The Centre for Tourism and\nIntegrated Resort Studies (CTIRS) under the Faculty of Business Administration\n(FBA), University of Macau (UM), recently held the Integrated Resort Career\nSimulation Programme (IRCSP). The programme aimed to help students learn more\nabout the operation of integrated resorts, the responsibilities of the main\ndepartments, and the various job opportunities in the industry. The first five\nsessions of the experiential activities in the programme were very well\nreceived, and they were attended by over 100 students, including those from UM,\nSacred Heart Canossian College (English Section), and Keang Peng School.<\/p>
The programme was subsidised\nby the Higher Education Fund of Macao SAR and began on 17 October. In each\ndaily session, a group of about 30 participants was divided into smaller groups\nto experience the work of five main departments in an integrated resort, namely\nfront office, housekeeping, convention and exhibition, food and beverage\n(F&B), and gaming.<\/p>
In addition, during the\nprogramme, senior executives of various integrated resorts in Macao shared\ntheir experience and insights with the participants. The five distinguished\nguest speakers were Mr King Wong, senior operations manager of table games at\nStudio City; Mr Alan Teng, assistant front operations manager of\nconcierge\/front desk at Star Tower – Studio City; Mr Kenny Wong, director of\nhousekeeping at Studio City; Ms Almanda Leong, partner of human resources at\nMelco Resorts and Entertainment; and Mr Way Law, outlet manager of F&B\noperations and culinary at Galaxy Macau. Many students found the sharing sessions\nand the programme\u2019s content inspiring and showed interest in working in an\nintegrated resort after graduation.<\/p>
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The Centre for Tourism and\nIntegrated Resort Studies aims to provide an opportunity for residents of Macao\nand the Greater Bay Area (especially high school and university students) to\nlearn more about job opportunities in integrated resorts industry. Because of\nthe overwhelming response, the centre will continue to organise experiential\nlearning activities on a regular basis in 2021, to allow more students to gain\nuseful information as they contemplate their career paths in order to increase\ntheir chances of finding a job in this industry or studying in related\nprogrammes.<\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Business Administration<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Judite Lam Tel\uff1a(853) 88228022Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.mo<\/p>
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UM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo <\/p>
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