Hospitality News

Hospitality Work Placement Term 3 Week 2 & 3

During weeks 2 & 3 of this term, our Preliminary Hospitality students had the opportunity to gain Industry experience through their Work Placement within our local community. Work Placement provides the opportunity for students to practice the skills they have learnt and further develop these in an establishment setting. It is a mandatory requirement of completing a VET course in the Higher School Certificate.

Over the course of a week, students were provided with an array of tasks which either presented new challenges or continued to develop their skill base within the Hospitality Industry. These tasks ranged from preparing food to presenting food dishes, serving customers, taking orders, finalising table bills and so much more. All students were included within these establishments as normal employees, where they displayed an enthusiastic and professional manner to all tasks attempted. Host employers provided positive feedback to students, with some offering exciting casual employment opportunities.

Congratulations to all those students who participated and a special thank you goes to their host employers within the community who were very supportive and welcoming of the students into their workplaces.  The participating host employers included Belvedere Restaurant & Pizza, Café Yoogali, Giuseppe’s Restaurant & Bar, Griffith Leagues Club – Southside, IL Corso Café, Peeches Coffee Lounge, Gumview Café, The Health Hut and Vaccari’s Bakery.  Thank you to all the employers for providing this learning opportunity.

Gabrielle McMahon 

Food Technology & Hospitality Teacher