Part 4 98 VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL The Construction Lab, IVE (Morrison Hill) 4.119 The Construction Lab (light structures, geotechnical & material) supports testing of light structural elements, soils and construction materials. It also provides in-service training for the industry. The major equipment consists of a pin-jointed framework, a shear and bending moment apparatus, a steel bar strength measurement apparatus, a beam apparatus, an automatic shear testing system, an automatic consolidation system, and a penetrometer. The Lab covers a wide range of tests on: i) strength of a pin-jointed frame, ii) shear and bending moment of light structures, iii) tensile strength of steel bar, iv) forces on light structures, v) shear strength of soils, vi) settlement characteristics of soils, and vii) Atterberg Limits of soils. HOSPITALITY DISCIPLINE Culinarium, International Culinary Institute 4.120 The Culinarium of the International Culinary Institute is a multi- purpose kitchen for daily training, where visiting master chefs and experts from around the world conduct culinary demonstrations, experience sharing or mass lectures to groom aspiring culinarians to be well versed in international cuisines. With state-of-the-art facilities, including 12 fullyequipped individual cooking stations, a master chef station, an auditorium with seating for 120 people, and a professional audio-visual system with high-quality LED screens, the Culinarium is ideal for international culinary competitions as well as real-time broadcast of exchanges and events. Coffee Training Workshop, Hotel and Tourism Institute 4.121 The Coffee Training Workshop is equipped with facilities that meet the rigorous requirements set by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), including standard industry fixtures and high-end scientific equipment such as laboratory-grade coffee refractometers. Students will better understand how factors such as water temperature, pouring techniques, coffee-to-water ratio and brewing time would influence the extraction and taste of coffee.
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