TAFE helps to grow opportunities

A NEW TasTAFE Drysdale Cookery course provides a guaranteed pathway to employment for participants and will help meet the current skills gaps in the hospitality sector.

The trade-level Certificate III in Commercial Cookery course, Grown in Industry, is being offered by Drysdale in partnership with local businesses to provide the industry with work-ready apprentices for the peak tourism and hospitality season from November 2017 onwards.

TasTAFE Drysdale Division Manager, Maree Gerke, said the course provided par- ticipants with a guaranteed, direct and supported pathway to employment as an apprentice with one of Drysdale’s industry partners on successful completion of the first stage.

“This has been made possible through the support of some of Tasmania’s best restaurants and hotels who are partnering with Drysdale to ensure that participants will complete this course as qualified chefs who are trained to industry needs. Industry Partners in the program include Wrest Point, Mantra, Frank, Smolt, Blue Café, the Goodstone Group, Barnbougle and MONA,” Ms Gerke said.

The Grown in Industry course is just one of many in hospitality on offer at Drysdale. Other courses include ones in cookery, butchery, tourism, travel, events, tour guiding and outdoor recreation and fitness. To find out more about the courses come along to TasTAFE’s Info Week, which includes sessions at the Hobart, Launceston and Devonport campuses, from June 26-30. Visit www.tastafe.tas.edu.au for dates and times or call TasTAFE on 1300 655 307 to register for sessions.