Work Process Training
Skills
- Basic hygiene
- Safety and cleanliness
- Identification of food ingredients
- Identification and usage of baking utensils
- Baking techniques
- Personal hygiene
- Measurement, & weights
- Step by step of baking processes
- Usage of oven setting temperature and controls
- Quality control
- Learn to connect (friendship)
- Learn to share (awareness)
- Learn to care (feelings)
- Learn to accept and rebut (logical thinking)
| Work Process Training | Objective |
|---|---|
| Personal grooming / hygiene | Instill cleanliness and hygiene |
| Washing, cleaning, mopping | Flexibility of hands, strengthen muscles and increase concentration powers |
| Serving / table setting | Balance, posture, coordination of arms and legs Identification and usage of correct utensils and equipment |
| Work mentorship | Understanding and practicing teamwork, sharing and togetherness; learn to communicate more effectively; learn courtesy and social skills; gain confidence through work competence |
| Baking | Further develop finer skills; take on more detailed tasks and hone their skills at baking |
Professional Support
Besides in equipping the intellectually challenged youths with vocational skills to remain employable, professional support assistance from psychologists and counselors are available to help them undergo the transition into the working environment and allowing them to stay onto the job.
Initial assessment is performed to identify each intellectually challenged youth's learning and support needs. The assessment results identify their strengths and serve as guidelines in provide interventions to correct their behaviours and attitudes.
Needs analysis is also performed on individual to evaluate the need for re-training or learning new skills.
Role Model — Edwin Lim's Speech
"Good morning. I am Edwin Lim. I am autistic but I always try my best to overcome all my disabilities and lead as meaningful a life as possible. I have completed 'O' levels and National Service and currently, I am a staff of Believe NJ Café. I started working in the café in late March this year (2010) and during this few months, I have learn a lot from Auntie Jenny, my mentor.
When I began working in March, Auntie Jenny taught me some F & B skill in serving and making various types of food such as, chicken/beef bolognaise with meatballs, tuna sandwich with coleslaw. I also learned how to make a cup of coffee and serving it. I was also involved in the Buddy Mentorship Programme with Emaar students and Dover students.
This Buddy Mentorship Programme is to facilitate social integration by introducing intellectually challenged youths to mainstream youths. It serves to provide many opportunities for our youths to mingle with volunteers and mainstream youths serving their community service. This programme was a success as the intellectually challenged youths are able to communicate effectively, and learn about one another.
I personally benefitted from this programme as I not only get to make new friends but also able to confront my fear of being accepted by others. I have also built up my confidence in facing challenges ahead. Moreover, I realized later that working with Emaar students help me to learn and remember the work process.
Dover students come every Tuesday in the morning. They are youths with special needs and they come to the café to learn how to prepare food and serving customers. I work with Auntie Jenny in guiding them to prepare lunch and serving customers. I was able to interact well with them too.
Although I have no experience in F & B but now I am considering making this my new career path.
We look forward to meeting all of you and I am sure that you will enjoy every moment learning and sharing with us. Thank You."