WineNZ Summer 2019-20

Wine & Time
Charley Noble trainee tries new WelTec chef
course to keep industry standards high
Head chef at famed Wellington
restaurant Charley Noble, Philipp
Doerr has encouraged his young
trainee, Olivia Scholten, to sign
up for WelTec’s new learn-as-youearn
Managed Traineeship New
Zealand Certificate in Cookery
Level 4.
This programme is specifically
designed for trainee chefs already
working in professional kitchens to
ensure the skills they learn at work
are backed up with academic
qualifications gained at WelTec.
The programme puts students on
a pathway to real success as a
chef.
Philipp, who is German, said the
learn-as-you-earn approach was
how many young people trained
in Germany and the approach
has his full support.
“As a young person who is still
learning, you can get paid and
still get a qualification, plus you
are immediately transferring what
you learn in your tutorials to the
kitchen. If you learn everything in
the classroom and then a year
later you try to use those skills in
a professional kitchen, chances
are you will have forgotten half of
them.
“So many people working in
kitchens don’t really know what
they are doing, which can be
dangerous, particularly in regard
to food safety and knife skills. But
in a busy kitchen, like Charley
Noble, we don’t have the time
to stand over people and teach
them how to do everything
correctly. That is why this course is
so important.”
Philip has been in the
restaurant industry for 15 years,
11 of which have been in New
Zealand where he joined Charley
Noble at its inception.
Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon, best in wine
show of Western Australia
Margaret River winery Xanadu was announced as
a winner of the Wine Show of Western Australia, Shire
of Plantagenet Trophy, Best Wine of Show, for its 2017
DJL Cabernet Sauvignon, and was also awarded the
trophy for Best Red Wine of Show. Source: Winetitles
The Global wine market is currently worth an
estimated $342.43 billion and expected to grow
5.1 percent by 2023. However, prohibitive barriers to
trade in wine have made it hard for wine regions to
compete on a level playing field in the global market.
Source: Wine Industry Advisor
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