Another high-quality training facility following the German program in Nghe An

On the morning of November 1, at Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce, the "Opening Ceremony of the International High-Quality College Class under the transfer program from the Federal Republic of Germany" took place.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of Nghe An Department of Tourism, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung - Vice Chairman of Cua Lo Town People's Committee, Mr. Le Thanh Binh - General Director of Saigon - Kim Lien Hotel system in Nghe An.

On the side of Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce, there were Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang - Principal of the school, teachers in the Board of Directors, teachers who are heads of departments, centers and 32 students admitted to 2 high-quality international college classes in Reception Management and Culinary Arts.

Pursuant to Decision No. 934/QD-LDTBXH dated July 18, 2018 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs approving the Plan and Regulations for organizing pilot training at college level for 22 key international-level occupations, the General Department of Vocational Education announces the enrollment and organization of pilot training for 22 high-quality international-level occupations according to the programs transferred from the Federal Republic of Germany.

Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce is assigned to enroll and train 2 professions: Culinary Arts and Reception Management, each profession has 16 students.

Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang - Principal of Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce spoke at the opening ceremony

The high-quality international vocational training program transferred from the Federal Republic of Germany is a European standard training program, combining training in school and at the enterprise. During the 3-year training period, students will learn all the knowledge and skills of a hotel and restaurant specialist... according to German standards, with 30% of the study time at school and 70% of the study time at the enterprise. After graduating, students have the opportunity to work in the Federal Republic of Germany and European countries.

Teacher, culinary artist Bui Van Duc - Head of the Department of Culinary Arts, on behalf of 8 teachers of the school, received the certificate of German-standard teacher training.

This program is similar to the transfer training program from Australia (Restaurant Management and Tour Guide) that has been training at the school in the past. After completing the program, students will be awarded 2 degrees: 1 degree from the Federal Republic of Germany (equivalent to Level 4 according to the German National Qualifications Framework) and 1 College degree from Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce.

Notably, the transfer program from the Federal Republic of Germany will be taught in Vietnamese. During the vocational training, students will learn a foreign language (German or English) so that by the end of the course they must achieve a minimum level of B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR) or equivalent.

Reception Management students take photos with teachers

For the profession of Culinary Arts, there are 6 schools nationwide selected for training, while for the profession of Front Office Management, there are only 2 schools nationwide selected for training. This is a direction and a great advantage for Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce in training high-quality human resources in the tourism sector to serve the tourism industry of Nghe An province in particular and the whole country in general./.