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Advanced Diploma in Culinary Management

Program: Special Program for Students from Hungary

Duration: Eight months (four months of school, four months of work experience)

Availability: This offer is available to New EU Students only

Intakes: September, 2009, January, April, 2010

Overview

The Diploma in Culinary Management consists of one intensive study period of 16 weeks at the BHMS campus in Lucerne, Switzerland, and one practical paid industry-training period of 4-6 months in the Swiss hospitality industry.

BHMS is a member of the Bénédict Switzerland group of schools, founded in 1928, whose mission is to provide adult education for people with a desire to succeed. Bénédict School is one of Switzerland’s largest private education organizations and is teaching each year more than 15,000 full and part time students.

The American Culinary Federation Foundation (ACFF) established in 1929 is the largest professional chefs’ organization in North America. ACFF is comprised of more than 230 chapters and 20’000 members across the United States. The mission of ACFF is to make a positive difference for culinarians through education, apprenticeship, and certification, while creating a fraternal bond of respect and integrity among culinarians everywhere.

In February 2008, the culinary program became accredited by the ACFF and since then more than 70 students have graduated either with a diploma or the advanced diploma.

You and your peers learn from a dedicated faculty, who in addition to their academic credentials, brings along know-how and experience in the business field. This ensures that what you learn in class is contemporary and can be applied in real world situations in a daily business environment.

Paid Industry Training in Switzerland

Industry training is an integral part of the study program at BHMS and provides an opportunity to gain paid work-experience during the early stages of the career. This will prove invaluable when applying for the first supervisory or management position. Generally, the first industry training position will be in a junior position, where students can practice the skills that they learned in the first academic year at BHMS. Students will complete their training in the service, housekeeping, or kitchen area, according to their talent. Successful students may be able to assume more responsibility and guest contact in their second year.

The industry training salary in Switzerland, negotiated between the employers’ association and the Employee Union, is presently set at minimum CHF 2’115 per month gross. From this salary, students have to pay for room, board, and taxes. The average net income per month varies from CHF 1’200 to 1’400.