{"id":13645,"date":"2021-10-31T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T12:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13645"},"modified":"2021-10-31T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T12:09:30","slug":"free-hospitality-training-caters-for-skills-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/31\/free-hospitality-training-caters-for-skills-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Free hospitality training caters for skills gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s a first job or a career change, the NSW Government is out to attract job seekers with free training opportunities designed to help fill skill shortages in the hospitality sector.
\nThe NSW Government today announced around 3000 free training places across 29 different courses are now available to study at TAFE NSW and other registered training providers, including barista training, safe food handling, responsible service of alcohol (RSA) and introduction to cooking courses.
\nPremier Dominic Perrottet said the free training would help attract more workers to hospitality venues, at a critical time in the sector\u2019s recovery from the pandemic.
\n\u201cPeople from all over the State are lining up to get into pubs and clubs and we want to support those businesses with enthusiastic and skilled staff,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
\n\u201cWe know businesses are struggling without the international workforce they depended on pre-lockdown. That\u2019s why opportunities like this are so valuable, filling labour gaps and giving jobseekers the opportunity of a bright future in hospitality.\u201d
\nMinister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the sector had been calling out for help to staff venues, and the NSW Government is responding.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve opened the doors to the State, and now we want to equip the sector with the confidence to thrive with the rest of the economy,\u201d\u00a0Mr Lee said.
\n\u201cThis training not only helps businesses staff venues, but it also opens up career opportunities for people looking to make their start in the once again booming hospitality industry.\u201d
\n\u201cThere are great career pathways in hospitality; today\u2019s bartender or wait staff can become tomorrow\u2019s pub, bar or restaurant owner.\u201d
\nAustralian Hotels Association Chief Executive John Whelan said the training had come at the right time as pubs and resturaunts dial up business.
\n\u201cThe NSW government is to be congratulated. This comprehensive program provides the skills to build a new era of hospitality \u2013 both school leavers and those looking for a career change,\u201d Mr Whelan said.
\nToday\u2019s announcement complements the free training already being funded under the joint State and Federal JobTrainer program.
\nTo enrol in a free TAFE hospitality course, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.tafensw.edu.au\/skills-served-up<\/a>
\nTo explore other free hospitality courses available to study, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GpNEKW<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s a first job or a career change, the NSW Government is out to attract job seekers with free training opportunities designed to help fill skill shortages in the hospitality sector. The NSW Government today announced around 3000 free training places across 29 different courses are now available to study at TAFE NSW and … Continue reading “Free hospitality training caters for skills gap”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}