{"id":11574,"date":"2024-05-28T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T00:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=11574"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T03:30:35","slug":"how-utm-is-contributing-to-skill-development-in-the-greater-bay-area-a-tale-of-three-zhuhai-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/how-utm-is-contributing-to-skill-development-in-the-greater-bay-area-a-tale-of-three-zhuhai-students\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>How UTM is contributing to skill development in the Greater Bay Area: a tale of three Zhuhai students<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11574 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-herald-lay-a-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022.png\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022.png 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2022-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11576'>\n\t\t\t\tLi Kaite and Lin Jiahao got first place in the hotel service skill (secondary school students) category of the 2022 National Competition for Skills of Vocational Education\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/806330671.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/806330671.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/806330671.jpg 990w, 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c71e6a70746c24e567167c1bed29ecd-414x276.jpg 414w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a-full size-herald-lay-a-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/daf4b8d1a9a7a7f37669a483d233327-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11579'>\n\t\t\t\tTraining provided by UTM Coordinator for Hospitality Courses, Mr. Kurma Mac Seac Kuong\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-11581  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Three undergraduate students at the Shenzhen Polytechnic University share how they benefitted from UTM\u2019s support, showcasing UTM\u2019s effort to propelling tourism and hospitality education in the Guangdong\u2011Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTM is committed to contributing to Macao&#8217;s advantageous resources in tourism education, and educating talents in the Greater Bay Area, so as to build a world-class tourism destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, UTM and Shenzhen Polytechnic University (SPU) have collaborated to establish the Shenzhen Macao Tourism Education Collaboration Centre in Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province. The two institutions will work together to enhance the innovation of tourism education content, aiming to foster the thriving development of the tourism education industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the inauguration ceremony, UTM had the chance to come across three familiar young faces \u2013 Li Kaite, Lin Jiahao, and Cai Yihui, who had remarkable stories with UTM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nuturing young talents in GBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Li, Lin, and Cai are just three of the many young people benefitting from UTM\u2019s support for skill development within the Greater Bay Area. The trio graduated from\u00a0Zhuhai First Vocational School<a>,\u00a0<\/a>and are currently studying hotel management at Shenzhen Polytechnic University. The two institutions are both long-standing partners of UTM in the Greater Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning back the clock, they took top prizes in the National Competition for Skills of Vocational Education, after coaching from the UTM Coordinator for Hospitality Courses, Mr. Kurma Mac Seac Kuong, using the Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System (MORS) as a reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Li and Lin took part in the national competition\u2019s 2022 edition via the hotel service portion, in the category of vocational training for secondary school students. The duo clinched first place. Cai was part of the winning team in 2023 under the same category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards not only served as a recognition of their efforts and talent but also have had a positive impact on their educational journey and professional development. Their outstanding achievements in the national competition led them to enrol in SPU exempt from needing to complete Gaokao and written admission exams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back, the students point out they have no actual work experience yet. The training and support provided by UTM therefore played a key role in their success in the national competition, they say.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Mac taught us as if we were really working in the industry,\u201d Li says. \u201cThat made a big difference, and we learned a lot in terms of detailed industry practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow student Lin agrees. \u201cMr. Mac gave us detailed instructions on matters concerning front desk service, using industry standards. It was not just like normal training for students,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cai, the 2023 winner, says UTM\u2019s training covered hands-on situations. This allowed her to gain \u201ca comprehensive understanding of how to perform well\u201d, i.e., to industry professional standards. It complemented Zhuhai First Vocational School training for the competition, where the emphasis had been on the academic knowledge aspect, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Building strong bonds in tourism education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, UTM has been authorised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People\u2019s Republic of China to be the relying unit of the Tourism Education and Training Base for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This means the University is a coordinating entity for the Base, collaborating with partners inside and outside the Greater Bay Area, in order to advance tourism education in the city cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTM and SPU have recently collaborated to establish the Shenzhen Macao Tourism Education Collaboration Centre in Shenzhen. The inauguration ceremony took place on 29 April. The two institutions will work together to enhance the innovation of tourism education content, aiming to foster the thriving development of the tourism education industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides agreed to take the Macao Occupational Skills Recognition System as the first project of the Centre, and to launch teacher training, industry training, exchange visits and qualification certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a milestone collaboration, UTM, along with Macao\u2019s Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), signed an agreement in November 2021 with the Guangdong Occupational Skill Service and Instruction Centre of the Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province. This paved the way for a \u201cOne Examination, Multiple Certificates\u201d initiative on vocational training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cai, as one of the inaugural cohort of trainees benefitting from this scheme, received the respective certificate in August 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor: UTM Public Relations Team<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three undergraduate students at the Shenzhen Polytechnic University share how they benefitted from UTM\u2019s support, showcasing UTM\u2019s effort to propelling tourism and hospitality education in the Guangdong\u2011Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":11579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1999,136],"tags":[745,3043,400,151,2861,152,3044,3042,1139,2859,1271,764,2241],"class_list":["post-11574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greater-bay-area","category-main_headline","tag-greater-bay-area","tag-guangdonghong-kong-macao-greater-bay-area","tag-macao","tag-macao-occupational-skills-recognition-system","tag-macao-university-of-tourism","tag-mors","tag-shenzhen-macao-tourism-education-collaboration-centre","tag-shenzhen-polytechnic-university","tag-skills","tag-utm","tag-vocational-education","tag-zhuhai","tag-zhuhai-first-vocational-school","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"views":4920,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11574"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11587,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11574\/revisions\/11587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}