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Professional Program in Chocolate Design & Innovation
Fifteenth EditionOpen Enrollments
- 204h
- 5 months
- Canela/RS
General Information
Certification: Castelli School of Chocolate
Modality: Live Online | In-person | Hybrid
What’s Included:
- Apron and bandana (IN-PERSON)
- List of fine cocoa and equipment suppliers
- Networking
- Castelli Certificate
Duration: 5 months
Experiences: Cocoa Farms
Professional Program in Chocolate Design & Innovation - 204h
START: MAY 04, 2026
Realize the dream of undertaking a business that brings happiness to people!
For those seeking to develop innovative and creative products from a cocoa mass or ready-made chocolate, and want intelligent management to make businesses feasible.
Chocolate Dragées, bonbons - short and long-term finishes and fillings, sculptures and much more.
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You build your Training!
MODULAR SYSTEM
Choose the modules according to your professional goal.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN CHOCOLATRY
Become a protagonist in the chocolate market, which is in full expansion and offers infinite opportunities for new passionate entrepreneurs seeking financial independence and professional fulfillment.
Multiple professional opportunities waiting for you.
- Professional Chocolate Maker
- Entrepreneurial Chocolatier
- Consultant and Educator
- And much more...
Hundreds of professionals trained by Castelli now command their own award-winning brands nationally and internationally, with some taking prominent positions in the cocoa and chocolate production chain. Most importantly, they found their professional and personal fulfillment in the world of cocoa and chocolate.
Pioneer and unique in Brazil, the Program prepares you to be a referenced professional in the chocolatry area.
For those who wish to professionalize, change careers, innovate in their businesses in the area, or even start a new business, it offers the necessary training for the professional to act in a differentiated and unique way in the chocolate business, thanks to the professionals who make up the teaching team and the unique Castelli way of educating.
STUDY AREAS
- Chocolate Production from the cocoa bean
- Development of Creative and Innovative Products
- Business Management in Chocolate
6 MODULES
- 3 live online modules
- 3 in-person modules
You choose the focus of studies you want, then elect the ideal modules for your course.
CHOCOLATE PRODUCTION FROM THE COCOA BEAN
Master the entire manufacturing process, from the cocoa bean to the final chocolate molding, raw material quality, with professional techniques and complete knowledge of the production chain.
DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE PRODUCTS
Explore your creativity with advanced techniques to create unique and differentiated products in the market from chocolate or with a pastry base.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN CHOCOLATE AND PASTRY
Learn to structure, manage, and grow your business with proven market strategies. Brand, pricing, marketing, intelligent management, and much more.
YOU ELECT THE MODULES ACCORDING TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL GOAL
Also, especially and exclusively for you:
EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES
- Cocoa and Chocolate Experience – Bahia – Brazil
- MasterClass Chocolate Arts – International Partnership – École Ducasse France
EXCLUSIVE International Partnership with École Ducasse | Yssingeaux | France: after finishing the course, you can take the 2-week Masterclass in Advanced and Artistic Techniques in Chocolatry. Learn more.
Course Location:
Classes take place in the city of Canela/RS, except for 1 week that is held in Ilhéus, Bahia (immersive experiences on cocoa farms).
Requirements:
- High School Diploma Required
What You Will Learn
BUILD YOUR COURSE!
What you will learn in each module:
CHOCOLATE DESIGN & INNOVATION | 78h | live online
Formulations of fillings, ganaches, inclusions, dragées, finishes, bonbon techniques, sculptures, pairings, and flavor combinations.
CHOCOLATE DESIGN & INNOVATION PRACTICES | 48h | in-person
Practice of bonbons with thin shells, paintings and other finishes, fillings, ganaches, chocolate dragées.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 78h | live online
How to build a chocolate brand, conduct a business feasibility study, how to set up a business plan, financial matrix management and pricing, marketing, communication, people management, hospitality culture as a competitive differential.
