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TECHNICAL DIPLOMA IN CULINARY ARTS COURSE

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About the Course

Conducted by ITE in collaboration with the prestigious French culinary school, Institut Paul Bocuse, the Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts is a new progression path for ITE graduates who possess Nitec or Higher Nitec in related fields. This prestigious institute offers a unique blend of refined tradition, contemporary quality and cutting-edge innovation in the culinary world.

The Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts course comprises 2.5 years of institutional training including a 9-month internship to gain relevant industry experience. The course content is customised based on local context to allow for diverse subject mastery and hands-on practice.

The certification will be issued by Institut Paul Bocuse and will be similar to the one given out in France. ITE and Institut Paul Bocuse will also issue a joint transcript to all graduates, reflecting the grades attained in the course. Graduates of the Diploma course will also have an opportunity to study for a Dual Degree in International Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Lyon Business and Management School & Institut Paul Bocuse.

The course is offered at ITE College West @ Choa Chu Kang which provides a fertile training ground and learning environment with fully-equipped state-of-the-art culinary set-up that is ideal for comprehensive hands-on training.

Entry Requirements

The course is open to Singapore Citizens with the following ITE qualifications:

Course	Grade Point Average (GPA)
Higher Nitec in Hospitality Operations	GPA 3.0 and above
Nitec in Asian Culinary Arts
Nitec in Food & Beverage Operations
Nitec in Pastry & Baking
Nitec in Western Culinary Arts

Shortlisted applicants are required to attend an interview and pass a pre-admission medical examination.

Note: Only final year graduating students from Nitec in Western Culinary Arts, Nitec in Food & Beverage Operations, Nitec in Pastry and Baking Nitec in Asian Culinary Arts are exempted from the medical examination requirement.

Application

Admission is based on merit for the 20 places offered and short-listed applicants will need to attend an interview. The tuition fees will be similar to that for local Polytechnic full-time Diploma courses.

Application for Apr 2013 intake is from Wed 28 Nov 12 to Wed 23 Jan 13.

To view the course curriculum, click here.

To view the course brochure click here.

NS Deferment

National Service (NS) liable males who wish to pursue the full-time ITE Technical Diploma course in 2013 and were born in the year 1991 or earlier will have to check their eligibility for NS Deferment at the Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Only those who are eligible for NS deferment will be allowed to enroll in the course.

Fees

The course fees are payable by term (one term is 6 months). The first term fees are payable before enrolment. The fees from second term are payable before the start of each term. The table below shows a summary of course fees payable per year and per term for the full-time Technical Diploma courses:

AY2013 Fee Rates for Full-Time Technical Diploma Courses
	Technical Engineer Diploma in Automotive Engineering Technical Engineer Diploma in Machine Technology		Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts
Course Fees	Total Per Academic Year	Each Term	Total Per Academic Year	Each Term
Subsidised Tuition Fee	$2,300	$1,150	$2,610	$1,305
Other Fees: Examination	$36	$18	$36	$18
Supplementary	$36	$18	$36	$18
Registration Fees (1-time)	$5 (1st term only)	$5 (1st term only)	$5 (1st term only)	$5 (1st term only)
Total Fees Payable by Student who Accepts Tuition Grant	$2,377	$1,191	$2,687	$1,346

Note:

The fees are subject to revision.
Fees are inclusive of GST or after GST subsidy.
One term is 6 months.
Registration Fee is a one-time payment.
Students are required to pay their term fees for all terms by the stipulated dates in order to remain in their course of study. For subsequent terms, students are required to pay their fees through PSEA/GIRO.
Students are required to submit Application Form for Interbank GIRO for payment of fees from the second term onwards (for students who do not have PSEA or ther PSEA account balance is insufficient for all terms in the course of study.)
Tuition Grant is provided to all eligible full-time Technical Diploma course students by the Government of Singapore through the Ministry of Education (MOE), to subsidise their tertiary education. Technical Diploma students who are eligible for and accept the tuition grant will pay subsidised Tuition Fee. Those who are not eligible for or do not accept the tuition grant will have to pay the non-subsidised Tuition Fee, inclusive of 7% GST on Tuition Grant. Tuition grant and unsubsidised fees are subject to annual revision. Tuition grant and unsubsidised fees are pending confirmation from MOE and would be advised separately when available.
Students who were previously enrolled in Institute of Technical Education (Technical Diploma courses), Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) such as National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Technology & Design, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic or Arts Institutions such as Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, LaSalle-SIA may not be eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant and may have to pay the non-subsidised tuition fee. Students are advised to check with MOE on their eligibility for Tuition Grant.

