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Ramsay's interest in cooking began in his teenage years; rather than be known as "the football player with the gammy knee", he decided to pay more serious attention to his culinary education at age 19. Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College, sponsored by the Rotarians, to study hotel management.

30 weeks or 9 months in total. As you know, our Classic Cycle program is completed over 3 x 10 week terms – Basic, Intermediate and Superior levels. Students, who satisfactorily complete all three levels in cuisine or patisserie, will be eligible for the Le Cordon Bleu Diplôme de Cuisine or Diplôme de Pâtisserie.