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The WSC2019 Kazan Competitors are meeting for the 1st time today for icebreaker games and MBTI profiling.
Culinary arts is more than just cooking. What makes a good chef?
Watch this video to discover what it takes to master the culinary arts and the aspirations of our young chefs! 👨🍳👩🍳
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Ministry of Education, Singapore
Culinary art - a blend of passion, creativity and love of food. The kitchen is a fast-paced environment, and a chef has to make numerous decisions throughout the whole course, starting with prepping the ingredients and ensuring that every measurement is precise and timing is accurate down to the very last second.
Our dedicated and aspiring chefs from Republic Polytechnic face an exciting challenge to create magic out of everyday ingredients – as they show us how mastering the culinary arts require much more than just taste buds.
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The competition action has resumed!
Over close to two weeks, more than 30 students from tertiary institutions battled it out in three demonstration skills areas for a chance to represent Singapore at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, this year.
These three skills areas – Chemical Laboratory Technology, Cloud Computing and Hotel Reception, will be introduced at the international competition for the first time.
Congratulations to our top medallists - Ng Zi Xuan from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Christy Chung from Nanyang Polytechnic (Chemical Laboratory Technology), Milton Sim from Nanyang Polytechnic (Cloud Computing), and Shervonne Pan from Institute of Technical Education, Singapore (Hotel Reception)! 😊
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#throwback to last Tuesday when #asc2018 Mechatronics competitor, Shi Jie 🧑, sported a fresh hair cut, personally crafted by Hairdressing competitor, Noorasyiqah, at Bangkok. That night, he went on stage with that new hairdo to receive his Gold Medal🥇. Certainly rocks to be surrounded by skilled friends.💃🕺#nighttoremember #WorldSkillsSG
Skills Champions
Jhovelle Lee joined a course in Culinary and Hospitality as he had a burning passion for cooking and loved interacting with people. He is glad that he chose Temasek Polytechnic as it provided him a platform to learn from some of the best in the industry, ensuring that he is equipped with the required skillsets and knowledge to excel in the industry.
Joining the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition has also allowed him to go through further training, thereby honing his skills and preparing him for his career in the future as a chef.
Zachariah Chow has always had a burning desire to cook, especially for the people he loves. He cooks frequently for family members at home, and made the pivotal decision to transfer out of Junior College to pursue his passion for cooking at Temasek Polytechnic’s Diploma in Culinary & Catering Management.
At TP, he was taught the fundamentals of cooking, and the dos and don’ts in the kitchen by experienced and established chef instructors. Despite the many cuts and burns and rigorous training at TP, he persevered and eventually found his calling for fine dining at Iggy’s restaurant during his internship.
To further sharpen his culinary skills, he participated in the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition to further widen his exposure to the F&B scene in Singapore. Through the intensive regime that he was put through at the WSS training, he is equipped with the necessary skills to give him an edge in the industry. All these valuable experiences would definitely contribute to him becoming a more effective and exposed cook.
Cyndi Tay had always aspired to be a biologist until the hospitality industry ignited her passion. She is passionate about interacting with and meeting new people from all walks of life and dreams of setting up her own restaurant in future. With this dream, she took on the first step towards her journey by joining Republic Polytechnic‘s Diploma in Restaurant and Culinary Operations.
Through the intensive training for the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition, she has grown to become a more patient and considerate person. Being able to provide guests an enjoyable dining experience and going the extra mile for them keeps her motivated to strive to perform better. She is glad that Republic Polytechnic has allowed her to pursue her dreams through the School of Hospitality.
The intensive training for the competition has broadened and raised her service skills to a higher level. Cyndi feels more equipped to handle and deal with impromptu situations now, and is more confident of delivering an excellent dining experience.
Solomon Tan wanted to join a course in game design and development because he wanted to create games that help its players, like how games have helped him. Game design has taught him the importance of having an open mind. Solomon’s wide experience and skillsets in game design enables him to draw from these experiences when creating a game for development. Developing and publishing games have taught him the importance of time management and problem-solving skills.
Solomon has no regrets choosing to study game design and development at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) as TP teaches its game design students all the necessary skillsets needed for them to create games on their own.
Solomon joined the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition in order to brush up his programming skills, a necessary trait for developing games. For instance, he picked up new skills in HTML, CSS and Javascript, and today, he is able to create web-based games easily.
In addition, Solomon also wanted to widen his experience so that he could tap on this in the future. Through intense training for this competition, Solomon learnt how to manage his time to balance WSS along with his school workload. Solomon could tap on this experience should he need to design a game character going through similar situations, leveling up his game design and development expertise.
Clarence enjoys developing interactive technology immensely, and this is why he went on to pursue a course in game design and development at Temasek Polytechnic. His interest in video games and other interactive media inspires him to create games are for entertainment and enjoyment.
Clarence chose to study his course at Temasek Polytechnic so that he could acquire the skills to pursue his deep passion for developing video games. He joined the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition to broaden his knowledge and to expand his experience in the field of web design. To do this, he applied the concepts he learnt about game development in his web designs, and vice versa. Furthermore, with the training from WSS, he has also learnt to work quickly and efficiently, a useful skill for most situations.
For Information Technology student, Sherman Sng, being able to take part in the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition has given him the opportunity to challenge and push himself beyond his current limits. He has a passion for web designing, and joined the WSS so that he can equip himself with the necessary knowledge to create more appealing and meaningful websites.
His training has also given him more exposure to new skills and techniques. Even though he is required to spend a lot of time training, doing so with other team members is an invaluable experience as he is able to learn from everyone’s strengths and weaknesses.
Having juggled studies and training sessions for WSS for the past few months, Sherman is determined to put in his best effort for the competition. He is confident that his dedication, hard work and personal sacrifices will see him through the competition. He hopes that participating in the competition will raise his skills to greater heights and help him to be a better web designer/developer in the future.
Multimedia and Infocomm Technology student, Kat Yong Jie is interested in all things related to multimedia. He decided to participate in the Web Design area of the WorldSkills Singapore (WSS) competition in order to challenge himself.
Yong Jie is fascinated by all the things a fully-fledged website is capable of – animations, structure, connectivity and most importantly, the communication of ideas. He believes in providing the perfect experience for website users and putting a smile on their faces.
He is grateful to have dedicated staff at Nanyang Polytechnic to guide him through his learning journey. Through his WSS training, he learnt not only about designing and programming, but also about character-building and harnessing the disciplines needed to be a professional web designer. He hopes that through the skills he has gained, he can become a much better person and make his mark in the world someday.
Charmaine Kok has always been a fashion enthusiast, knowing very early on that she wanted to dabble in the fields of design and learn as much as she can about the different aspects of fashion. To her, fashion is the art form in which we live in, work in and sleep in. To her, there is always a place for fashion in the world.
In her eyes, visual merchandising is the forefront of commercial fashion where consumers get their first impression of a brand or its collection and products. She enjoys pushing her way out of the conventional and being experimental in her designs, never shying away from going all out and being big and bold. The most important impact she wishes to leave on people who view her works is to communicate through visuals, to influence people to talk about it – in short, creating interesting conversations.
Not only does she want to design a space or a window that merely showcases products, she wants to create an experience that can involve people and make them feel part of the space.
In Temasek Polytechnic, she has learnt about the different ways to manipulate colour, space and lighting to create a mood and influence customers, and this has inspired her to design more effectively.
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