Tuition Grant Scheme (TGS)

To subsidise the high cost of tertiary education in Singapore, the Government of Singapore, through the Ministry of Education, provides tuition grant to all eligible full-time Technical Diploma course students who have been admitted to ITE (subject to guidelines under existing policy).

Students will need to complete the Tuition Grant Scheme Form and submit it to their College during registration, to apply for the Tuition Grant. Students who do not apply or are not eligible for the Tuition Grant will have to pay the non-subsidised tuition fee. If you have any enquiries on Tuition Grant matters, please contact the Ministry of Education’s Tuition Grant Unit on Tel: 6879 7333.

Fees Payment Modes for New Students (Apr 2013 Intake)

Upon acceptance of the course, students may pay their first term fees through one of the following modes:

Singapore Citizen Students	Payment Mode	Information
With Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)	Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)	Singapore Citizen students with PSEA are to submit duly completed MOE PSEA form during the course registration at the Colleges and pay the fees via PSEA. If your siblings have sufficient PSEA balances, you may also submit SO Form to use their PSEA for payment of your term fees. You may call MOE Customer Service on Tel No. 62600817 to check your PSEA balances. A copy of the SO form is enclosed. For more information on PSEA, please visit MOE website http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives//post-secondary-education-account/.
Without Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)	NETS Payment at ITE Campuses	You may pay via any of these modes when you report to your posted campus for registration.
	Credit Card Payment at ITE Customer Service Centres
	Self-Automated Machine (SAM)	If you have accepted the course offer online before 6 pm, you may pay via any of these modes from 10.30am the next working day. If you have accepted the course offer online after 6pm, you may pay via any of these modes from 10.30am two working days later. Your Financial Account will be updated the next working day after payment has been made by you. For cash payment at Singapore Post Office, you will need to inform the counter staff your NRIC number. You are required to retain the SAM/Singapore Post Office payment receipt and bring with you when you report to your posted campus for registration.
	Cash Payment at Singapore Post Office

Note - Students are required to submit Application Form for Interbank GIRO for payment of fees from the second term onwards (for students who do not have PSEA or their PSEA account balance is insufficient for all terms in the course of study.)

If you do not pay your fees by the stipulated date, you are deemed to have withdrawn from the course which you have accepted. Your training place will be forfeited.

Refund of Fees

The total fees paid may be refundable as follows:

Date of Application for Refund	Amount of Refund *
2 weeks or more before start of course/term	100% refund
Less than 2 weeks before start of course/term	50% refund
After start of course/term	No refund

* Refund is not an automatic process. Applicant must apply for refund before ITE will process the request.

For further information, please contact:

Customer & Visitor Centre
ITE Headquarters
2 Ang Mo Kio Drive
Singapore 567720

Tel: 1800 CALL ITE (1800 2255 483)
Fax: 6872 4379
Email: training@ite.edu.sg.

Scholarships & Bursaries for Full-Time Technical Diploma Students

Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship To Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP)

The objective of the LKY-STEP is to motivate ITE students to excel in their training and to encourage life-long learning. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding ITE graduates pursuing full-time diploma courses at the local polytechnics and ITE. It comprises a one-off cash quantum of $3,500 plus waiver of tuition fees for the duration of the polytechnic or ITE diploma course.

Tay Eng Soon Scholarship (TESS)

The objective of the Tay Eng Soon Scholarship is to motivate ITE students to excel in their training and pursue polytechnic education. The scholarship is awarded to outstanding ITE graduates pursuing full-time diploma courses at the local polytechnics and ITE. It comprises a one-off cash award of $3,000.

MOE Bursary

The MOE Bursary is introduced to p rovide more assistance to students from the lower to middle income groups, as part of the Government's commitment to ensure that no able students are deterred by the cost of post-secondary education due to their financial circumstances.

