well shatec shortened the diploma last time 3 years now 2years 7mth
i think. the hotel attachment was one year but shortened to 7mth
and in this industry practical experience is very important. many
students kpkb got bullied during hotel attachment work hours too
long, PH and weekends must work and asked to work OT. they just
join shatec cos they have no interest in this industry and their o
level grades cant go anywhere, they refuse to repeat o levels.
thus many students dropout halfway during the course lost
interest. some dropout during hotel attachment got sacked for too
many mc, bad attitude. dont forget shatec is not sponsored by the
govt and the course fees are almost 17k cash compared to previous
years of 12k plus. shatec depends on their students for business.
in addition, some of the students expect supervisory positions too
fast after graduation instead of putting in a honest hard day of
work.
eventually most hotel mgmt, accomodation and F&B students
leave this industry to join other industries or use their diploma
as stepping stone to study other courses in unis overseas with less
exemptions compared to poly diploma of cos. the staying power is
the culinary students they really display passion.
i plan to take culinary skills anyway. So its still a good idea
to join shatec right? unless the standard of the course have also
been dropped for culinary arts.