PAYCE TRAINING INCENTIVE 'KICKSTART YOUTH CAFE', A SUCCESS AS FIRST STUDENTS GRADUATE.

• August 16th, 2015. PAYCE Headquarters Sydney:

PAYCE - Congratulations to the First Washington Park 'Kickstart Youth Café' Graduate Students.

The Course completion hopefully opens future employment opportunities for the graduate in the Hospitality industry.

To work in venues that sell or serve alcohol and have gambling facilities on site, The RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) and the RCG (Responsible Conduct of Gambling) certificates are essential, noted Mr Boyd.

The Kickstart Courses comprehensively cover the Hospitality industry, including the all important RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) and the RCG (Responsible Conduct of Gambling) certificates.

Dominic Sullivan - congratulates students at a graduation ceremony concluding successful completion of training and career skills.

"I had the pleasure of visiting the café with Canterbury City Council Mayor, Brian Robson, and can highly recommend the Kickstart Youth Cafe for first-class service and perhaps more importantly, a great coffee," he said.

As well as receiving mentoring with their CV writing to assist with job applications outside the café, the trainees successfully completed their RSA and RCG training courses in addition to a barista course at the Australian Barista School.

Congratulations to Samantha and Anthony, all their hard work and dedication on the job has paid off with new skills acquired and more job opportunities open to them in the workforce, said Mr Dominic Sullivan.

PAYCE General Manager, Dominic Sullivan presented Samantha Terepai and Anthony Box with their Certificate 111 in Hospitality Operations at a graduation ceremony in PAYCE headquarters.

Mr Dominic Sullivan continues … PAYCE incentives are bringing community support to small business.

The Certificate 111 course is quite comprehensive in scope and covers a full range of skills including setting tables, to taking orders, making coffee, serving food and drinks and processing bills. Participants can learn everything needed to work in the hospitality industry.

Two other local youths were recently selected for the training course and are currently receiving on-the-job training and experience at the cafe, with a view to graduating later in the year.

Mr Sullivan said the ongoing construction activity on PAYCE projects at Washington Park and the influx of new residents was the catalyst for the training initiative.
The café's clientele includes construction workers, as well as local residents and tenants of Washington Park.

"It meant a not-for-profit business offering fresh food and coffee was viable in the grounds of Washington Park and presented an opportunity to provide a great training ground for local youths who aspire to a career in the various fields of hospitality.

Brian Boyd : Local workers support hospitality trainees ...

PAYCE Managing Director, Brian Boyd said he was delighted to see the café project working successfully.
"I want to thank the café's chef, Matthew Peek for the great job he did in mentoring his trainees and imparting his knowledge to them.
"My congratulations to both Samantha and Anthony on the successful completion of their courses and we wish them well in the future," he said.

"Being a not-for-profit enterprise meant more time could be spent with the trainees than would have been the case with a busy commercial business," he said.

"With the support of local construction workers and local residents through their patronage, the café has been able to open all weekdays and give the trainees the experience and training they needed to achieve their goals.

"Both graduates now have the necessary range of skills and credentials on board to give them the edge when competing for employment in the hospitality industry," Brian Boyd said.