2 November 2009 | Dressed in full chefs uniforms and in sweltering heat, four Australian students have competed in the annual International Secondary Schools Culinary Competition, this year held in Tahiti.
29 October 2009 | After weeks of preparation, a group of Australian high students has put in a strong performance at the annual International Secondary Schools Culinary Competition and will be bringing home silver and bronze medals.
17 August 2009 | The opportunity for an apprentice to work in a leading international restaurant is up for grabs again as the big prize in the Fonterra Proud to be a Chef competition.
16 July 2009 | Excitement is building for the national Nestle Golden Chefs Hat awards with the New South Wales finalists announced.
5 May 2009 | Two young Victorian apprentice chefs are off to France to work under acclaimed chef Thierry Marx after winning this year’s Thierry Marx Career Development Award.
23 April 2009 | Who will be the ambitious young chefs who are able to out cook their peers and take the title of the winners of the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award?
10 July 2008 | Two apprentice chefs from the Sydney Opera House now have their sights in the national finals of the Nestle Golden Chef’s Hat Award after wining top honours at the NSW regional cook-off.
5 May 2008 | Six young Victorian apprentice chefs have been announced as finalists in the 2008 Thierry Marx Career Development Award.
7 April 2008 | The search is on again for two Victorian cookery apprentices to receive the Thierry Marx Career Development Award which offers the chance
19 November 2007 | A lucky apprentice or even someone planning to take on an apprenticeship could get the chance to cook alongside some of the world’s best chef’s in Japan in the second apprentice competition run by the Federal Government’s Skills One.
10 October 2007 | The Federal Government’s latest bid to help solve the apprentice shortage kicks off this week with the launch of a new course in Queensland to get people into the baking industry.
16 July 2007 | The Western Australian Government has launched a new training initiative as part of its strategy to attract young people into the hospitality industry.
9 July 2007 | Two young Victorian chefs are on their way to the finals of the prestigious Nestle Golden Chefs Hat competition.
2 July 2007 | The growing Queensland tourism and hospitality industry will be able to tap into a new team of young workers under an new internship program.
2 July 2007 | Young chefs Jessica Chand and Mary Elzir have won the New South Wales leg of the Nestle Golden Chefs Hat award and will now be part of the national final in September in Sydney.
12:00 AM | The Australian accommodation industry’s peak body has hailed the Federal Government’s budget as “possibly the best ever delivered for the Australian tourism industry”.
12:00 AM | As part of the Federal Government’s attempt to lure more young people into trades the recently announced Budget offered cash as well as a contribution towards training fees for young apprentices in some trades.
7 May 2007 | The search is on for up and coming young regional chefs to apply for a new scholarship award offering a range of opportunities for the successful candidate including a trip to Dubai to attend the World Association of Chefs Societies World Congress.
16 April 2007 | Six of Victoria’s most talented young apprentice chefs have been short-listed for the chance to work for a month with renowned French chef and restaurateur Thierry Marx.
30 August 2006 | There’s no confinement to the kitchen for the apprentices of the Sheraton Perth. The hotel is pushing them to their limits with a new initiative aimed at faster development
24 July 2006 | The Sheraton Perth Hotel this week kicks off the first event in its new Apprentice Chefs Table, an initiative its launched to add more depth to the training of its apprentices.
31 May 2006 | The message from young chefs is loud and clear: they want the three F’s—Finance, Fun and a Future. So what are you offering to ensure you attract and retain the best?