Slide 1

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Hello ! Hola! Alo! Bonjour!Cze! Hallo! Hei! ! Hall! Ciao!

Slide 2

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians My name is: Carole Paterson My position is : Programme Manager for Travel, Tourism and Modern Languages This is a section of the Tourism and Hospitality Academy within the college Carole Paterson Programme Manager for Travel, Tourism and Modern Languages -part of the Tourism and Hospitality Academy

Slide 3

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Edinburgh Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Edinburgh, in my estimation, is the most beautiful city in Britain. HRH Prince Charles

Slide 4

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians A bit about Edinburgh............ Its Scotlands capital cityWinner: 2012 World Travel Awards, Leading Destination.One of the safest cities in EuropeStunning architecture a World Heritage SiteBeautiful coastline and countrysideA vibrant, cosmopolitan city with over 100,000 studentsIt is the worlds Festival capitalWeve got Pandas!

Slide 5

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Yang Guang and Tian Tian

Slide 6

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Edinburgh College Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk

Slide 7

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Edinburgh College Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Formed in 2012 from three existing Edinburgh based collegesForty years of history and experienceFour Modern CampusesLargest student body in the City of Edinburgh (30,000)State of the art sports centres, beauty salons and spaStudents from 96 different countries!92% of students had positive destinationsStudents Association Sports Clubs, Societies & Events

Slide 8

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Tourism and Hospitality are key growth sectors in the Scottish economy Nearly 200,000 people are employed in this sector Major events planned in 2014

Slide 9

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scotland for food & hospitality

Slide 10

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scotland for famous film sets

Slide 11

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scotland as a tourist destination

Slide 12

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scotland..................whats not to like?

Slide 13

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Maybe the weather!

Slide 14

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians GOOD FOOD GOOD MOOD God Morgon Alla CAROLINE PATTERSON LECTURER EVENTS MANAGEMENT

Slide 15

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians EVENTS MANAGEMENT Students study 2 year programme One unit food and beverage events Requires students to devise a menu for a themed event for example A wedding A product launch An awards ceremony A themed evening eg Burns Supper Den bermda Haggis,rovor och potatis

Slide 16

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Menus Should use locally produced ingredients Should be well balanced Should be creative Should be within budget

Slide 17

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scottish Food FOOD SEAFOOD FISH Salmon Trout BEEF LAMB VENISON

Slide 18

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Local Products Raspberries from Tayside Mackies Ice Cream Stornoway Black Pudding Arbroath Smokies

Slide 19

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians And Drink Whisky Drambuie Glayva And of course Irn Bru

Slide 20

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians HND TRAVEL AND TOURISM Food Tourism and Culture Local food and culture Artisan producers Identity, image and branding Food town destinations Job creation Regional, domestic and international markets

Slide 21

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Food Tourism in Sweden? Lobster and Oyster Safaris Herring (sill) Alagille Gasamiddag Aggakaka Smorgasbord Meatballs

Slide 22

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Where do we experience food and drink? At Festivals and Events (T in the Park)

Slide 23

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians At Food and Drink Attractions eg Whisky Distilleries

Slide 24

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians At Visitor Attractions Edinburgh Castle At Business Events (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow)

Slide 25

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians GMGF Project Joanne Mitchell Biology Lecturer Edinburgh College, Scotland

Slide 26

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Contents GMGF & science curriculum Feedback Rome trip Feb 2013 Thank you and questions

Slide 27

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Science and GFGM 60 science students are studying GFGM topics in 2013/14 Each student has picked a project related to food Work produced is used as evidence for Science Technology and Society unit

Slide 28

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Science and GFGM Each science student produces: plan 5 min presentation 200 word summary 1,500 word report All work to be displayed on the website

Slide 29

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Science and GFGM Varied topics including: The ingestion of mercury from fish The effects of over fishing Genetically modified foods and cancer The effects of caffeine on the body

Slide 30

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Scottish staff and students visit Rome Feb 2013

Slide 31

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Roma 2013 Excellent trip had by all! Great hospitality from our Italian friends

Slide 32

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Italian Students take us on a tour of Rome Students still in contact via face book!

Slide 33

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Student feedback Rome 2013 Student comments: Built my confidence Looks good on my CV Promotes team work Makes you feel proud Overcome fears Most of all - memories

Slide 34

Creating opportunities for Edinburgh and the Lothians Thanks for listening any questions?