W A C S Global Master Chef by Reinhold Metz, Chairman

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W A C S Global Master Chefby Reinhold Metz,
Chairman

• A Committee develops the criteria for the
  program
• WACS GMC
• WACS Global Master Chef

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Separate Commission

• A separate committee will be established
• Committee membership has been established
  representing countries with a bona fide Master
  Chef Program
• Experts from Austria, Germany, Netherlands
  Switzerland, USA and Asia will be on the
  committee. All Experts are already
• GMC (Global Master Chefs)
• The commission reviews existing programs and
  develops the criteria for the program
• WACS GMC

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The Committee Members
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Reason Why GMC

• Giving Master Chefs reciprocal recognition
  throughout the world by professionals and
• by the public.
• Encouraging more countries to establish such a
  Program.
• Providing more education to chefs.
• Raising the professional Standards of the
  Culinary Arts.

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The Concept

• The WACS GMC Committee identifies such WACS
  member countries that run already a high quality,
  bona fide Master Chef
• Program includes
• Proper Preparation
• Examinations
• With Global Master Chefs Judges

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How the process works

• Interested countries will send the survey and
  later their application and their Master Chef
  Curriculum to the WACS Master Chef Committee,
• Documentation will be evaluated against
  established criteria,
• the interested country allows a WACS appointed
  commissioner to observe the final Master Chef
  examinations and

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Successful candidates

• Will be awarded with
• the WACS Global Master Chef Diploma,
• the WACS Global Master Chef Pin
• the WACS Global Master Chef Chain,
• and become a member of
• the WACS Global Master Chef Council,
• and will be registered in
• the WACS GMC Roll.

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WACS Board Decision

• The WACS Board has sanctioned this idea and
  the program for the
• WACS Global Master Chef
• at their meeting in San Antonio and Paris and
  will give its full support.

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WACS GMC
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WACS GMC
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WACS Global Master ChefApproved
Member Countries
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Committee has to approve
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Interested Countries
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Interested Countries
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WACS Global Master Chefs

• 256 Applications came in
•   2    where not acceptable
• 1 stepped out of the Country
  Association
• 253 accepted Master Chefs
•       186 from Switzerland 2 from South
  Tyrol
•      23 from Austria 21 from
  USA
• 15 from Germany 2 from
  Netherlands
• 1 from Malaysia 1 from
  Thailand
• 1 from Bulgaria      1 from
  Singapore
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How about the rest???????Thank
you for your attention!

• Please see also our WACS Website
• WACS GLOBAL MASTER CHEF
• There you find more information and an examble
  about
• Becoming a MasterChef
• Masterchef History
• Master Chef Roll and GMC Chain

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WACS GLOBAL MASTER CHEF

• HIGHEST ATTAINABLE
• CERTIFICATION

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CRITERIA

• Applicants must have successfully passed the
  comprehensive examinations of a Master Chef in a
  WACS approved member country, whose standards and
  guidelines have been reviewed and approved by the
  WACS GMC Committee

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CRITERIA

• Applicants must document a minimum of 8 years
  professional experience to be certified as a WACS
  GLOBAL MASTER CHEF (GMC)
• Applicants must be a member of a National Chefs
  Association, which is a member country of WACS
• Passing of the respective theoretical and
  practical examinations are a fundamental
  requirement

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WACS GLOBAL MASTER CHEF EXAMINATION

• APPLICANTS for WACS GMC MUST
• DEMONSTRATE MASTER CHEF LEVEL COMPETENCIES IN
  THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS

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MASTER CHEF EXAMINATION

• CULINARY THEORY
• CULINARY PRACTICAL
• GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
• SPECIALITY KNOWLEDGE CATEGORY

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CULINARY THEORY

• FUNCTIONAL AND QUALITY ASPECTS OF INGREDIENTS
• METHODS OF PREPARATION
• KNOWLEDGE OF BAKING AND PASTRY
• KNOWLEDGE OF BUTCHERY
• SANITATION AND HYGIENE

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CULINARY PRACTICAL

• CLASSICAL CUISINE
• INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
• BAKING AND PASTRY
• BUTCHERY
• MISTERY BASKET

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GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

• SUPERVISORY SKILLS
• FISCAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
• STAFF MANAGEMENT/SCHEDULING
• COUNTRY SPECIFIC BUSINESS LAWS/REGULATIONS
• MARKETING

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SPECIALTY KNOWLEDGE CATEGORY

• DIETETICS AND NUTRITION
• BEVERAGE SERVICE
• PURCHASING
• MENU PLANNING

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EXAMINATION CRITERIA PRACTICAL TEST

• Preparation of a five course menu or mystery
  basket, including dessert.
• Candidate must provide a work plan and time table
  WITHIN A PRE APPROVED TIME ALLOTMENT
• Judging to follow WACS culinary guidelines

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CRITERIATHEORETICAL EXAMINATION

• CANDIDATE WILL BE TESTED ON A VERBAL AND WRITTEN
  BASIS ON A BROAD SCOPE OF ISSUES, REGARDING
• CULINARY THEORY
• MANAGEMENT THEORY
• SPECIALTY CATEGORY KNOWLEDGE

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PASSING CRITERIAPRACTICAL EXAMINATION

• 10 ORGANIZATION, TIMELYNESS, HYGIENE
  AND SANITATION
• 20 MIS-EN-PLACE, FOOD UTILISATION,
  WORKSKILLS, PREPARATION
• 40 TASTE
• 30 PRESENTATION
• CANDIDATE MUST earn A MINUMUM OF
• 50 OF AVAILABLE POINTS

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PASSING CRITERIA FOR THE THEORETICAL EXAMINATION

• Candidate must demonstrate knowledge in
• Written examination
• Verbal examination
• Candidate must earn a minimum of 50 of available
  points

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Certification process

• The respective country president and chair of the
  master chef/culinary committee must certify that
  the WACS developed criteria was followed and that
  the candidate has passes the examination
• The WACS Master Chef Committee can, at its
  discretion, observe the examination

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Approved Countries

• the following WACS Member Countries have got
  the approval of WACS
• Austria
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• USA
• South Tyrol

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Thanks to

• the GMC Committee Members
• Reinhold Metz, Chairman of Committee
• Klaus Meyer, Germany
• Norbert Schmidiger, Switzerland
• Christian Toetzl, Austria
• Wynand Vogel, Netherlands
• Edward Leonard, USA
• Jochen Kern, Asia

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WACS GLOBAL MASTER CHEF

• Thank you for your attention