Curriculum Matrix:
- CHOCOLATE DESIGN & INNOVATION | 78h | Online | 2 months
Inclusions in Chocolate
Long-term Chocolate Filling Formulations
Short-term Chocolate Filling Formulations
Tempering Techniques
Ganaches, techniques, and Formulations
Bonbon Techniques
Colors in Chocolate: various painting techniques
Chocolate Dragées
Chocolate Sculptures: product and decoration
Pairings with chocolates
Beyond the Bar, gastronomy with real chocolate
Applications and Innovations with Chocolate in Gastronomy and Pastry
- In-person Practices - Chocolate Design & Innovation | 48h | in-person | 6 days
Chocolate Dragées
Long-term Chocolate Filling Formulations
Short-term Chocolate Filling Formulations
Bonbon Techniques and paintings
- Business Management in Chocolate Business | 78h | Online | 4 months (OPTIONAL)
Branding - Creation and Brand Management
Intellectual Property
Consumer Behavior
Trends in Food
Marketing in Chocolate Business
Innovation Management
Communication Management
People Management
Hospitality, essential culture in Customer Enchantment
Financial Matrix Management
Business Plan and Feasibility Study
CLASSES:
- Live online classes occur 3 days a week, from 19:00 to 22:00, with a one-week break every three weeks of class. Possibility to review the class recording.
- In-person classes take place in Canela/RS, at the School campus, in immersion weeks of 48 hours, with classes from Monday to Saturday, from 8h to 12h and from 13h30min to 17h30min.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- SUPPORT MATERIAL on the platform.
- RECORDING OF ONLINE CLASSES: Possibility to view recorded classes for a period of one week.
- LIST OF PARTNER SUPPLIERS: equipment and utensils necessary for your enterprise.
- LIST OF PARTNER COCOA FARMERS: for purchasing cocoa beans from different regions of the country.
- NETWORKING with professionals and teachers who are world references in their areas.
- CERTIFICATE with Castelli seal.
- CASTELLI COCOA AND CHOCOLATE KIT
- Samples of cocoa, chocolates, and derivatives, at your home, to make the online learning experience even more productive and interesting.
- Exclusive for students of the Cocoa and Chocolate and Chocolate Production modules.
- PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM CHOCOLATE DESIGN & INNOVATION CERTIFICATE:
- Above 200 hours of training. Curricular History printed on the back. PRINTED.
- CERTIFICATE according to the chosen emphasis: Below 200h. Curricular History accompanies. DIGITAL.
IMPORTANT:
- An optional week, however recommended, is the immersion in cocoa farms in Ilhéus, in Bahia. Enrollment is separate.
- LIMITED SPOTS.
- REQUEST INFORMATIVE WITH INVESTMENT VALUES AND PROGRAM DETAILS
- Up to 12 fixed installments: for Professional Training over 200 hours.
- Enrollment corresponds to the first installment. Next installment in March.
- Second person, being a member of the same family or same company: 25% discount on online and 15% on in-person.
- Cash payment: 10% discount.
- In-person modules of Chocolate Production and Chocolate Design & Innovation require taking the respective online module.
- Limited Spots.
- Once spots are filled, enrollment is suspended.
- Minimum of 20 students per module.
- The purchase of tickets or hotel reservation should be made after the official confirmation of the start of classes in the in-person module.
Instructors
Alex Nascimento
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Ana Ruzzarin
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Andrei Martinez
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Camila Reckziegel Crestani
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Jumar Pedreira
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Luísa Jungblut
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Olga Zwemmer
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Roberta Ruppenthal
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Sérgio Antônio Nikolay
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Vivian Correa
View ProfileWhy choose Castelli School of Chocolate
- Pioneering, Tradition and Innovation: Our brand carries a trajectory of over 20 years in higher education. It was conceived by Castelli School of Hospitality, a Higher Education Institution accredited by the Ministry of Education (2000–2018). Excellence, commitment and passion for hospitality education have made the name a reference and a recognized brand.
- Approach: All content, methodologies, technologies, practices and experiences are designed to build knowledge, develop skills and shape the attitudes required of a chocolate professional. The Programs are aimed at professionals seeking improvement or career change and at enthusiasts. The Professional Program offers an innovative formative proposal, with live online classes, hands-on practical sessions in the School’s laboratories and field experiences on cocoa farms.
- Instructors: A teaching staff made up of professionals renowned both nationally and internationally.
- Castelli School of Chocolate Certification: As the legacy of over 20 years in higher education linked to the Ministry of Education, Castelli School of Chocolate embodies education, hospitality, professionalism, innovation, entrepreneurship and passion. Following global trends in the educational market, since 2019 the brand's positioning allows Castelli School of Chocolate Making to endorse all its programs, which are nationally recognized.
- The dream of changing careers, starting a business or improving your chocolate skills with Castelli: Many new entrepreneurs have emerged since 2012, the year the School was founded. Proof of this are the many professionals trained by the School who today own their own chocolate brands — some already nationally and internationally awarded — or who work in the cocoa and chocolate production chain in prominent roles. Many of these stories are featured in the Brands Guide.
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