The pizza chef’s profession opens doors to a sector with strong demand. The “Professional pizza chef — Level 1” course teaches the theory and practical skills needed to make a perfectly executed classic round pizza.
Alternating practice and theory helps you understand the processes and make the most of your work. The course is designed for beginners and for those seeking a method and knowledge to improve their product.
What you will learn
Choosing the right flour and mastering dough preparation, maturation, stretching, topping and baking for classic round pizza.
Duration
40 hours over 5 days: 10 hours of theory and 30 hours of practice. Schedule: 09:00–17:30.
Language
Italian
The teaching language for each session is listed with the available dates.
Course programme
Theory
- Main cereals and their differences: wheat and its genetics
- Flour: chemical and physical properties
- Water and analytical parameters: calculating and managing dough temperature
- Yeast activity: commercial types, characteristics and functions
- Carbohydrates and improvers
- Salt and oil: their importance
- Tools, mixers, ovens and refrigerators
- Electric, gas and wood-fired ovens: operation and differences
Practice
- Making classic pizza dough
- Managing direct, semi-direct and indirect dough methods
- Dividing and shaping dough balls
- Handling and stretching dough
- Managing dough under controlled refrigeration
- The value of ingredients
- Practical exercises in different stretching techniques
- Oven management, baking at different temperatures and analysing results
- Theory and practical exam
Available dates
| Dates | School | Language | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/10/2026 | Padua (Curtarolo) | English | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 26/10/2026 | Ostia | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 09/11/2026 | USA – Miami | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 09/11/2026 | HUB – Pistoia | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 09/11/2026 | Modica | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 09/11/2026 | Faenza | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 16/11/2026 | HUB – Parma | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 23/11/2026 | Padua (Curtarolo) | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
| 25/01/2027 | Modica | Italian | REQUEST INFORMATION |
Would you like to know more?
Send us your enquiry about the course Professional pizza chef — Level 1. Please specify your preferred school and date.
Submitting an enquiry does not confirm a booking.