Disney World offers internship opportunities to IFT students

IFT strives to offer students various practical experiences in the Bachelor degree programmes, enabling students to master the requirements of the industry and be prepared for the challenges in the job market. All Bachelor degree programme students are required to complete a 6-month internship programme at tourism organisations in Macao or overseas in their 3rd year of study. Since the establishment of internship programme, performances of the students are excellent and feedbacks from the industry are very positive. There is an increase of participating corporations every year. In the previous academic year, over 20 organisations and corporations offer internship opportunities to IFT students, including the Administration of Airport, Air Macau, Crown Macau, Four Seasons Hotel, Grandview Hotel, Hong Thai Citizens Travel, Macao Cultural Centre, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, MGM Grand, New Sintra Tours, Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau, Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16, Wynn Resorts and other tourism organisations. To broaden the horizons of the students, IFT aggressively explore more opportunities of overseas internship. Students can choose to join the internship programme in large corporations in the USA, Europe, South East Asia, Hong Kong and mainland China to experience the local cultures. In the past, students have worked for UNESCO Asian Headquarter in Bangkok, British National Trust, Anantara Resort Maldives, Hyatt Dubai and other international well-known corporations. Since the academic year 2006/07, 17 students have completed various internship programmes at Disney World, Florida, USA. Currently, IFT and Disney World offer different internship programmes to students, including, · 6 months Internship programme of Food & Beverage Service at Disney World China Pavilion for year 3 students.
· 1 Year trainee programme of Merchandise and Food & Beverage Services for graduates.
· “International College Programme” offered by Florida State University and Disney World. Participating students will attend a 1-week extensive hospitality programme, followed by internships at the theme parks, water parks and resorts. Upon completion of the entire programme, a certificate from Florida State University will be issued. On 5 March, Disney World International Recruitment Team was invited to IFT for a talk on the internship programme, as well as a preliminary interview to the students. The recruitment team consists of Ms. Sue Sharpe, Disney International Recruitment Recruiter, Mr. Jeff Hickman, Team Leader of College Recruitment and Mr. Stephen Fan, General Manager of China Pavilion. This is the 4th consecutive year for Disney World to visit IFT for internship recruitment. Successful candidates will go to Disney World in Florida, USA to experience the operations of the theme parks, customer service and management culture, as well as chances to have cultural exchange with students around the globe. 3rd year Hotel Management student, Nyon Lam, has just completed his internship at Disney World last month. The internship experience in Disney is unforgettable. During the 6 months working for food & beverage service in China Pavilion, he experienced the culture of hospitality of Disney, appreciated the lives and working environment there, and got the chance to visit the places nearby. He believed that the experience will be beneficial in his future career in related areas. Disney International Recruitment Recruiter Ms. Sue Sharpe expressed that Disney is satisfied with the performance of IFT students in the past. She further stated that there will not be any quota for the recruitment and she hoped to receive more IFT students for this cultural exchange programme.