Le Cordon Bleu established a presence in Australia in 1992 when it signed a tripartite agreement with the International College of Hotel Management and TAFE SA to deliver the International Diploma of Hotel Management. This was a very significant agreement as the qualification had previously only been offered in Switzerland.
As part of this arrangement students had the opportunity to be awarded the Le Cordon Bleu Diplome Culinaire d'Hotelier, with this partnership arrangement lasted for over 10 years. In March 1998 Le Cordon Bleu Australia was registered as a company with the first meeting of the Board of Directors occurring in July 1998. Soon after this Le Cordon Bleu gained training provider registration with the Accreditation and Registration Council of SA under the Vocational Education, Employment and Training Act and the Education Services for Overseas Students Act. This registration allowed Le Cordon Bleu to recruit domestic and overseas students and to have its own courses accredited.
From these beginnings, Le Cordon Bleu Australia grew to include campuses in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Today Le Cordon Bleu Australia is registered to deliver a broad range of vocational and higher education programmes in its own right and partnering with other highly respected, credible and quality tertiary institutions, which has from the beginning been a central component of the Le Cordon Bleu business model - a model that continues to drive business expansion today
Over the last century Le Cordon Bleu has seen revolutionising change as we have evolved from a Parisian cooking school to an international network of culinary arts and hospitality institutes. Our philosophy of achieving excellence through constant practice and refinement remains the same even as we grow to meet the needs of the contemporary culinary and hospitality industries.
In less than one year it is possible to obtain Le Grand Diplome Le Cordon Bleu, which is recognised worldwide by culinary professionals. It is the international passport to a rewarding and fulfilling career. At Le Cordon Bleu we recognise that our students need a superior, well rounded education in order to succeed in today's competitive world and we provide them with the tools to excel in less time than most other educational institutes.
While our main focus at Le Cordon Bleu is higher education, we have taken special interest in the public realm as well. We have many fine restaurants as well as numerous bakeries and coffee shops under the Le Cordon Bleu trademark. In addition, we have expanded our activities to include various educational media such as culinary publications, instructional videos, TV series, cooking equipment and much more. Furthermore, Le Cordon Bleu is often requested as an advisory consultant and is asked to participate in more than 50 international events, sharing our expertise around the globe. Our privileged partnerships and articulation agreements with various governments, universities, and culinary associations have allowed us to promote French Art de Vivre worldwide.