IFT starts receiving applications for (1) Evening Diploma and Degree Programmes in Hotel Management and Tourism Event Management, (2) Culinary Diploma in Western Culinary Skills and Pastry and Bakery from 28 April to 9 May. Duration of the Diploma Programmes is from 1.5 – 2 years while Degree Programmes for 4 years.

Courses are arranged in modular format with Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) as instruction medium while practicum and internship are integrated in the programmes for students to acquire hands-on experience in related fields. Main target of the programmes are those who would like to pursue their career in hospitality, MICE and food & beverage industry, and of course in-industry professionals to upgrade themselves.

To cope with the rapid tourism development in Macao and the Asia Pacific region, IFT sees the needs of offering evening programmes to equip more students with professional knowledge and technical competence in preparation for their future leadership responsibilities in the industry. In addition, the evening programmes provide another channel for working adults to further their studies so as to enhance their competitiveness.

The curriculum of evening degree programmes emphasis on the balance between theory and practice by providing as many practical learning chances for students as those in Daytime Programmes. The programmes launched in 2010, expecting the first batch of graduates in October this year. Although students of evening programme mostly are working adults, some still managed to make use of IFT’s international network to conduct 6-month exchange and internship programmes in Denmark (South Denmark University) and USA (Disney World Florida) to broaden their horizon.

The 18-month culinary diploma aims to train up professional chefs and equips students with technical skills plus knowledge of nutrition, food hygiene and, occupational health and safety, giving them a full picture of kitchen operation and management. The 384-hour internship at restaurant kitchens as classrooms allows students to experience the real exciting workplace.

Those who are interested could visit IFT website http://www.ift.edu.mo/admission_web/en/index.html

or contact admission@ift.edu.mo for enquiry.