Chef Sally Handoko to Conduct Intensive Course in Pastry and Baking with DCT
Dubai College of Tourism announces special pastry and baking course
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 25 April 2022: The Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), a part of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), has announced a full time nine-week intensive course in pastry and baking to pave the way for talented individuals to take up careers as professional pastry chefs or bakers within Dubai’s thriving restaurant and hospitality sector. The course will be held from 9 May to 8 July 2022, at the new DCT Kitchen located in Nad Al Sheba.
Participants will begin the course by learning the fundamental skills needed by every baking and pastry chef, as well as nutritional aspects of their subjects. From thereon, the course will progress into imparting intermediate and advanced skillsets, in delicate chocolate and desert preparation.
The course will be led and taught by professional chef and Baking & Patisserie instructor, Sally Handoko who has over 15 years’ experience in working across fast pace pastry teams for five-star luxury hotels and restaurants across the Middle East. Handoko’s core skills lie in her pastry and baking knowledge, as well as mastering in sugar art, chocolate art, team management, menu developing and of course, hygiene. Handoko intends to impart these useful and specialised skills onto the keen bakers attending the College’s baking and pastry course.
This course and other such culinary courses provided by DCT, aim to keep the future industry professionals up to date to enable them to align with the ever-evolving hospitality sector in Dubai. The special course comes as Dubai’s gastronomy scene continues to grow and draw international recognition. As a testament to the gastronomic heritage, diversity of flavours and depth of the food scene in Dubai, the city was recognised as the No.4 destination internationally for ‘Food Lovers’ in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2022.
Other exciting updates include the arrival of the Michelin Guide Dubai and Gault&Millau to the region, while Dubai’s restaurants and chefs were recognised in the inaugural edition of Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants, which took place in February 2022 in celebration of culinary excellence across the region.
Dubai College of Tourism offers a vast and diverse range of courses, from certificates to diplomas in hospitality, events, tourism, retail business and culinary arts. The varied courses offered by DCT are created in order to meet industry needs for qualified and skilled employees and support Dubai’s tourism strategy designed to further enhance the overall visitor experience. All of the courses, such as the Pastry & Baking Course, offer the practical and theoretical skills that put individuals on the path to success and fulfilling careers.
To find out more details about this course, please visit https://dct.ac.ae/en/pastry-and-baking-course/
About Dubai College of Tourism (DCT):
DCT runs the first-of-its-kind multi-disciplinary educational platform in the region. The College provides certificate and diploma courses in tourism, hospitality, retail business, events and culinary arts through the TVET accreditation framework. DCT aims to be recognised as the premier vocational institution in the region with its courses bridging the gap between in-house training and a full bachelor’s degree, ensuring a steady stream of highly trained tourism professionals for the city. DCT manages Medyaf the Industry Nationalisation initiative that aims to attract and train Emiratis to work in Dubai’s tourism industry and The College is also responsible for delivering fundamental programmes specifically designed for those working within the tourism industry, such as; ‘Dubai Way’ (for tourist-facing staff in Dubai) and ‘Dubai Expert’ (an interactive online training tool for international travel agents).
About Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
With the ultimate vision of making Dubai the world’s leading commercial centre, investment hub and tourism destination, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) is mandated to support the Government in positioning the emirate as a major hub for global economy and tourism, and in boosting the city’s economic and tourism competitiveness indicators. Under this remit, DET is driving efforts to further enhance Dubai’s diversified, innovative service-based economy to attract top global talent, deliver a world-class business environment and accelerate productivity growth. Additionally, DET is supporting Dubai’s vision to become the world’s best city to live and work in by promoting its diverse destination proposition, unique lifestyle and outstanding quality of life, overall.
DET is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s business and tourism sectors. It is also responsible for the licensing and classification of all types of businesses, including hotels, tour operators and travel agents. The DET portfolio includes Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, Dubai Industries and Exports, Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI) and Dubai SME, as well as Dubai College of Tourism, Dubai Calendar and Dubai Business Events.
