Tuesday 24 February 2015

H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society
H.A.V.E. ( Hope, Action, Values and Ethics ) is a non-profit and registered charity that provides culinary training for people with barriers to employment. Those barriers can and do include mental health and addiction, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, age and English as a second Language or anything that stops someone from competing on a level playing field with the rest of society.
Our comprehensive eight week program teaches students everything they will need to know to gain entry level employment in the Food and Restaurant Industry. Both our Chef Instructors are Certified Chef de Cuisines offer the student hands on training from their very first day and prepare the food for HAVE Cafe and our Catering Division. We also ensure that our students graduate with their Food Safe level 1 and that we help them find full time employment. Our placement rate is around 75%.
H.A.V.E. is a safe and inclusive environment where students not only receive culinary skills, we also concentrate equally on communication, life skills, social skills, goal setting and counselling. At H.A.V.E. we recognise that it takes a good deal more than a certificate and resume to get a job when you are trapped in the cycle of poverty. That is why every student receives individual attention and support to meet each of their specific needs and we continue that support after they complete our program for as long as they need it.
Our program is Monday to Friday and runs from 8:00 am. to 4:00 pm. We provide the uniforms, breakfast and lunch daily and bus tickets for those that live outside the down town core.
Since 2007 we have trained and found employment for over 700 individuals who were previously deemed unemployable. The H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society is committed to helping people help themselves through training and positive reinforcement.



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