To be eligible, a full-time student should meet the following criteria:
Is a subsidised Singapore Citizen student pursuing a full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec or Diploma course;
Has gross monthly household per capita income (PCI) ≤ $1,700; and
Is not in receipt of other bursary or scholarship.

Students may apply for the bursary at any time during an academic year. The bursary quantum is given in the table below:

Gross Monthly Household Per Capita Income	*Bursary Quantum per Annum for Nitec* & Higher Nitec Courses**	Bursary Quantum per Annum for Diploma Courses
<$1,200	$360	$1,350
>$1,200 to $1,700	$150	$450

Students may apply for the MOE Bursary by completing a Family Income Declaration on-line through the Student Portal and submit the necessary supporting documents with the Acknowledgement Form to the Customer & Visitor Centre or Student Services Department of the College.

Financial Assistance Schemes for Full-Time Technical Diploma Students

You may also wish to pay the subsidised tuition fee in full or partially through the application of financial schemes e.g. the use of your own or your parent’s CPF funds or the Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy.

Note: The Financial Schemes cover only the subsidised Tuition Fee, i.e. students will have to pay Other Fees using their own funds. For students who apply for more than one Financial Scheme, the sum of these schemes must not exceed the Tuition Fee amount.

CPF Education Scheme

Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy

CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary

ITE Special Student Assistance Scheme

ITE Monthly Financial Assistance Scheme

CPF Education Scheme

The CPF Education Scheme is a loan scheme. The total amount withdrawn for tuition fees plus accrued interest has to be repaid in full with cash. Repayment will start one year after date of graduation or date of leaving the institution, whichever is earlier. Interest starts accruing from the day of withdrawal, and is pegged to the prevailing CPF Ordinary Account interest rate which is currently 2.5% pa.

As a student taking a full-time government subsidized course leading to a diploma at an approved local tertiary institution, you may apply for a loan from your own or your parent’s CPF savings to pay your tuition fees.

New students who wish to apply for this scheme must submit the electronic application through CPF Board’s website at http://www.cpf.gov.sg .

The student and the CPF member must each have a SingPass account in order to apply. If you or the CPF member does not have a SingPass, you can apply for it at http://www.singpass.gov.sg.

CPF Board requires the student to have an email account. CPF Board also requires the CPF member to have an email account as an email will be sent to the member to login with his SingPass to give consent to the use of CPF savings for the student’s application. The CPF member must login using the member’s own SingPass within 14 days from the date of the application, to agree to the use of his CPF savings. Otherwise, the application will be rejected.

Students are required to print a copy of the successful e-application from CPF Board and submit it when you report to your posted campus for registration.

Students can login to ‘My CPF Online Service’ at http://www.cpf.gov.sg and check under ‘My Activities’ for the status of your application. For further enquiries on e-application for the use of CPF funds, please contact CPF Call Centre on Tel: 1800-227-1188 or email: edu cation@cpf.gov.sg.

Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy

The Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy is a financial scheme aimed at helping needy Malay students studying in an ITE Technical Diploma course.

A student is eligible for TTFS if he/she satisfies all of the following conditions:

  a)    The student is a Singapore Citizen (SC) or a bona fide resident of Singapore and one of his/her parents (including adoptive parent and step-parent), living
         or deceased, is a Singapore citizen;

b)   The student’s race stated in his/her NRIC is Malay or Indonesian Extract¹;
¹Including Acehnese, Ambonese, Batak, Bugis, Baniarese, Boyanese, Butonese, Dusun, Dayak, Iban, Indonesia, Javanese, Kadazan, Kelabit, Minangkabau, Murut, Makasarese, Melanau, Sumatran, Sundanese, and Other Indonesian.

c) The student’s monthly per capita household income (PCI) does not exceed $1,500, where the student will enjoy:

(i) 100% subsidy if his/her PCI is $1,000 and below;

(ii) 75% subsidy if his/her PCI is between $1,000 and $1,200;

(iii) 50% subsidy if his/her PCI is between $1,200 and $1,500.

d) The student is receiving the MOE tuition fee grant;

e) The student is pursuing a first diploma on a full-time basis at ITE

If you qualify under this scheme and wish to apply, please

i) complete the application form enclosed in the enrolment package sent to newly enrolled students.

ii) submit the completed form together with copies of relevant documents to your posted campus when you report for registration.

