Mpumalanga and Limpopo youth graduate from National Youth Chefs Training Programme (NYCTP)
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe will officiate a graduation ceremony to honour learners from the Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces who participated in the National Youth Chefs Training Programme in the 2017/18 financial year.
Launched in 2011, the National Youth Chefs Training Programme (NYCTP) forms a part of the broader objectives of the National Tourism Sector Strategy to address skills shortages in the hospitality and tourism sector by capacitating unemployed youth and graduates.
Learners participated in a 10-month training course with the South African Chefs Association that comprised of 30% theory, and 70% work integrated learning (Industry placement). Four hundred and eighty-eight (488) learners from the across the country will graduate as Chefs and receive certificates accredited by City & Guilds in the following:
- Certificate in Food Preparation and Cooking (8065-01)
- Diploma in Food Preparation and Cooking (8065-02)
- Patisserie (Pastry) in Food Preparation and Cooking (8065-03)
Members of the Media are invited to attend the NYCTP graduation ceremony as follows:
National Youth Chefs Training Programme Graduation
Date: 09 October 2018
Venue: Meropa Casino - Polokwane (Limpopo)
Time: 09h00 – 14h00
Kindly confirm your attendance to by noon on 05 October 2018 to:
Ms. Sindi Zwane
Tel: 012 444 6612
Cell: 081 267 4665
E-mail: szwane@tourism.gov.za
