Designed to be the most comprehensive professional ice sculpture training program and ice carving school in the world, AICD’s Master, Professional, and Associate Ice Carver Programs offer a broad range of design skills and technologies. AICD's instructional programs are for culinary educators, professional chefs, ice carving instructors, career ice carvers, culinary students, catering directors, banquet managers, and sales associates who want to excel in their ability to market, design, sell, carve, deliver, and display ice sculptures.

Over the past 30 years, Paul Germain has developed, researched, and perfected the "best of the best" drawing, design, and ice carving training techniques from his own experience - and from acclaimed ice sculptors around the world! Condensed into multi-level, comprehensive training and certification formats, each program includes dynamic, hands-on, intensive, private training in the art of ice sculpture.

Highly refined ice carving training programs have been designed to help carvers of any level develop artistic, multi-dimensional drawing, design, and sculpture skills; computer enhanced custom design; closed-cell ice engraving; multiple block fusing; high-tech special effects; safe carving and transport methods; effective sales methods; media/public relations...and much more!

AICD is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive ice sculpture training possible for ice sculpture companies, hotels, caterers, country clubs, and culinary schools seeking to employ highly qualified, professionally certificated chefs, ice carvers, banquet managers, and sales associates.

Our private, one-on-one instruction is available for highly motivated ice carvers who want to advance at a rate that is optimum for their learning style, skill, and level of experience. Private instruction can be adapted to suit the individual carver's schedule.

AICD's programs have also been developed to meet the advanced culinary training professional growth requirements of the American Culinary Federation's ACF certification program, the National Ice Carving Association NICA certification program, and top culinary schools.  AICD also provides specialized curriculum guidance and training for executive chefs and culinary instructors who desire to teach the advanced techniques of professional ice carvers.

The Academy of Ice Carving and Design offers chefs, chef trainers, career oriented ice carvers, banquet managers, sales associates, and culinary students the opportunity to achieve profitable, gallery-quality skills in the art of ice sculpture.

In addition to providing comprehensive private ice carving instruction and ongoing support for graduates, AICD will be hosting special events featuring well known leaders in the ice sculpting industry who have distinguished themselves in either the commercial or competitive arenas. Please send Paul Germain an email indicating that you would like to be notified about these events. These events will be scheduled based upon student interest.

AICD provides one-to-one personalized instruction that is tailored for each student's experience and future objectives. Private instruction ensures that chefs and carvers of any level receive far more actual ice sculpting training and individual guidance than is possible within group ice sculpture classes. It also provides a much safer and more productive learning environment for developing the advanced drawing, art, and design skills needed for highly realistic and creative multiple ice block constructions.

Photos of our students' first custom ice sculpture projects (which were completed during actual instruction) provide a thrilling glimpse of just how successful our ice sculpture training methods are.

Because of Paul Germain's success in integrating the combined experience of world class carvers, award winning art educators, ice carving books, and distinguished executive chefs, AICD students are capable of developing advanced carving and design skills that will give any hotel, country club, caterer, culinary school, or ice sculpture company the competitive edge that is so important in today's market.

The ice carving industry is growing at a phenomenal rate in the U.S and around the world. Whether you are a beginning or experienced ice carver, the sooner you reserve one of AICD's remarkable opportunities for private instruction, the sooner you will be on your way to accomplish the dazzling and profitable ice sculpting feats of a very privileged few.