QHA REVIEW June_2017

QHA PREPARES NEW RECRUITS FOR THE INDUSTRY
Ten eager job seekers from around the Brisbane area
gained key hotel industry skills as part of the QHA’s
inaugural youth employment training programme in
May.
The course is part of the Federal Government’s
new Youth Jobs Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) program
designed to provide young unemployed people with
skills and work experience they need to get a job.
The 10 aspiring hospitality workers quickly got to grips
with hands-on tasks associated with hotel operations
such as bar service, table service, room preparation
and working a till as well as acquiring accredited
competencies such as Responsible Service of Alcohol
and Responsible Service of Gambling qualifications.
They then got the opportunity to get out of the
classroom with industry awareness experiences at
Rydges South Bank Hotel and the Breakfast Creek
Hotel.
The three-week course, called #HospitalityFirstStep,
was developed and delivered by our experienced
training staff at the QHA Training Centre in the
Brisbane CBD, and the Association has been awarded
a tender to run this course every second month for
three years.
QHA Training and Safety Manager Ross Tims said he
was confident many good quality job-ready candidates
would come out of the program.
“I’ve been surprised at both the keenness and quality
of these young people. They turned up ready to learn
core hospitality skills and have actively taken part in
this training,” he said.
“I thought we might have difficulty keeping some of
them engaged for the whole three weeks but that
wasn’t the case at all. Credit goes to our training staff
for achieving this result.”
The QHA is always on the lookout for hotel and pub
venues to host familiarisation visits for the course, or
indeed for any potential placements. If you’re keen
to help, contact Ross Tims on 07 3221 6999 or email
rtims@qha.org.au.
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