international academy of chinese culinary arts
London
Founded in 2019, The International Academy of Chinese Culinary Arts provides
expertise and insight on good practice, education, and development issues within
the Chinese food related industry in the UK. Its International Chefs Academy
offers International Programmes, Professional Programmes, and Continuing
Professional Development Programmes aiming to nurture intellectual and
professional competencies of our learners to meet the industry's demand for a
new generation of chefs with multi-culinary and management skills, as well as
professional mindset and work attitude. IACCA also provides bespoke professional
consultancy services to businesses and educational resources to training
providers, who are wishing to deliver professional chefs’ or hospitality
management programmes within Chinese Culinary Arts IACCA CULTURE Vision: To be
the Global Leader of Chinese Culinary Arts education and development. Mission:
We set and maintain professional standards for Chinese culinary practitioners
and driving positive change in Chinese food related industry Core Values
Creating experiences driven by quality and authenticity is at the centre of all
we do Committed to our people by developing their competences and capacity We
grow our business sustainably and profitably We continue to improve through
innovation and technology We contribute back to our communities IACCA TIMELINE
2016 A group of 5 experienced practitioners in the UK’s vocational related
education sector founded PAM Education Consultancy Services Ltd. As an
independent education solution provider with the main objective of bridging the
gap between vocational education and industry development and employability
skills. Pam Education ensures that learners are not only vocationally competent
but employment ready. PAM Education officially established its strategic
partnership with Tianjin Economics and Trade School (then the Tianjin No. 2
School of Commerce & Tianjin School of Cuisine) to bring authentic Chinese
culinary arts training and education onto the global stage. 2017 The partnership
has successfully obtained funding from Tianjin Municipal Education Commission
under the Lu Ban Workshop Project to establish education and training centre in
the UK for Chinese Culinary Arts, to develop fully regulated qualifications and
the associated learning resources in English. In May, the first Lu Ban Workshop
in Europe was opened at Chichester College (CC). Officials from the Tianjin
Education Commission, Senior management from PAM, TES, and CC were participated
in the opening ceremony. 2018 In April, the first and only UK fully regulated
Level 3 Diploma in Chinese Culinary was approved by PAM Education’s awarding
Body - Qualifi and appeared on the Regulated Qualification Framework. In
October, PAM Education offered 10 scholarships to prototype the L3 Diploma
course with Chichester College Group. Most learners reported to have benefited
from the course professionally. 2019 In Early January, PAM-TES collaboration
continued to flourish. Witnessed by the senior management team of the Tianjin
Food Group, PAM Education and TES signed a MoU to develop a restaurant and
international training centre at the iconic building of Cains Brewery in the
heart of Liverpool’s vibrant Baltic Triangle. On 31st January, PAM sponsored
Chinese Culinary Arts students were given the opportunity of a lifetime when
they cooked for Number 10 Downing Street and the Rt Hon Theresa May at the 2019
Chinese New Year Reception. With 150 people attending the event, the students
excelled in cooking a variety of canapés alongside four prestigious Chinese
master chefs, flown in to help prepare for the event. In February, built on the
success, PAM created IACCA, aspired to be the global leader of high quality and
authentic Chinese Culinary Arts education and development. In July, the Level 2
Certificate in Chinese Culinary Art was approved In October, the Level 4 Diploma
in Chinese Culinary Management was approved In November, Lu Ban Restaurant and
Training Centre Liverpool was launched, which have not only brought premium
Chinese cuisine and dining experience to Liverpool but also provide the state of
art learning venue and work placement opportunities to Chinese culinary lovers.
BBC North West and the BBC the One Show have reported on the ground-breaking
Chinese cuisine experience that the Lu Ban academy and the IACCA training centre
offers. 2020 In January, IACCA was named finalists in the Education Link Awards
at the Department for International Trade, North West England Greater China
Awards Ceremony. In July, IACCA initiated the Master Chef Programme together
with TES. In August, IACCA launched its first two programmes of study to the
International market.
