Cooking technology and nutrition need to be certified as a nutritionist and a Chinese cook. Cooking-related majors can apply for the relevant chef certificate. Cooking is divided into Chinese food, western food and western food according to categories, and different types need different certificates.

Beijing Chaoyang Staff University is the first community college in Beijing, which was approved by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission in September 1999 and established by the Chaoyang District Government on the basis of integrating the educational resources of Chaoyang Normal School and Chaoyang Branch of the Municipal Radio and TV University.