Workforce Development
Awareness Sessions & School Career Events With Covid restrictions fully lifted schools have once again embraced the world of career expos and events that promote future pathways for their students. The THA has represented the hospitality industry at each event and provided students with a hands-on experience and career information and advice. We have also presented over 15 Awareness Sessions to high school and college students, with many schools opting in to have our ambassadors run a short skills session as part of the talk, with coffee training proving the most popular.
Competition Our Term One ‘Tasmanian Dairy’ Challenge received some excellent entries. The winning ones were: • Overall Winner - Bailey Robinson (Hobart College) for his Orange, Rosemary and Ricotta Flan • Outstanding Presentation - Stephanie Lowe and Millee Avery (Hobart College) for their Pannacotta with Mixed Berry Compote, topped with fresh berries and a chocolate biscuit crumble • Innovation Award - Annika Carpenter (Don College) for her Paprika Chicken in Milk, with mushroom cream sauce
The Term Two Challenge is currently receiving entries and we have set students a challenge to show off their ‘steaming’ skills. You can follow entries at https://www. instagram.com/thaschoolcookingchallenge/ New WFD Manager After nearly four years working in for the THA in their Workforce Development space I have made the decision to transition into retirement with a key part of my plan to be a consumer of hospitality services rather than helping to find staff for them! I have thoroughly enjoyed my work with the THA and the relationships built with our great hospitality industry partners and the schools and community organisations who engage and connect with us. I am also proud of the excellent THA partnerships and programs that young people are connecting with over the course of their senior schooling. It is such a pleasure when I am out and about, and I bump into some of these people who are now forging their own hospitality career journeys. Jack Milbourne who many of you may know through our GCE Program will taking over my role from the beginning of August. We are working closely together to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of the programs we offer.
Hospitality Showcases In late March we ran the first of our 2023 Hospitality Showcase events, schools from across the NW Coast joined our young industry professionals in being guided through hands on stations in bar, coffee, front of house and the kitchen. Our events for Launceston in July and Hobart in August are already fully subscribed.
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