Reading time: 2 minutesThe Culinary Institute of the Pacific ( CIP ) at Kapiʻolani Community College has opened applications for two advanced culinary courses focused on whole-animal butchery, smoking, curing and sausage making. The first-of-its-kind training is part of a Workforce Development Program partnership with the Culinary Institute of America ( CIA ). These five-day, hands-on training sessions are offered at CIP , and were developed specifically for Hawaiʻi’s culinary industry using ingredients and resources available in the state. “By bringing nationally recognized instructors together with our local culinary community, we’re giving chefs the advanced skills to grow their careers and strengthen their kitchens. Scholarships, valued at $1,500, are funded by the Hawaiʻi Ag & Culinary Alliance ( HACA ) CIP x CIA Workforce Development Scholarship Fund and the State of Hawaiʻi.