Friday 26 October 2012

Our teacher David Galpin

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This is our pastry chef and teacher at South Devon College David Galpin, he recently received an award:

This is the full article about him:




AN AWARD-WINNING chef from Plymouth has become South Devon College's new head of catering, hospitality and tourism.
David Galpin, 51 was a Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy for 24 years, 10 of which were spent teaching at the joint food service training institution for the armed services.
There he was named armed forces chef of the year. He has won more than 30 gold medals in national and international culinary competitions, including the Chef Olympics and a World Cup winning medal in the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg — a feat no other British entry has ever emulated.
For the last seven years David has been a chef lecturer at South Devon College where he has introduced and developed the competition element to the catering department with a great deal of success.
This has now seen him promoted to the role of section head of a department whose industry is at the heart of Torbay and South Devon.
David said: "I am delighted to be taking on this important role.
"I really want to develop the programme further and maintain the 'outstanding' grade we achieved from Ofsted.
"Student numbers, particularly apprentices, have increased significantly, yet we have still maintained a success rate of more than 94 per cent — much higher than the national benchmark.
"I am looking to develop and grow our industry links and the growth of our curriculum to help supply these increased numbers with their demand for an outstanding learning experience in an area vital to the future of Torbay and South Devon."
David has lived in Devon for more than 26 years and, after leaving the navy, he worked as head chef of a large hotel in Plymouth before joining South Devon College.
He is keen to not only develop the skills of college learners in the catering, hospitality and tourism section, but also to showcase them to the local community and beyond.
"The facilities at South Devon College are simply fantastic," he said. "I'm keen to share this with the community by developing our training restaurant Horizons and by showcasing the skills of our learners direct to the community at various venues and events.
"We have an extremely strong catering, hospitality and tourism section here at South Devon College, which reflects the local industry, and we hope to create a mutually beneficial partnership between the college, local industry and local community."
David is also enthusiastic about developing apprenticeships for the college's travel and tourism section.
All kinds of different apprenticeships are available at the college, rated as an outstanding provider by Ofsted.
Adele Dawson, head of business advantage, construction and hospitality at South Devon College, added: "Our apprenticeship programme is recognised by Ofsted as one of the best in the country, awarded a 'grade one' at the last inspection.
"In 2010/11, our overall success rate improved by 10 per cent, and now stands at 88 per cent.
"This is a terrific achievement for the apprentices, their employers, the college teaching staff and the training officers, all of whom contribute to this excellent set of results.
We hope to encourage even more employers to take on an apprentice; it makes great business sense and of course creates an opportunity for a young person at the start of their career — the next generation of skilled staff, which can only be good for the economy of South Devon and our wider community."
The college works with employers who are looking for apprentices and is always willing to hear from employers who would like to consider offering apprenticeship opportunities. For more information, call 01803 540 600 or log on to www.southdevon.ac.uk.

There we are. This is our teacher.

Enjoy

Gisele

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