(On-going students who are eligible and wish to apply for TTFS , they can obtain the application form from their respective ITE Colleges.)

Mendaki will process your application and if successful, Mendaki will pay your tuition fee directly to ITE.

A student need apply only once throughout his/her whole course of study. Once approved, the subsidy is automatic for the subsequent years of study.

For further enquiries, please contact Yayasan Mendaki at Tel: 6245-5710 or email: mendaki@mendaki.org.sg

Community Development Council & Citizen's Consultative Committee-Institute of Technical Education (CDC & CCC-ITE) Bursary

The CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary is open to Singaporean applicants seeking admission to ITE full-time courses. The bursary quantum will depend on the gross monthly household per capita income of applicants. Details are given in the table below:

Gross Monthly Household Per Capita Income	Bursary Quantum For Nitec & Higher Nitec Courses	Bursary Quantum For Diploma Courses
<=$300	$1,000	$1,800
$301 to $850	$750	$1,800

Each award is for one year. A full-time student undergoing training in a 2-year course will need to re-apply for the bursary at the start of the second year.

Applicants for the bursary must not be in receipt of the CDC & CCC-ITE Scholarship or any other ITE or government-funded scholarship/bursary award. Company-sponsored students and trainees are not eligible for the CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary.

Applicants are required to submit a Family Income Declaration through the web and submit the supporting income documents (e.g. latest payslips, letters from employers) to the Campus Administration Office for verification. Applicants can follow the steps below to submit their Family Income Declaration through the web:

Logon to Student Portal with ID and password.

Click on “iStudent” >> iStudent Administration System.

Click on “Campus Finances” >> CDC Bursary Application

Those who qualify for the Bursary will be issued the CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary application form for them to submit to the CCs nearest their homes. Successful applicants will be informed by the respective CCCs.

The respective Colleges will inform the applicants of the outcome of the applications as soon as they made the necessary verifications. Successful applicants will be informed by their respective CCCs to collect their cheques when they are ready for collection.

ITE Special Student Assistance Scheme

The ITE Special Student Assistance Scheme (SSAS) is aimed at providing financial assistance to full-time students who require financial support after the application period for the CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary. In a way, the SSAS is an exigency scheme to provide support to needy students, so that they can continue with their technical training.

Financial assistance under the SSAS could comprise waiver of fees and/or cash award. Before granting fee waiver, an applicant should utilise the funds available under the Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) scheme.

To be eligible, a full-time student should meet the following criteria:

Is a Singapore Citizen;
Has gross monthly household per capita income (PCI) ≤ $500;
Is not in receipt of the CDC & CCC-ITE Scholarship or MOE Bursary (students in receipt of the CDC & CCC-ITE Bursary may be awarded the SSAS, if they are assessed by the College to be in need of further financial aid);
Is not a sponsored student or a trainee; and
Has at least 3 months’ study to undergo till the end of the academic year.

Students may apply for the SSAS by completing a Family Income Declaration on-line through the Student Portal and submit the necessary supporting documents with the Acknowledgement Form to the Customer & Visitor Centre or Student Services Department of the College.

ITE Monthly Financial Assistance Scheme

The ITE Monthly Financial Assistance Scheme (MFAS) is aimed at providing monthly pocket allowance to needy students who face special hardship circumstances and need regular financial assistance to help them with daily expenses (such as meals, transport and stationery) so as to be able to continue with and complete their studies.

To be eligible, a full-time student should meet the following criteria:

Is a Singapore Citizen;
Has gross monthly household per capita income (PCI) ≤ $500;
Is not receiving monthly training allowance as a sponsored student;
Has good conduct, regular attendance and positive attitude towards study; and
Has at least 3 months’ study to undergo till the end of the academic year.

The quantum of award is $150 per month.

Students may apply for the MFAS at any time during an academic year by completing a prescribed hard copy application form of the College. The completed form must be submitted with the necessary supporting documents to the Customer & Visitor Centre or Student Services Department of the College.

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