The management of tourism businesses in all its forms (hotels and tourist accommodation, catering establishments, brokerage firms, consultancies) requires a professional to have a peculiar knowledge of their management. Therefore, a key factor to leverage the most skilled employment opportunities offered and demanded by the sector is the specialized training of management professionals in the tourism sector and quality with which they are provided. In this dual-degree program (private training – private degree), the School offers specialized training in Kitchen and Nutrition Management. This training is completed with a period of professional internships in many prestigious companies where the students will be able to apply all the theoretical knowledge they would have acquired before giving them a real working experience.
Students acquire important theoretical knowledge in accounting, pricing, marketing, business communications, human resources management and more, studying more specialized modules such as culinary arts technology, innovation and creativity in gastronomy and culinary arts, international F&B management, special events management as well. In the course of their studies, students undertake practical internships of up to 12 months. Thanks to the extensive and sophisticated network of active international partners of VUM, students get the opportunity to work with some of the best chefs in the world, to gain valuable experience into high-classed restaurants and to work in “Michelin” starred ones. Thus, they get a real opportunity to create contacts, gain skills and experience in a real environment and lay the foundations for their future successful realization.
The Basic Cuisine programme (Basic Certificate) opens the door to the adventures of French cuisine. From day one, you begin to master the basic skills: from how to hold a knife properly, to how to peel vegetables or how to truss a chicken. As the term progresses, techniques are layered on one another, and become more complex. Demonstrations become more menu-oriented, incorporating such elements as organisation, preparation, balance and timing. Students also learn how to use and integrate condiments, herbs and spices into their recipes producing a variety of flavours which complement the dishes prepared. As a solid grounding in basic cuisine, this programme is for beginners and experienced students alike.