Conception of the curriculum for the diploma course “Culinary Arts” in Palestine / West Bank (Bethlehem)
- Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts & Culture in Bethlehem (DAK)
- Ministry of Education & Higher Education Palestine (MOEHE)
- Arab Hotel Association (AHA)
The objective is to develop and accredit the curriculum for a two-year associate diploma in the hospitality sector.
This curriculum is based on the evaluation of a needs analysis that was carried out in cooperation with the hotel and gastronomy companies of the Arab Hotel Association (AHA). The two-year curriculum was developed by the Palestinian teachers in cooperation with experts from Baden-Württemberg. The Palestinian teachers at Dar Al-Kalima College University and the AHA gastronomy operations are also supported and trained by the Baden-Württemberg project team in the field of didactic and methodological skills.
The close cooperation between schools and businesses in the development of the curriculum is intended to increase employment opportunities for graduates on the one hand and to make the hotel and gastronomy sector more competitive on the other.
The participating project schools in Baden-Württemberg are:
- Paul Kerschensteiner School Bad Überkingen,
State Vocational School for the Hotel and Gastronomy Industry,
- Landesberufsschule für das Hotel- und
Gaststättengewerbe Villingen.
- Development of the school model based on the dual training model in Baden-Württemberg and the conditions of the Palestinian vocational school system
- Development of the curriculum with national accreditation
- Further training of teaching staff
- Development of quality assurance measures
- Transfer of the model to sustainable regular operation
- Establishment of school partnerships
September 2018
- Steering committee with orientation meetings
November 2018–February 2019
- Needs analysis for the culinary and tourist area
- Definition of skills and needs of the labour market
- Design of the courses to be taught in the new programme
March–December 2019
- Adaptation of the concept of the German dual training to the Palestinian context
- Development of a curriculum in culinary arts in line with AQAC regulations and the needs of the private sector
2020
- Accreditation of the curriculum and advanced training for Palestinian teachers