Congratulations Wellsprings!

Wellsprings for Women were award winners at the 2022 Learn Local Awards which took place on Friday 24th February. This is a Victorian Government initiative which celebrates the resilience and life-changing work of the Learn Local sector. Wellsprings won the Victorian Learn Local Pre-accredited Program award for their Cultural Cuisines Hospitality Course.

Wellspring's Cultural Cuisines course was developed as a pathway to further training and employment in the catering and hospitality industry. In partnership with William Angliss Institute (WAI), they co-designed a bespoke program. Wellsprings took care of the contextualised language, literacy and numeracy content, and WAI chefs focused on cooking and catering skills. On completion, students could choose further accredited study, or obtain entry level work while studying.

Learners thrived through the training program and 9 out of 10 participants went on to further studies, volunteering or catering. This dynamic collaboration led to real catering opportunities such as feeding 400 workers on the Level Crossing Removal Project, and providing weekly food relief to over 100 families during the pandemic. Cultural Cuisines revenue increased 872% in the past four months.

Congratulations to all involved, we are very proud of you!