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06 | Community VACANCIES AT HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY SEEN THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA. www.kalatas.com.au | Ang Kalatas Australia | Vol. 3 No. 12 | September 2013 More Pinoys take AAMS training AMIDST the growing demand for professionals in the hospitality industry, many Filipinos are taking the option of undergoing high-standard training or upgrading their skills in reputable institutions such as the AAMS Hospitality School. Pinoy Chef Antonio Valdrez from the Philippines is the instructor of Certi?cate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) and the Diploma in Hospitality at Quakers Hill. He is looking forward to ?ll up one of increasing vacancies in the ?eld. Cooks and chefs and hotel managers are already back in the high-demand positions in the NSW State Occupation list as of mid-August this year. There is also a high demand for the same jobs in other states such as Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. “We are presently accredited to deliver the following courses: Diploma in Disability - 98 weeks (includes 400 hours of work placement); Certi?cate III in Disability- 48 weeks (includes 80 hrs of work placement); Diploma in Hospitality - 104 weeks (includes 360 hours of work placement); Certi?cate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) - 52 weeks (includes 360 hours of work placement),” said AAMS CEO Dr Moninder Singh PhD. “We have a large in?ux of Disability certi?cate students primarily 80 percent from the Philippines. Students must have a literacy level equal to Year 12 here in Australia to qualify to study here at AAMS,” he said. Diploma in Disability student Richard Virginiza arrived Australia in 2009 on student visa and eventually received a sponsorship permanent position offer from Canberra with the Department of Aging and Disability Diploma in Disability is two year with fee of $19,900. Students will have to do Certi?cate III in Disability ?rst before joining Diploma in Disability which is one year and cost is $7450. Five units which are part of Certi?cate III in Disability are prerequisite to Diploma in Disability. Therefore total duration of Disability course is three years and fee will be $27,350/($19,900+$7450). With the launch of Disability Care Australia (National Disability Insurance Scheme) there are plenty of jobs for Disability Care Work and AAMS is only CRICOS Registered RTO delivering Diploma in Disability to international students. There is also a credit for Nursing/ Aged Care/ Community Services quali?cation if a student has done Aged Care/ Nursing/Community Services quali?cation or have a relevant experience thus eligible to join Diploma in Disability by doing 5 pre requisite only which are part of Cert III Disability in 12-15 weeks and will only pay $3000/- for 5 pre-requisite subjects from Cert III in Disability. Total duration for Diploma in Disability along with 5 prerequisite units will be around 2 year and 3 months. Enrolment dates: 7 October 2013, 20 January 2014, 21 April 2014. For more information, contact: CEO Dr Moninder Singh PhD, Australian Academy of Management & Science, 14 Douglas Road Quakers Hill NSW 2763, Filipino-Australian Antonio Valdres (centre) Chef at AAMS with CEO Dr. Moninder Singh, Ph.D. (in black suit) and students. Mob: [phone], Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone] or email:: [email protected]. More information on AAMS programs can be seen at their website www.aamsaustralia.com.au. Wahroonga boy wants to see real mum FROM PAGE 01 The family is now preparing documents and linking with relevant agencies as they embark on what can be a painstaking and emotional journey to reconnect Rafael with his roots. The teenager said he could still vaguely remember something from his toddler years in the Philippines especially eating “just porridge for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.” Raj is a Malaysian-Indian who ?rst came to Australia in 1978. Roslyn who hails from Cebu was an active church and youth worker. They met at an ecumenical community forum in France and eventually married in 1995. “After seven years of marriage, we were not blessed with a child so Raj suggested to give an expression of interest at the DOCS (Department of Community Services) in NSW to adopt a child in the Philippines,” Roslyn said. Rafael was born prematu ?[H[??\??]?[?\???\?H]H?[?Y?H?H\?\?[??\\?[?H?X?]\?H^H??[??;? [?[??X[H?\?H??H?]\?X[[?YYX?[?YY?8?'[?H???\?H]\??X[\?[???\?HH?\?H[?[????\H[?8?$??\?X^X?HNH[??8?'H?H?ZY?\?\??]?[??[??Y?^K?Y?Y[?\?[[YYX][H?[??H?\?YXY???[?[??&\???][?\?[?\??ZY]?Y?Y[\??Y[??]?[??\??HHX?X?X[?\?[H][?X?Y[H?]?Z[?]X??YYY?\??X?\??H?YX?]???\?HYX]?X?X[?[??\??X?X[\???Z?[????[?\?[??\?Y?Y?[???HH[\[?\???]YK?H[?[??\????\?Y?Y?HH??\H???HH?X???][?X?\[?[?Y?H?[?H?\?N[???????Y?Y[[???]YH]?H?X??YH]\??[X[??]^?[??[?]?H\[H?]Z\?\?[????\?HX?]?H?\??Y[X?\??[??Y?^x?&\?????H??[][?]K??]?????HY[?Y?\??[???;? [??YH?\?[?\?[?[??Y?K?8?'H?[??YY]^H?X[][[^K8?'H?Y?Y[?ZY???