Temasek Culinary Academy officially opens
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Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State for
Education (far right) officially launches the
Academy. With him are (from left) Mr Boo
Kheng Hua, TP’s Principal & CEO and Mr
Seah Moon Ming, Chairman of TP’s Board
of Governors.
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The Temasek Culinary Academy,
Temasek Polytechnic’s $5.5 million,
state-of-the-art F&B complex was
officially launched on Aug 15 by
Minister of State for Education, Mr
Gan Kim Yong.
With Singapore expecting to triple
tourism receipts to $30 billion and
double visitor arrivals to 17 million by
2015, this move by TP will help boost
manpower training for the hospitality sector.
“This Academy is set to stir up the
local F&B industry,” remarked Mr Gan
Kim Yong at the launch ceremony. He
continued: “The Academy will have all
the facilities needed to educate and train
students with the relevant culinary skill
sets necessary to take our hospitality
and leisure industry to a higher plane.”
Equipped with modern, high-quality
food production and restaurant
equipment, the design of the space
was conceptualised by TP staff. They
visited premier culinary institutes such
as the Culinary Institute of America,
and adapted some of the best ideas and
concepts to the Academy’s unique setup.
The Academy is the newest facility
at Temasek Polytechnic which has,
over the years, established itself as
the premier tertiary institution which
offers the most comprehensive package
of hospitality, tourism and culinary
training courses. | 
