Admission Requirements

Admission requirementsAdmission Guide

Three educational policies at our school

In order to enrich our educational activities, our school has established three educational policies: "recruitment policy," "educational goals," and "achievement goals."

●Recruitment policy

Our school is looking for students who have the following abilities or who are working towards them:Those who have a positive attitude and want to growSeeking.

Attitude to work on learning independently

①Those who have a vision of how they want to play an active role in the cooking and confectionery industry

②Someone who listens to other people's ideas

③Those who have an attitude of trying to improve themselves for the future

4Those who have a positive attitude to continue to take on challenges without getting discouraged even if they fail

Ability to think, judge, express, etc. necessary to solve problems using knowledge and skills

①Those who understand the importance of interacting with others in order to achieve goals and grow personally

②Those who can look people in the eye, listen to their opinions, and speak their own thoughts

Basic/basic knowledge/skills

①Those who have learned etiquette such as greetings and honorifics

②Those who can follow discipline and manners such as time management

③Those who are proactive in cleaning their surroundings

●Educational goals

In order to achieve these goals, we conduct practical training every day at our school. In addition, we systematically organize the curriculum to help students acquire the knowledge, abilities, and skills listed below, and we offer classes that are more effective and tailored to each student's goals.

■ High-quality and stable technical capabilities

■ Human skills to realize your future dreams

■ Professional skills for after graduation

■ Cooking plus alpha power (creativity) to adapt to the changing times

●Attainment target

Our goal is to teach students not only the skills they need, but also the humanity they need to be a member of society, and how they should behave as a chef and confectionery hygienist, and to develop highly skilled individuals who can immediately contribute to society.

❶100% employment rate in related fields

❷ Have acquired stable, high-quality skills in cooking and confectionery

3. Have in-depth knowledge of food-related fields

❹ Acquire the skills to be an effective member of society

5. Have the creativity to meet new needs

6. Have a global perspective that can respond to advancing internationalization

Recruitment contentsAll subjects are male or female / daytime

number of years	Subject	Classes	Capacity	National qualifications that can be acquired
3	triple course	Chef pastry chef master class cooking course^{※ 1}	Included in Culinary Department	Cooks Confectionery hygienist(Qualifications for taking the exam) *You can take the exam while still in school. Specialist
3	triple course	Chef Pastry Master Class Confectionery Course^{※ 2}	Included in confectionery hygiene department
2	W license course^{※ 3}	Cooking and confectionery class	Included in confectionery hygiene department	Cooks Confectionery hygienist(Qualifications for taking the exam) *You can take the exam while still in school.
	Cooking General Course	Sushi washoku class Western cooking class Executive Chef Candidate Class	40 people	Cooks Specialist
	Confectionery Comprehensive Course	bridal hotel class cafe owner class chocolatier class Boulanger class Piesmonte class	80 people	Confectionery hygienist(Qualifications for taking the exam) *You can take the exam while still in school. Specialist
1	cooking department	cook class	120 people	Cooks
1	Confectionery Hygienist Course	Confectionery hygienist class	80 people	Confectionery hygienist(Qualifications for taking the exam)

※1 (1st year) Cooking course (2nd year) Confectionery hygiene course (3rd year) 2nd year of general cooking course

※2 (1st year) Confectionery Hygiene Course (2nd year) Cooking Course (3rd year) 2nd year of Confectionery General Course

*3 (1st year) Confectionery hygiene course (2nd year) Cooking course

Enrollment period

June 2026

Entrance examination categories and application qualifications

Classification	Eligibility
General Entrance exam	●Those who fall under either a or b below. Those who have graduated from a high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university (including those who are expected to graduate in March 2026). Those who are recognized by our school as having academic ability equal to or higher than a.^■
Recommend Entrance exam	Those who are expected to graduate from high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university in March 2026. Those who are recommended by the school they are enrolled in.
AO Entrance exam	Those who fall under either a or b below. Those who have graduated from a high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university (including those who are expected to graduate in March 2026). Those who are recognized by our school as having academic ability equal to or higher than a.^■ Those who have received permission to apply for the AO entrance examination from our school.
Designated school Recommend Entrance exam	A high school designated by the schoolThose who are enrolled in and are expected to graduate in March 2026 Those who wish to enter the school on their own. Those who are recommended by the school they are enrolled in.
Students Entrance exam	Applicants must meet the following conditions (1) and (2). *However, (2) can be any of a to e. Those who have completed 12 years or more of school education in a foreign country. Those who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 or N2 (formerly Level 1 and Level 2). Those who have obtained a score of 200 or more in Japanese subjects on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students. Those who have obtained 400 points or more in the BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test. Those who have studied at a Japanese language educational institution for one year or more (certified course only). Those who have received at least one year of education at a Japanese school (excluding kindergartens) as stipulated in Article 1 of the School Education Act. (Including junior college/university special course Japanese language course for 1 year or longer)

*Please contact our school for details.

●If the final educational background is junior high school, the entrance examination category is “general entrance examination”.We will conduct an application qualification certification examination (written and interview examination) at our school.The selection method, schedule, examination venue, etc. will be notified separately. (However, you must be 2026 years old or older by April 4, 1.)

●Eligibility for admission to the Career Assist Department is to have a chef's or confectionery hygienist's license (including those who are expected to obtain one).

Where to submit the application

Please enclose the set of application documents in the attached envelope designated by our school and mail or bring it to the address below.

530-0002-1 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture 1-4
Osaka Cooking and Confectionery College ecole UMEDA Entrance Application Receptionist

*Please use the transfer request form specified by our school to pay the entrance examination fee.
Affix the receipt ③ <for submission to school> with the reception date stamp to the back of the application form.

*Please pay the entrance examination fee in cash if you bring it in person.Reception hours: 9:00-19:00 (excluding school holidays).

*Please note that submitted application documents and entrance examination fees will not be refunded.