UMTC’s Chef Gabriel Prats Taking the Lead with NATSA
United Marine Training Center (UMTC) proudly announces the appointment of our Culinary Training Manager, Chef Gabriel E. Prats, as the new Chairman of NCR Alliance of TVET Schools (NATSA) Industry Board and has been elected as the President of the NATSA Sectoral Board Tourism and Maritime.
Cabinet Secretary and TESDA Secretary-General Isidro S. Lapena, Ph.D., CSEE, inducted Chef Prats during the TESDA NCR’s Partners Appreciation Ceremonies held at the Century Park Hotel Manila last 15 Dec 2021.
Jose Gabriel E. Prats or Chef Prats is a globally well-renowned Spanish-Filipino chef, with accreditations from prestigious culinary organizations such as the World Association of Chef Societies and The International Association of Culinary Professionals. Chef Prats is also a licensed culinary practitioner, instructor, and certified ServSafe practitioner and licensed instructor.
Chef Prats has also made his culinary impact here in the Philippines. He is a Board Director of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines and Founding Chairman and 1st President of the Alliance of TVET School Associations. As our Culinary Training Manager, Chef Prats continues to train and maintain the skill competencies of over 2000 UMTC Ship’s Cook Apprenticeship Training Program trainees and further develop their skills and knowledge to meet and exceed the global culinary standards
Oath taking of the appointed NATSA TVET Sectoral Boards
As newly elected Chairman of the NATSA Industry Board, Chef Prats will oversee NTSB’s development of various Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sectors like Tourism and Maritime, Construction and Engineering, Land Transportation, ICT, and Visual Arts, and Metals and Engineering.
NTSB is a subsidiary of TESDA, whose goal is to inspire, innovate and advance TESDA’s various TVET Sectors aiming to utilize service as a medium for social equity, inclusion, and sustainable development. NTSB’s role is to aid TESDA in sectoral development by participating in representation, reviewing, and developing training curriculums and regulations, overseeing and training candidates for skills competitions, and representing public consultations and hearings.
Chef Prats will also oversee the implementation of training regulations and curriculums within the sector to ensure that all Tourism and Maritime trainees are competent under global standards.
UMTC sincerely congratulates Chef Jose Gabriel E. Prats on his appointment as the Chairman of the NATSA Industry Board and President of the NATSA Sectoral Board for Tourism and Maritime.
We give you our best wishes on your new milestone and thank you for continuously sharing your knowledge and expertise with us here at UMTC.