IChef IChef is the only school in Davao City and Mindanao that is recognized by CHED to offer a 3-years and 1-term Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management.

The Institute of International Culinary and Hospitality Entrepreneurship (ICHEF), owned and managed by the Joji Ilagan Career Center Foundation, Inc. is one of the biggest and most modern hospitality and culinary school in the Philippines located at the Tourist and Food capital of Mindanao โ€“ Davao City. Seasoned Culinary Chefs work with students hand in hand and with its state of the art kitchen f

acilities, together with its International Partners, Work Skills International (Australia) and the American Hospitality Academy (USA), students taking the 4 year BS course graduate with Multiple International Diplomas proving the advantage of an ICHEF education. IChef offers the following courses:
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in International Culinary Management-(3 years and 1 term)
โ€ข Micro-Credentials Certificate (MCC)- (10 Week per Micro Certificates)

SCHOOL VISION:
The Joji Ilagan International Schools, Inc. is the premier Educational Institution developing quality and excellent education and training pathways for career and professions, ensuring lifelong learning, global competitiveness and leadership. SCHOOL MISSION:
We provide the highest possible quality of professional education and training that is market driven and relevant to industry needs. We want to establish ourselves as the premier institution for developing globally accepted training systems and resources for the ever-expanding manpower demands of industry and business. We want to be sought for our expertise in Technical Vocational Training, Customer Service, Communication, and Management Development by those who demand the highest caliber of skills training for their human resource. SCHOOL GOALS:
1. Provide the most modern hospitality and culinary school in the Philippines.
2. Provide outstanding credentials to students by developing their culinary creativity, hospitality business and entrepreneurship skills.
3. Provide Internationally renowned and multi-awarded Master Chefs who will work hand-in hand with students in preparing them for the global hospitality and culinary industry.
4. Provide an opportunity to learn by doing, with one-on-one support and attention to students.
5. Work in partnership with Professional Hospitality Industry Learners in preparing students to perform the management and operational tasks necessary to start a successful career or business in the hospitality arena.

17/08/2026

For culinary students, the term-end restaurant service is where everything they've learned comes together.

Here's Korine Bajao's experience during Sojourn.

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜, ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜!The CES Office shared a meaningful moment with the children of SMAC through the turnover of schoo...
17/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜, ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜!

The CES Office shared a meaningful moment with the children of SMAC through the turnover of school bags generously donated by ๐Œ๐š๐๐š๐ฆ ๐‰๐จ๐ฃ๐ข ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง ๐๐ข๐š๐ง. More than just school essentials, these bags symbolize care, support, and hope for every childโ€™s learning journey.

The activity also highlighted the formalization of our partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)โ€”a step forward in building stronger connections and creating meaningful community impact.

Together, letโ€™s continue turning kindness into action. ๐Ÿค

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐š!๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉToday, we celebrate Indonesiaโ€™s rich history, resilient spirit, diverse culture, and...
17/08/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐š!๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

Today, we celebrate Indonesiaโ€™s rich history, resilient spirit, diverse culture, and the freedom that continues to inspire generations. May the spirit of independence remind us to stand together, embrace unity, and build a brighter and more prosperous future.

โ€œIndonesia Berdaulat, Adil, dan Makmur.โ€

๐™Ž๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž ๐™†๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ ๐™–๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™– ๐™ ๐™š-81!๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

14/08/2026

Choosing a culinary school is a big decision.

Before you make yours, hereโ€™s a glimpse of what makes the IChef experience different.

Ready to start your culinary journey? Send us a message today.

๐Ž๐‰๐“ ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ | ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐!Meet ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ ๐จ๐ง, a 4th Year BS in International C...
14/08/2026

๐Ž๐‰๐“ ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ | ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐!

Meet ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐ ๐จ๐ง, a 4th Year BS in International Culinary Management student, as she shares her valuable OJT experience in the United States.

Her journey taught her that being a culinary student is not only about what we learn in the kitchen, but also about adaptability, patience, responsibility, and the courage to learn beyond our comfort zone.

Every challenge becomes a lesson, and every experience becomes a story worth carrying forward.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—๐—ง ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„.

๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐-๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐Š๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”As Davao City celebrates Kadayawan Festival, we honor the rich cult...
13/08/2026

๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐-๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐Š๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

As Davao City celebrates Kadayawan Festival, we honor the rich culture, traditions, and heritage that make our community unique.

This celebration is a time to express gratitude for our blessings, appreciate our diverse cultural roots, and come together in the spirit of unity.

May this Kadayawan remind us to value our heritage, support our communities, and celebrate the vibrant spirit of Davao.

๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ง๐ž, ๐Š๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐Ž๐ง๐ž! ๐ŸŒบ

๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐Ž๐-๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ | ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญAs we observe the month of August, let us take a moment to celebrate our cult...
13/08/2026

๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐Ž๐-๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ƒ๐€๐˜๐’ | ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

As we observe the month of August, let us take a moment to celebrate our culture, remember our history, and honor the individuals who helped shape our nation.

Please take note of the following non-working holidays:

August 14 (Friday) โ€” ๐Š๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ
Special Non-Working Holiday

August 21 (Friday) โ€” ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฒ ๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
Special Non-Working Holiday

August 31 (Monday) โ€” ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ฌโ€™ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
Regular Holiday

13/08/2026

One word to sum up years of hard work ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ

These students started this program with big dreams, and now they are living them out daily.

Inquire about our courses now!

EXAM MODE: ON! No more โ€œIโ€™ll review laterโ€โ€”because tomorrow is the day! Time to grab your reviewers, ballpen, and correc...
12/08/2026

EXAM MODE: ON!

No more โ€œIโ€™ll review laterโ€โ€”because tomorrow is the day! Time to grab your reviewers, ballpen, and correction tape, then give it your best shot.

Stay calm, trust your preparation, and remember: youโ€™ve got this, JIBIANS!

Good luck on your exams, ICHEF Fam! May your answers be correct and your confidence be!

Best of luck, everyone! A+ energy only!

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