About

If you love being creative and enjoy cooking, but struggle to find the perfect gifts for your friends and family, then this course is for you! Making edible gifts allows you to create beautiful, unique gifts at a fraction of the price of anything you would find in a store or online. It gives you the chance to customize and make presents more personal.

These homemade treats are the perfect gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, housewarming parties, or simply something to cheer up a friend. From jams and biscuits to pasta and beverages, this course will take you step-by-step through how to make over 20 different gifts that are simple and fun to create.

Watching your friends and family open your homemade gift will give you as much enjoyment as receiving one yourself. Sign up today!

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Introduction

• Materials
• Kitchen equipment
• Craft equipment
• Presentation techniques

Module 2: Sweet Gifts

• Chocolate eggs
• Amaretto cookies
• Shortbread
• Box of cake decorations
• Caramel apples and pears
• Sugared ring doughnuts
• Creams
• Lemon marmalade
• Fudge
• Strawberry jam
• Macarons
• Florentines

Module 3: Not-so-sweet Treats!

• Homemade pasta
• Pesto two ways
• Breadsticks
• Tasty oils
• Water biscuits
• Blue cheese and port pate
• Living salad bowl
• A variety of pickles
• Marinated olives
• Tasty salts
• Two sauces in a pack
• Plum and apple chutney

Module 4: Drinks

• Elderflower cordial
• Tea infusions
• Cocktail recipes to delight and impress
• Champagne and flower cocktail
• Limoncello
• Sloe gin and sloe gin chocolate

Module 5: Christmas Gifts

• Edible gift tags
• Mulled wine bags
• Turkish delight
• Sugar mice
• Chocolate truffles
• Roasted nuts
• Christmas tree biscuits
• Gingerbread men
• Gingerbread house

Career

Who is this course for?

• Anyone who enjoys cooking
• Crafty people looking make something creative
• People who want to save money on gifts
• Those who want to help friends and family feel special
• Anyone who gets stressed out by gift shopping and does not know what to buy

How will it help me

• You'll save money
• You can customize gifts so they are all unique
• It's a way to channel your inner creativity
• It'll be a gift that makes people feel special
• You could turn homemade gift making into a profitable business
• You'll have fun making them
• You won't have to stress when it comes to gift shopping and what to buy

Certification

You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.

Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.

All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.

Creator

IOA Original

This course is an exclusive offering from the International Open Academy (IOA). IOA Originals are thoughtfully crafted and developed either in-house by IOA or with complete ownership of production and distribution rights.

Our team of experts has worked diligently to create, write, and produce this course, ensuring it provides learners with a distinctive opportunity to access premium content on a wide range of diverse topics.