Twenty-five chefs from the Western Cape are looking forward to exploring new work prospects in the culinary field after they graduated from the South African Tourism Department’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme for Chefs.
The Silwood School of Cookery that trained the chefs provided a bistro setting for an intimate graduation ceremony where the students received their Occupation Certificate: Chef NQF Level 5 (ARPL) qualification.
The RPL programme is an intervention of the Tourism Sector Human Resource Strategy that recognises the prior knowledge and skills of chefs who have been working in the sector for many years, and awards them with the relevant occupational qualification and designation. The programme empowers beneficiaries to explore career growth opportunities and improve their growth in the workforce.
Chef Olivia van Stavel, who has been working in the Hospitality industry for 16 years, enrolled for the RPL programme to fine-tune her culinary skills to…
