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Skill Up with Scarf is a 3-day short course, designed for 16 participants to learn basic hospitality skills, grow their knowledge of the hospitality industry in Melbourne, and get ready to launch into employment thanks to awesome, practical job readiness workshops. Because coffee is such an integral part of Melbourne hospitality culture, it includes one day of hands-on espresso coffee training thanks to our partnership with Five Senses Coffee. 

Find out more about this short course in our recent community sector newsletter.

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2024 Program Details

Our next Skill Up with Scarf program will run on the following days:

Day One
Monday 16 September - Hospitality Workshop* 

Day Two
Tuesday 17 OR Wednesday 18 September - Barista Workshop**

Day Three
Thursday 19 September - Job Readiness Workshop*

*Day One and Day Three will run at Garden State Hotel, 101 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD

**Day Two will run at Five Senses Coffee, 300 Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne

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Why take part in Skill Up with Scarf?

We surveyed the participants from our first Skill Up with Scarf program, which ran in early 2021, and here's what they had to say:

"For me this course help me a lot to understand what is hospitality in Australia and the [different] roles." 

"It was great training, we get a lot of knowledge about work and have confidence to find a job. Thank you for everything."  

"I was amazed when I hear about Work Rights and Responsibilities. That is so helpful for me."

"The mock interview sessions was the favourite part of the day as it help me build my confidence to face interviews. Coffee training was great too!"

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Graduates will also be invited to an online post-program workshop where the Scarf Team will assist them should they be looking to turn their newly acquired knowledge into a hospo job!  Furthermore, all participants who take part in Skill Up with Scarf will become members of our ever-growing Scarf Community, and will be invited to regular community catch-ups and social gatherings, and there may even be the opportunity for them to pick up paid work experience shifts at future Scarf Events.

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To Apply

We have up to 16 trainee places available for young people (18 - 28 years old) from asylum seeker, refugee or migrant backgrounds who are keen to work in hospitality and facing barriers to employment. There is no cost to take part in this program. Read about eligibility for Scarf programs here.

Please Note: Applications are now open and will close at 5.00pm on 23.08.24. Our trainee EOI form is open all year round and we already have a number of applicants who are keen to engage in upcoming programs. So, we strongly encourage early applications from anyone who is keen to get into this program!

Interviews will be conducted via video call at the end of August / beginning of September, and will be offered on a "first come, first served" basis. If you have any questions about eligibility or program structure, please contact Scarf's Program and Wellbeing Manager, Neil Baxendale: [email protected] / 0479 038 240..

    Apply Now

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Thank you

This program is running thanks to support from

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Photos: Skill Up with Scarf '21. Photographer: Roger Ungers