Internship programme at CHS Abu Dhabi
abu dhabi — To choose a future profession sometimes can be challenging for the young generation, as they have many choices nowadays.
Star Corporation, representing six restaurants in Abu Dhabi, including Leopold’s of London, Smoking Doll and Wild Fire, developed a special internship programme for the Cambridge School students.
During the winter holidays, Cambridge High School Abu Dhabi and Star Corporation (restaurant management company) came up with the innovative project to give a chance to their students to try their skills and to venture into the world of hospitality from December 18 to 29, 2016.
It gave practical opportunity to each of the participants to be involved in restaurant’s daily operations. Some of them got a chance to work with the best chefs in town, learning not only about different kind of pastries and restaurants signature dishes, but also about making traditional sushi. Others tried their abilities in regular operations like serving the guests, learning about the offers, how to make tea or coffee, etc. Those who were interested in business development and management, worked in human resources and marketing department, accounts section and call center as well.
The programme was developed to clarify and open the gates of hospitality world, to young people. Star Corporation took the opportunity to represent the service industry at its best, hopefully to its future employees. In the end, all the participants happily graduated from the programme with a positive feedback not only about the industry but also with the awareness about the people – their passion and hard work. Leopold’s of London, Smoking Doll and Wildfire restaurants, under the banner of Star Corporation, are proud to be associated with Cambridge school and to be a part of process shaping students’ future.”
This Internship programme is a collaborative effort of the school’s innovation team, students and the with the support of the our school’s Principal, Jason King, vice-principal Carolyn Bailey and director of Innovation Dr Frithi Herbert.
On behalf of our school, we are thankful to Star Corporation’s Sunil G Varma, director, Jaya Dashputre, HR manager, and Alona Kushnarenko, marketing manager, who is offering an internship programme to facilitate student learning opportunities outside the classroom. These experiences provide the opportunity to apply classroom theory to “real world” situations thus enhancing the students’ academic and career goals. The internship programme opportunities enable the students to expand their knowledge and benefit from invaluable on-the-job experience. Students can also use an internship to determine if they have an interest in a particular career, to create a network of contacts, or to gain school credit.