| Duration of Study | 4 Months |
| Mode of Study | Full-time |
| Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s) | (Class venue at International Culinary Institute (Pokfulam) / Hotel and Tourism Institute (Tin Shui Wai).)
(Class and training venues include but not limited to International Culinary Institute, VTC Pokfulam Complex, VTC Kowloon Bay Complex, Tin Shui Wai Training Centre, Chinese Training Restaurant and Western Training Restaurant at Pokfulam, The T Hotel, Training Café and Western Training Restaurant at Kowloon Bay.) |
| Entrance Requirements | Completion of Secondary 3 or equivalent |
| Programme Aims | - Equips students with trade-specific skills in culinary arts to pursue a career in the catering, cruise and maritime industries
- Allows students to gain professional knowledge in food safety, nutrition and kitchen operations
- Enables students to enhance their competitiveness and employability in the catering, cruise and maritime industries
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| Career Prospects | Upon graduation, career counselling services will be provided to facilitate graduates to join the hotel, catering and tourism industries. |
| Professional Recognition | Students who study food preparation and catering programmes are required to take the food hygiene and safety module. Students who have attained the specified score or above at the relevant examination will be awarded the “Basic Food Hygiene Certificate for Hygiene Supervisors” which is recognised by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong. |
| QF Level | QF Level: 2
QR Registration No.: 15/002734/L2
Validity Period: 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2026 |
| Notes | - Medium of Instruction: Chinese supplemented with English terminology.
- Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
- Students enrolling for this programme must maintain the health standards required of a food handler throughout the duration of training. This encompasses taking a medical check, at students' own expenses, which includes chest X-ray, urine routine, stool routine, stool culture, hepatitis A virus Ab lgG.
- For students who have a negative hepatitis A virus antibody result, a vaccine is recommended.
- Students are required to have a medical check, purchase the designated reference books, uniform and safety shoes where applicable, at their own costs. Institute reserves the rights not to admit students who fail to follow this clause.
- Items listed in the Curriculum are key modules only, more modules are included in the programme.
- Applicants should have good sense of smell.
- Subject to training requirements, students may be arranged to attend lessons or to undergo practical training which may be scheduled on evenings, Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays at other campuses or venues.
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