The SYB training is indeed organized according to the tried and tested “alternance” model, meaning that every month from mid-October to the end of July the Young Bakers alternate between 2 weeks of classes and 2 weeks of internships. As all the students come from underprivileged backgrounds and are totally new to the hotel environment, one of our main goals in October is to make sure that they are well prepared for the start of these internships. This is why, together with Marriott Changfeng hotel’s team, we organized a visit of their bakery and pastry departments. As the future bakers were very impressed, a lot of questions started to form in their minds and, luckily, they had the chance to meet with Pastry Chef Alex from the Pullman South, who was able to provide them with all the answers! We also called our graduates to join us for a fun “SYB family get-together” during which the students could ask everything that was on their mind and relieve part of their worries before the big day!

海上青焙坊的培训严格遵循了“半工半读”这一经过尝试并验证的模式，也就是说，自10月中旬起至次年7月底，海上青焙坊的学员将2周课程学习2周酒店实习的次序轮换。由于我们所有的学生都出身贫寒并对于酒店环境相当陌生，因此，在10月，我们主要目的之一便是确保他们已经对自己的实习做好了完全的准备。这也是我们协同上海新发展亚太万豪酒店，组织学生们实地观摩了他们面包与西点烘焙场所，并给我们未来的烘焙师们留下了深刻的印象。一个个问题不断的充斥在他们的脑海中，与此同时，他们能够幸运地见到了来自上海中星铂尔曼大酒店西点主厨 Alex为他们答疑解惑，我们同样邀请了我们的毕业生来参加我们的“海上青焙坊家庭团聚日”，让我们的学生能够有更多的机会提问，并且在这重要的一天来临之际能够缓解他们的焦虑。

This year, our 32 students will have the honor to work in our 15 partner luxury hotels. We are very grateful for our partner’s support, and for offering the Young Bakers the opportunity practice their new skills in such a top-notch environment! Let’s all wish the Young Bakers good luck for their start as trainees!

今年，我们的32名学生将有机会在我们的15个星级合作酒店中实习。我们非常感谢我们合作伙伴的支持，也感谢它们为我们的学生们提供了在顶级的工作环境中锻炼他们烘焙技能的机会。让我们祝福海上青焙坊的学生们，祝愿他们能够在实习中一切顺利！

Emilie, SYB program manager