Charles Chu

Wine and Beverage Educator | Talent Development | Strategic Development | Entrepreneur

Taiwan

About

WSET Diploma holder, WSET Certified Educator (Wines, Spirits and Sake), Certified Sherry Educator, Certified Port Educator, Certified Madeira Wine Educator, Certified Cava Educator, Certified Rioja Educator, Certified Hospitality Educator and Gastronomist. Educator and entrepreneur has been in different tertiary institutes with diversified experience in F&B and FMCG industry in London, Manchester, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Macao, Manila and Taipei. Consultancy | Entrepreneurship | Strategic Business Development | Hospitality Concept Development | Quality Assurance | Curriculum Design & Development | Gastronomic Restaurant Operations | Centralized Food Production | Hospitality Management | F&B multi-units Operations Management | FMCG Management | Wines | Sherry | Port | Madeira | Cava | Rioja Wines | Spirits | Sake | Cheese | Chinese Tea | Baijiu | Tertiary Education | Corporate Training

Experience

  • Vocational Training Council (7 yrs 11 mos)
    • Lecturer
      Feb 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Programme Manager (Wines and Spirits Education)
      Feb 2017 - Jan 2019 · 2 yrs

      - Developed new VPET programmes through conducting diversified surveys and feasibility studies of programme and projects. - Completed 2 new Wine and Beverage Business sub-degree programmes validation successfully under Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) for supporting the current and future man-power needs of the industries. - Promoted VPET programmes and the institute's image by being guest speaker in media and hosting public seminars in key industry exhibitions. - Linked up new international professional qualifications and bodies for the industry practitioners skills-upgrading demand

    • Lecturer
      Oct 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

      - Being subject lecturer to teach 7 courses over 450 students including approx. 150 wine course students within 4 semesters. - Developing new teaching materials for F&B and wine modules. - Managing the training restaurants during the semester F&B modules teaching.

  • External Examiner at YMCA College of Careers
    Sep 2017 - Aug 2020 · 3 yrs

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (School of Hotel & Tourism Management)
    • Visiting Lecturer
      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015 · 2 mos

      Being module lecturer for general education to teach wine course for 100 students in summer term.

    • Instructor
      Sep 2012 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Being module lecturer to teach 13 courses over 1000 students including approx. 450 wine course students within 3 years. - Organizing and delivering workshops and events to public through Food and Wine Academy under the school - Managing the training restaurant - Bistro 1979 during the semester teaching

  • External Examiner at Vocational Training Council
    2014 - 2015 · 1 yr

  • General Manager at Daily Excel Limited
    Dec 2008 - Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Started-up with founders to operate a centralized kitchen to produce Southeast Asian semi finished products, packaged food products and seasonal Chinese festival products.