A Dream that Fulfills Many a Dream... Chef Uwe Micheel Member, ICCA Dubai Culinary Scholarship Committee, Director of Kitchens, Radisson Blu Dubai Deira Creek, President, Emirates Culinary Guilds, Assistant Vice President, WorldChefs, Conseiller Culinaire Commandeur Chaine des Rotisseurs, Bailliage National Emirats Arabes Unis The Annual One Million Dirham Continuing Education Award for UAE Young Industry Chefs, an astounding achievement over the last five years, is what we had envisioned when the Scholarship Program came into being in the year 2014. Nurturing a career-long dream of both myself as President and Andy Cuthbert as Chairman,of the Emirates Culinary Guild (ECG), together with Sunjeh Raja, the Director & CEO of the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai); the program is now well recognized both by the hospitality industry in the UAE as well as Chef Associations & Bodies the world over. A first-of-its-kind innovative Education - Industry initiative undertaken by the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), a 100 scholarship program for the Young Chefs, is all about educating,training & certifying talented and deserving, but financially underprivileged young chefs in the UAE Hospitality Industry. In the last intake, we saw over 100 applications being received from almost every reputed brand across UAE, most of the candidates being deserving of the opportunity. It was a tough call and so it was unanimously decided to double the capacity of the class from 20 to 40 candidates for the year 18 - 2019. As the Class of 2019 successfully graduate, we are doubly elated to have inculcated in them the knowledge of Classical Cookery, as well as paved the path for further opportunities that lie ahead. This hands-on and dedicated Scholarship Program continues to be committed to supporting aspiring chefs to uplift themselves and fulfill their dreams. For we believe that better than a vision held, are dreams shared and brought to reality! Making a Difference... The ICCA Dubai Culinary Scholarship Program is a one of it's kind Innovative, Education - Industry initiative that is designed to share knowledge, experience, expertise, and capabilities to not only develop a sustainable workforce; it also brings about a Total Transformation to the lives of a chosen few. The program aims to bridge the skills gap across the industry and strive for excellence, developing a socially inclusive working environment for the long-term. In doing so it not only endows the chef with a requisite qualification, it also touches the lives of the aspiring chefs & their families in more ways than one. Executed in strategic partnership with the Emirates Culinary Guild, World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs) and City & Guilds, London; the 52 weeks 'Day Release Program' delivers the City & Guilds, International Vocational Qualification (IVQ) Level 2 Diploma in Food Preparation & Culinary Arts (8065-02). %
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