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South African Chefs Training & Innovation Academy (CTIA) in Centurion, and Capsicum Culinary Studio (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town. HTA School of Culinary Art South Africa is one of South Africa’s premier chef schools, conveniently situated in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. HTA offers a comprehensive course that equips young student chefs with the skills to build a career in the challenging and globally competitive world of cuisine. The HTA School of Culinary Art was established in 2003, and strive to offer a fundamental grounding course that will equip budding chefs with the skills to build a career in the challenging and globally competitive world of cuisine. Their promise is to produce young chefs with the practical skills needed to perform well and the theoretical knowledge and positive attitude expected by their superiors. The aim of the school is to be the preferred provider of chef and culinary arts training for the Hospitality and Catering Industry. South African Chefs Training & Innovation Academy (CTIA) operates in the Centurion Mall, Centurion, Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa, and delivers City & Guilds accredited Certificate, Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts and Diploma in Patisserie programmes. CTIA is already well known for their commitment to quality training, and their on-going passion to exceed in all expectations. Their dedication and commitment to presenting relevant, industry-ready training is one of their pivotal success factors and also their main inspiration to excellence. The facilities at CTIA are ideally equipped with modern equipment offering a unique venue unlike any other in South Africa. Their team is comprised of highly skilled and extremely passionate chefs who are committed to continuous improvement and quality education for all. Capsicum Culinary Studio (Pty) Ltd was the third program to earn WACS Recognition of Quality Culinary Education in South Africa. Founded by Cheryl Nesbitt, a qualified hotel manager and experienced member of the culinary industry in 2003, after seeing
a need for more qualified workers for the fast growing food service industry, Capsicum Culinary Studio has quickly grown as one of South Africa’s premier institutes. The professional programs offered at Capsicum Culinary Studio are internationally accredited allowing graduates entry into the market place anywhere in the world. They offer the highest standard in both culinary and hospitality education. Capsicum’s core business is professional education and training that contributes to a Culinary and Hospitality related vocation. All of their teaching is vocational and includes theory, practical learning, industry placements, frequent formative assessments and a summative assessment. The learning philosophy at Capsicum Culinary Studio is that through experimentation, playing with food, fun, and expression of creative individuality within a professional, structured learning environment, excellence is born. Capsicum’s credibility is further strengthened by its membership of the South African Chefs Association (SACA), Federation Hospitality Association of SA (FEDHASA), the Restaurant Association of SA (Rasa), Guest Accommodation Association & Solutions (BABASA) and the Chaine des Rotisseurs. Two programs in Singapore have also earned the WACS Recognition of Quality Culinary Education so far: At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy and ICAS Training & Education College. 2004. At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy was founded in 2001 by Mrs. Kuan Liu, with a vision to build the best academy for Asian cuisine in Singapore; by 2004 that vision expanded to embrace both Asian and Western cuisines. Today, the academy is EduTrust certified and recognized by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) as National CET Institute (NCI) administering nationallyrecognized diplomas, is partnered with America’s world class university Johnson & Wales University (JWU) and are members of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and the American Culinary Federation (ACF). At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy is an independent operation which operates at 28 Tai Seng Street. The academy delivers culinary arts education by applying skills and recipes from East & West, Herbs & Spices and Old World and New World cuisines, innovation and technology. The academy’s rigorous Study and Work pedagogy contributes annually, more than one million man-hours to the local F&B industry, empowering students with opportunities to augment their classroom learning with hands-on apprenticeships at the workplace. ICAS Training and Education College (ICASTEC) is located in Central Mall, Singapore; it is also a City & Guilds approved program. Established in 2005, ICASTEC is now one of the foremost organizations in the teaching of Food & Beverage and Western Culinary Skills in Singapore. The College is accredited by City & Guilds to offer qualification from Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts; Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Food and Beverage Service. The College has a low
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