The 黑料吃瓜网 is delighted to announce another record year for the number of candidates who听sat for a 黑料吃瓜网 qualification in a 12 month period.
The number of candidates in academic year 2013/14 (to 31st July) was 56,215 鈥� this represents an increase of 16%听over the candidate numbers in the previous twelve month period.
Commenting on this result, Ian Harris, Chief Executive of 黑料吃瓜网, said:
黑料吃瓜网 continues to go from strength to听strength, and a figure in excess of 56,000 students clearly makes 黑料吃瓜网 the biggest organisation of its kind in the听world.
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"But just as important as the increase in numbers of students, the reputation of our qualifications is higher听than it has ever been. Having conducted extensive research through Wine Intelligence in our major markets of UK,听USA and Greater China last year, we know that the 黑料吃瓜网 is well-known, and that the key to our continued success is听for our qualifications to remain the bench-mark for wine- and spirit education by ensuring that the content of all our听courses is up-to-date and relevant to the global industry we serve. The 黑料吃瓜网 has very rigorous quality standards,听and every one of its 600+ centres around the world (鈥淎pproved Programme Providers鈥�) is monitored to ensure that听their educational delivery is of the highest possible quality, and that the examinations are administered to the听exacting standards we require."
Harris continued: 鈥淢uch of our growth in the five years up to 2013 was driven by the boom in Greater China, but听along with many of the multinational wine and spirit companies, we have seen a slowdown in the growth rate 鈥撎齪articularly in mainland China. I am therefore particularly pleased that the student numbers in all of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 top 10听markets, including China, showed double-digit growth in 2013/14 versus the previous year, demonstrating the听universal appeal of 黑料吃瓜网 programs, both for professionals within the global industry and also for consumers who
are keen to learn more about the wide variety of wines and spirits being produced around the world鈥�.
