IFTstarts receiving applications for (1) Evening Diploma and Degree Programmes in HotelManagement and Tourism Event Management, (2) Culinary Diploma in WesternCulinary Skills and Pastry and Bakery from 28 April to 9 May. Duration of the DiplomaProgrammes is from 1.5 – 2 years while Degree Programmes for 4 years.
Coursesare arranged in modular format with Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) as instructionmedium while practicum and internship are integrated in the programmes forstudents to acquire hands-on experience in related fields. Main target of the programmes are those whowould like to pursue their career in hospitality, MICE and food & beverage industry,and of course in-industry professionals to upgrade themselves.
Tocope with the rapid tourism development in Macao and the Asia Pacific region,IFT sees the needs of offering evening programmes to equip more students withprofessional knowledge and technical competence in preparation for their futureleadership responsibilities in the industry. In addition, the evening programmes provideanother channel for working adults to further their studies so as to enhance theircompetitiveness.
Thecurriculum of evening degree programmes emphasis on the balance between theoryand practice by providing as many practical learning chances for students as thosein Daytime Programmes. The programmes launched in 2010, expecting the firstbatch of graduates in October this year. Although students of evening programme mostly are working adults, somestill managed to make use of IFT’s international network to conduct 6-monthexchange and internship programmes in Denmark (South Denmark University) andUSA (Disney World Florida) to broaden their horizon.
The18-month culinary diploma aims to train up professional chefs and equipsstudents with technical skills plus knowledge of nutrition, food hygiene and,occupational health and safety, giving them a full picture of kitchen operationand management. The 384-hour internship at restaurant kitchens as classrooms allowsstudents to experience the real exciting workplace.
Thosewho are interested could visit IFT website http://www.ift.edu.mo/admission_web/en/index.html
orcontact admission@ift.edu.mo for enquiry.
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