. degree from NYU and his B.S. degree from Syracuse University, the College of Business Administration.

Located in Soho, New York City, this casually elegant Manhattan loft and state-of-the-art kitchen has unique features designed for corporate and private events, product launches, cooking class dinner parties, media promotions, film and video productions, demonstrations, food and wine tastings, rehearsal dinners, and receptions.

Pohs Institute, one of the oldest insurance schools in New York State was founded in 1921 by Herbert Pohs. Pohs Institute is one of the largest providers of insurance instruction in New York State, as well as an approved provider in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island. More than 200,000 men and women, eager to pursue a career in the insurance industry, have enrolled in our schools. We provide insurance instruction to large insurance companies and brokerages, as well as banks and financial institutions. Our instructors are professional adjunct teachers from the insurance industry, with an average of 10 or more years of industry experience.