As a trained Federal VET Diploma chef, you have many different options for further training. Depending on whether you have a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate or not, you can even gain access to a degree course at a university of applied sciences, such as a Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Global Hospitality Business or International Hospitality Management. But even without a Federal Vocational Baccalaureate, you have a wide range of further training options, such as a Federal Diploma of Higher Education (FPE) in Chef or Gastronomy Operations Manager. Building on this, a Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) can be completed as a qualified chef, qualified catering entrepreneur or qualified head of communal catering. As an alternative to a Federal Professional Examination, it is also possible to train at a College of Higher Education (CHE) to become a qualified Hôtelier/ière-Restaurateur/-trice CHE. There are also a large number of courses on a wide range of topics and specializations offered by schools or professional associations.

The first step on the way to becoming a chef is continuing education, further training for the Federal VET Diploma of Higher Education (FPE) with Federal Diploma of Higher Education as a chef, chef in hospital, home and community catering or catering chef. Only after such continuing education, further training and at least three years of professional experience in a management or executive position (at the time of the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE)) can you register for a course leading to the AFPE Chef with a federal diploma.