After empowering its first two batches of deserving candidates to International Industry Standards, many of the students from the class of 2016 & 2017 have since progressed making greater strides in their career paths, for many of whom the new opportunities were a distant dream come true. As the class of 2019 is now ready to tread new paths, following the success of their predecessors, we are happy to announce that six of the students have already crossed the high seas to begin a new exciting phase of their career. And for the ones yet here, the adventure has only just begun. Saroj Maharjan (Class of 2017) › I am now in Doha, Qatar working as a Chef de Partie at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, getting to share my knowledge with other chefs that I got to learn at the ICCA. As I learnt from ICCA " learning never ends", each and every day I strive to learn new thing in my life. To all the graduating chefs, even though you have done long hours of hard work, night shifts and some of you even traveling long distances, to regularly attend class, is well worth all the efforts! Appreciation to all chefs at ICCA for their hard work, contribution, and sincere interest. PROUD TO SAY THAT "I AM TEAM ICCA". Antonette Ermino (Class of 2017) › I’m am currently working in Waldorf Astoria DIFC Pre opening as Demi Chef de Partie. I take this opportunity to say a massive THANK YOU for all that I have learned in ICCA it has been a very big help for me to achieve a lot of things professionally. Clearly remember the day I was interviewed in July of 2016, when I was then just starting my culinary journey as Commis 3 at the JW Marriott and within 2 years I was promoted to Demi Chef de Partie. My learning at the scholarship helped me to participate in competitions, being nominated and going on to Win silver award in Middle East and Africa Chef Excellence Award for Hidden Gem of the Year category, to becoming a part of the Junior National Team of UAE for the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg last 2018. ICCA Scoholarship Program played a massive role for me to achieve all these things. Lakmal Wickrmathunga (Class of 2017) › Now a Sushi Chef in Herning City of Denmark. My experience at The Radisson Blu Dubai Deira Creek, the qualification I received from ICCA and Chef Uwe's mentoring made this possible for me! Alpu Rai (Class of 2017) › The first thing that I love about this profession is we have a uniform, the discipline and lots of learning every day. I am Alpu Rai, Demi Chef at the Coya Dubai, a traditional Peruvian Restaurant infused with Japanese, Chinese and Spanish cooking. It is a very busy restaurant and would have never been able to work in this kind of busy restaurant, had I not got the opportunity to study in ICCA as a Scholarship Student. My passion for culinary arts began when I started working with ICCA as a Kitchen Steward, where I got to learn all the basics over a couple of years that helped push me to a better position of getting to start as a Commis at the Coya. I consider myself fortunate to be part of this ICCA SCHOLARSHIP program, as after graduating from the program did I really understand that what I had got to learn, had helped me grow in the Industry. In the future. I would definitely want to support and sponsor someone Else's Dream, just the way ICCA SCHOLARSHIP helped do for me. Brian Armstrong Otieno (Class of 2017) › With the boost in my knowledge from the scholarship program and my work experience in Dubai, I am now able to fullfil my dream of travelling and working in different places. I am now in the Maldives, working for a high end luxurious and executive resort which is part of the Hurawalhi Group. I am so grateful, to this education opportunity I got and it would be an honor for that to be acknowledged. Dulip Prasanna Rajapakse (Class of 2017) › I am grateful for the opportunity to complete scholarship program at ICCA. Currently i am working in The Grounds of Alexandria, Sydney, Australia. The knowledge and certificate I gained from ICCA helped me to migrate to Australia. Success Stories
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