AS part of its quest to transform Melaka into a centre of excellence, Sheng Tai International Sdn Bhd, a developer specialising in property tourism, is mooting a training centre which provides professional and diploma courses in various hospitality-related fields such as culinary skills and home economics.
To be set up alongside New Era University College (NEUC) and the Dong Jiao Zong Education Centre, the LSL ERA Training Centre will enable students who successfully completed a one-year culinary course to earn a foreign university credential.
The centre is scheduled to open at Metrasquare, Ayer Keroh by 3Q 2023.
Towards realising the project, Sheng Tai International has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with both NEUC and the Dong Jiao Zong Education Centre on Sept 6.
“We believe that this partnership will take Melaka’s education to the next level, creating many new opportunities for both local and international students,” commented Sheng Tai International’s chairman Datuk Leong Sir Ley.
“As a start, the centre will offer cooking and hospitality management courses, synergising with Sheng Tai International’s five-star Ames Hotel that is within the vicinity. More courses are to follow in the near future, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, agriculture and fashion.”
Leong further expressed optimism that the employment prospects of the graduates are promising.
“As a company with global offices in many parts of the world like Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Japan, we will be able to provide employment opportunities for the graduates,” she noted. “Our business is expanding day by day. Thus, there is always a need for qualified and diverse talents.”
In the realm of property development, Leong is reputed to be one of Malaysia’s very first businesswomen who single-handedly ventured out of the country by setting up a significant network of real estate investment platforms overseas. – Sept 8, 2022
