To make an informed choice about the suitability of this course please consider these essential skills and knowledge below. You must:

• Enjoy being in the kitchen, cooking and experimenting with food.
• Keep yourself and your kitchen workspace super clean and hygienic.
• Enjoy working with others and communicating in a team.
• Have basic problem-solving skills and the ability to spot, respond and help to fix safety or hygiene risks.
• Be comfortable handling large and heavy commercial kitchen equipment.
• Be comfortable working with all types of different ingredients, including meat, seafood, eggs, and nuts. If you have dietary restrictions due to cultural, religious, or medical reasons, please discuss with South Regional TAFE lecturers to explore options.
• Have ability to manage your time and learn to thrive under pressure.
• Be available to work weekends, public holidays, and different shifts. According to work experience requirements.
• Show tolerance, patience and the willingness to work with and serve people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Time Commitment – You will need to allocate appropriate time to complete this course. This includes attending classes on-site and undertake independent study outside of class hours.

South Regional TAFE will arrange this work experience with you.

You will need to:

• Complete all required service shifts at your work experience or our live-works kitchens (if undertaking this course on-campus).
• Bunbury Campus live-works is at the Epicure Training Restaurant.
• Margaret River Campus live-works is at Gather and Feast Training Restaurant.
• Attend service shifts regularly and reliably.
• Organise your own travel to and from these service shifts. Some of these service shifts will be outside South Regional TAFE standard student hours.
• Understand your work site's Work Health and Safety (WHS) obligations and safety requirements under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and Codes of Practice. You will be required to comply with these WHS obligations while undertaking supervised service shifts. Any concern about WHS please direct queries to the supervisor of the service shifts.

The South Regional TAFE Training Restaurants – Epicure & Gather and Feast – provide the opportunity for you to learn in real-life settings in these award-winning facilities. You will gain hands-on experience preparing and serving food for real customers from the public.

Below are some of the important personal skills you will be required to develop and demonstrate during training and are highly valued by industry.

• Communication - Connect with people from different backgrounds, share ideas effectively, and build strong relationships.
• Teamwork - Collaborate with others, show them respect, and be open to feedback.
• Problem Solving - What do you do when there’s a problem at work? It’s never about the problem and always about the solution. How do you respond to a challenge? If you spot a problem, we encourage you to ask questions, clarify as needed, and find a solution!
• Initiative - Stay motivated, take proactive steps, and seek help when necessary.
• Planning - Manage time well. Knowing how to prioritise tasks both before and during service and complete your tasks efficiently are crucial for your success.
• Self-Management - Reflect on your performance. Reflection is a powerful tool for growth and success as a student at South Regional TAFE, for honing your skills and as an industry professional. Being a professional in the workplace can mean learning when to accept responsibility for your failures as often as your successes. This is how we learn!
• Learning – Recognise what your strengths already are. Then embrace all the new knowledge and experience from your South Regional TAFE journey to grow as a student.
• Technology - Adapt to new tools, access digital resources, and integrate technology into your work.