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TRAINING AND SAFETY
with Ross Tims
DIAGEO BUNDABERG RUM
‘RAISING THE BAR’ FUNDING
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Diageo Australia, under their local hero brand
Bundaberg Rum, have established the ‘Raising the
Bar’ fund which is designed to help our industry
recover from COVID-19 supporting jobs and
communities in Queensland. Through the fund,
on-premise outlets can apply for support including
procuring practical equipment and services.
The QHA sought funding under this program to help
address the financial burden faced by hoteliers due
to high levels of staff turnover, particularly those in
regional and rural areas. This proposal, which funds
a significant amount of free training for Queensland
hotels, was accepted by Diageo Australia and the
program is now underway.
The Program
The QHA is delivering 300 x Responsible Management
of Licensed Venues (RMLV) training places to
Queensland hotel liquor licensed venues free of
charge, to a total value of $118,000. This will upskill
eligible hotel staff to meet the OLGR criteria to apply
for a liquor Approved Manager licence.
The details are:
• The Program will initially focus upon hotels situated
in regional and rural areas.
• This Program will be rolled out over a 12 month
period during FY 2021 / 2022.
• Funding is available for both QHA member and
non-member hotels.
• Training places will only be eligible for staff who
have yet to previously undertake an RMLV course,
and not for current Approved Managers who are
seeking recertification.
• Only one (1) RMLV course per hotel will be available
for eligible applicants.
• For groups of ten or more hotels, a limit will be
placed upon applications.
• Participants will receive a standard OLGR
Licensee’s Course RMLV Certificate upon
successful completion of the training.
• RMLV training will be delivered exclusively by the
QHA within the bounds of our current training
program, via attendance and/or video conference
courses.
• The funding is not for an Approved Manager’s
licence, only the RMLV training.
We are delivering this program on a region by region
basis beginning in Cairns and the Far North, then
heading south. We will contact your venue when
applications open for your respective region.
This Program is a practical way for Diageo Australia/
Bundaberg Rum to generously raise the bar by giving
hotel venues impacted by difficult trading conditions
over the past year a leg up. This will be gratefully
received by the industry.
For further information contact the QHA Training
Department: training@qha.org.au or 07 3221 6999.