U YEE HTUN takes over the role of Centre Manager at the SCCD Hotel School, with effect from 1 July 2008, from U Ye Win Aung who has returned to the hotel industry.

An F & B Service Instructor with the SCCD Hotel School since 2001 and later F & B Service Course Manager, U Yee Htun is one of the pioneers and is also one of the few managers in Myanmar boasting a good mix of hotel experience and hospitality training background. A graduate of the City & Guilds Diploma in Food & Beverage Service, U Yee Htun is also a F & B and catering veteran in government functions and state dinners. Well experienced in catering to banquets of the highest order in Myanmar, U Yee Htun is regularly called upon to manage food & beverage service during state functions in Nay Pyi Taw on behalf of THE thingaha.

SCCD Alumnus, Ma Charm Thiri Soe from the 1st batch has recently been appointed hospitality tutor at the FTMS School in Singapore for the CTH Diploma in Hotel Management. Charm, well done!

SCCD F & B Course Manager and Centre Manager, U Yee Htun led a selected team of F & B Service students (from both the City & Guilds Skills Proficiency Award and Diploma courses) to support THE thingaha ( www.thingaha.com ) hosting state functions in early July for the Government of Myanmar at the Bayintaung Hall in Nay Pyi Taw. The students received invaluable experience and exposure in the art of serving VIPs during the outside catering events. Saya U Yee Htun also trained banquet staff of The Thingaha on the finer points of silver service at banquet functions.