This Tasting Plate program is specifically for young women (18 - 30 years) from protection seeking, refugee or migrant backgrounds who are unemployed. It is a free program running thanks to support from Melbourne Women's Fund and will provide training, mentoring and paid work experience opportunities to 16 young women facing barriers to employment.

Taking part in a Scarf Tasting Plate program allows participants to gain crucial hospitality knowledge and skills, access to accredited training, and to build their networks, job-readiness and confidence. It also includes the option to engage in paid work experience during one or two special Scarf Dinners. 

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.Program Dates

- Tuesday 4 May (9.00am - 4.30pm)
- Wednesday 5 May (9.00am - 4.30pm)
- Friday 7 May (9.00am - 4.30pm)

Parts of this program will run at Five Senses Barista Academy (300 Rosslyn St, Melbourne). Other training locations are to be confirmed; all will be accessible via public transport. There will be a free lunch provided each day of the program.

The program also includes two 'Pop Up' Scarf Dinners, which will allow participants to engage in real, paid work experience with support from hospitality mentors. The tentative dates for these dinners are Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 25 May.

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Apply for this Program

We have 16 trainee places available for women from asylum seeker/refugee/migrant backgrounds who are currently unemployed. Applications are open from 6 - 23 April. We encourage early applications and interviews will be offered on a "first come, first served" basis.

View/download the program flyer.

Apply Now.

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Face-to-face interviews will take place in mid-late April, ahead of the program starting on Tuesday 4 May. Availability on all three program dates (Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 May) is essential. If you have questions about program structure, trainee eligibility or the application process, please contact Scarf's Wellbeing and Job Readiness Manager Neil Baxendale: [email protected] / 0479 038 240.

This photo album from our most recent Tasting Plate (run in 2019 with support from the Inner North Community Foundation) will give you a good idea of the program!

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Training Includes

~ Learn basic hospitality service skills (how to carry three plates, take orders, follow an order of service, set tables and carry wine glasses)
~ Take part in customer service confidence training
~ Hospitality resume-writing and "how to rock a trial shift" workshop
~ Interview training / round-robin practice with hospitality professionals, followed by a group feedback session (individual feedback also provided in one-to-one follow ups) 
~ Access to over $300 worth of accredited training through Complete Hospitality Training (Responsible Service of Alcohol and Food Handling Certificates), Restaurant & Catering Australia (COVID-safety and Managing Customer Expectations) and Typsy (70+ video courses from the world's best hospitality instructors)
~ Workshop on understanding your Work Rights and Responsibilities in Australia
~ Learn how to make a perfect milk-based espresso coffee in a hands-on session with legendary trainers from Five Senses Coffee
~ Learn basic bar skills like how to pour wine and beer, and all about the various tools you need to work behind a bar
~ Hear from Scarf graduates about how they found and sustained employment beyond the program
~ Hear from female hospitality professionals about the rewards and challenges of working in the industry
~ Post-program job seeking support and mentoring from the Scarf team

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Please Note

We plan for Tasting Plate for Women to be delivered face-to-face with strict Covid-safe processes, but this will be dependent on restrictions at the time. The program may need to be postponed, and some parts may need to be delivered online.

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Supporters

This program is free for participants, and is running thanks to generous support from our Training Partners:

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Cover and inset images: Training during Skill Up with Scarf '21 and Scarf Tasting Plate '19. Photographer: Roger Ungers