CTIA - Chefs Training & Innovation Academy

Warning: ‼️

Your friends may suddenly expect you to bring dessert to every gathering.

And your family might start volunteering your house for every celebration.

Ready to become the person everyone talks about after the meal?

CTIA’s 7-Week How-To Cooking & Baking Combined Series is designed for food lovers who want to impress.

No experience needed. Just a love for good food.

📅 Starts: Saturday, 13 June 2026
⏰ Time: 09:00 – 14:00
📍 7 Saturdays
💰 R7 000 once-off OR R3 500 deposit + R3 500 by the end of your first month
🎁 FREE CTIA Recipe Book included

Over 7 weeks you’ll learn everything from:
🍜 Soups, stocks & sauces
🥖 Fresh breads & dough products
🍣 Sushi making
🌍 International cuisine
🌱 Vegetarian cooking
☕ High tea treats
🧀 Antipasti & entertaining platters

Book your place today and take your kitchen skills to the next level.

Limited spaces available.

Comment 🍴 below or DM us for more information.

We love opening our campuses to our guests, future students and their families and we always hope that they leave inspired.

Here are some snaps from our past Open Day. If you missed it, not to worry - you can book your spot to join us on 27 June 2026 at any of our campuses across SA:

• Centurion
• Durban
• Mbombela / Nelspruit
• Stellenbosch

And if you can’t make it to one of these campuses, keep your eyes open for our next Online Info Session. 😃

There’s many ways to join Africa’s BEST Culinary Training Institution 🏆 🤩

| Butter Boards | Charcuterie | Patisserie | Mini Desserts | Culinary Arts | Culinary School

We are extremely proud to announce that Makgobokele (CTIA Centurion Campus) made it into the junior National Culinary Team 🇿🇦🇿🇦

We are beyond proud of you and so exciting to see your journey ahead. Hard work takes you to new hights.

Keep working at it! 😎🙌🇿🇦🙏

🇿🇦 Next Stop: Luxembourg! 🇿🇦
After an extensive National Call to Action, rigorous National Trials, and a thorough panel-led elimination process, we are incredibly proud to officially announce the new Junior Team Training Squad for Team Masakane!

These culinary rising stars are about to embark on an intensive training programme, dedicating their passion, skills, and hard work to represent South Africa on the global stage at the prestigious Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg.

Please join us in celebrating our 2026 squad members, their working establishments, and the incredible culinary schools that helped shape their journeys:

🧑‍🍳 Meet the Junior Squad:
- Elizabeth Ncube – Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa (HTA School of Culinary Art)
- Makgobokele Nchabeleng – Private Chef (CTIA - Chefs Training & Innovation Academy)
- Ethan Joseph – Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa (FBI Chef School - Bloemfontein)
- Loyiso Mlondo – 54 on Bath Hotel (Capsicum Culinary Studio)
- Lesedi Morudi – Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg - (Capsicum Culinary Studio)
- Thando Ntsele – University of Johannesburg (Soweto Chefs Academy)
- Unami Binda – Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg - (Capsicum Culinary Studio)
- Phenyo Pooe – 54 on Bath Hotel (The Professional Cooking Academy)
- Callum Condie – The Swiss Hotel School South Africa (SHS)
- Pholoso Sebola – Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch (HTA School of Culinary Art)

🏫 Representing Excellence in Culinary Education
This exceptional squad showcases the high standard of training provided by South Africa's top culinary institutions. The schools represented by this year's team include:

- Capsicum Culinary Studio (Represented by 3 squad members)
- HTA School of Culinary Art (Represented by 2 squad members)
- Soweto Chefs Academy
- The Professional Cooking Academy
- CTIA (Chefs Training & Innovation Academy)
- FBI Chef School
- SHS (The Swiss Hotel School South Africa)

🧠 Guided by Our 2026 Coaches
Behind every great team is an extraordinary coaching lineup. We are honoured to have our Coaching Team leading the squad to victory:
- Chef Donaldson Mathebula (NH Johannesburg Sandton) – Head Coach (pictured)
- Chef Catherine Adonis (Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa) – Pastry Coach (pictured)
- Chef Marcus Gerike (Urchin Journey Restaurant at Hyatt Regency Cape Town) – Head Technical Coach (not pictured)
- Chef Trevor Boyd (City Lodge Hotels Limited) – Special Advisor to the Coaches and Management Team (not pictured)
- Chef Pieter Malan (Mount Grace Hotel & Spa) - Team Manager & Competitions Director
- Chef Mahlomola Thamae (TM Innovations) - Head of Team Talent

🏨 A Very Special Thanks to Our Hospitality Partners
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to NH Johannesburg Sandton for accommodating the team during the national trials. We are incredibly grateful for your hospitality; it is through great partnerships like this that we ensure the future of South Africa's culinary ambassadors remains vibrant and alive!

🤝 Partner With Our Squad
Thank you to all our corporate partners that have already reached out to help this 100% South African-led and South African squad!

If you want to be part of this incredible journey, big or small, please reach out to Thandeka Fetili at [email protected] or [email protected].

The road to Luxembourg will demand precision, creativity, and resilience, but we have no doubt that this team will fly the South African flag high. Let’s show them our support in the comments! 👇

On Saturday our Stellenbosch Team defended our Chef of The Year and Pastry Chef of The Year titles at the ShowCook Reaching for Young Stars Competition. 🙌

This team has put in a lot of hard work in preparation for this spectacular competition and we’re holding thumbs to hear the results in a few weeks from now - we are extremely proud of each one of you.

Well done to all the students from all the different institutions for competing. It is quite an achievement to commit yourself to step up to a competition of this stature, and to put in the hard work - alongside your studies and industry commitments. 👏

Now we can all take a breather and look forward to celebrating each other’s achievements 🙌🥳

Happy World Bee Day to the tiny workers behind some of the world’s greatest ingredients. From fresh produce to honey, coffee, herbs, and flavour-packed kitchens.

Chefs everywhere have a lot to thank the bees for. 🐝🍯🌼

You’ll spend around 90,000 hours working in your lifetime.
So yeah… choosing a career is kinda a big deal. 👀 😮‍💨

The good news? Hospitality is one of the world’s biggest industries - filled with opportunities in restaurants, luxury hotels, yachts, events, entrepreneurship, food media and beyond. 🌍🔥

Join CTIA’s Open Day on 30 May 2026. Arrive 08:30 for 09:00 at our:
📍 Centurion
📍 Durban
📍 Mbombela (Nelspruit)
📍 Stellenbosch Campuses

Expect live cooking demos, campus tours, career guidance, great snacks, and the chance to discover which programme could shape your future in the culinary world. ✨

PLUS - Apply or enrol on the day and POP-A-BALLOON to score up to 15% OFF your course deposit. 🎈

Your future won’t choose itself.
DM us of follow the link in our bio to > Book your spot now.