Emaar Education, a subsidiary of Emaar Properties, through Raffles Campus, has announced the opening of its dedicated hospitality training school in September in Dubai. The Raffles Campus School of Hospitality will offer hospitality management programmes in collaboration with Australia's Box Hill Institute, one of the premier multipurpose Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes in the world.
The school will be located at Umm Suqueim and will have a capacity of 1,500 students. Courses are offered on a full-time and part-time basis. Students will be required to undergo industrial attachments as an integral part of the course, which would offer opportunities for employment.
The Raffles Campus School of Hospitality also offers customised courses to employees of organisations in the hospitality industry such as hotels, resorts, recreational clubs and food and beverages outlets.
Boon Yew Ng, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Education, said: "Skills and competency-based education and training is a key focus of Emaar Education. The hospitality sector is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the region, evolving in tune with the impressive tourism growth. It is important to build a skilled and competent workforce for the industry. The Raffles Campus School of Hospitality will train and equip students with the industry best practices, and create a talent pool of professionals for the hospitality sector."
All programmes offered by Raffles Campus School of Hospitality adhere to the guidelines and standards laid down in The Australian Quality Training Framework that ensure high quality skills and training.