Hospitality/Cookery Learnerships 2024

About Feedem Group: 

• Established in 1975, Feedem is a prominent contract catering company in South Africa, managing over 300 sites and employing more than 5,000 individuals, ranging from dieticians, chefs, and human capital specialists to hygiene experts.
• They provide catering and associated services across various industries, allowing clients to focus on their core business while benefiting from Feedem’s expertise.

About the Learnership: 

• Feedem Group is offering a 12-month Professional Cookery Learnership for Matriculants interested in pursuing a career as a chef.
• This opportunity could lead to cooking on a superyacht or cruise ship, providing training in professional cookery.

Reasons to Pursue Cooking: 

• The learnership emphasizes various reasons individuals may enjoy cooking, including creativity, personal growth, the joy of nourishing oneself and others, experimenting with new dishes, and connecting with heritage through food.

Learnership Outcomes: 

• The programme aims to equip learners with skills in customer service, maintaining relationships with staff, food hygiene, preparation of various dishes, handling utensils and equipment, and kitchen cleanliness.

Learnership Benefits/Allowance

• Monthly stipend of R3500 during the learnership
• Practical experience for three weeks at a site near home and one week of theory in Parow, Cape Town
• Training provided at no cost
• No requirement for previous hospitality studies at school

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can access the detailed advert via the link button provided. Applications should be sent via email to elmaril@feedem.co.za, with CVs to be submitted by 8 January 2024.

• Start date for the programme: 12 February 2024
• Interviews will be scheduled for the week of 22 January 2024.

Learnership Location: Parrow, Cape Town

Learnership Closing Date: 08 January 2024

The hospitality industry is an industry that requires extroverts who enjoy working with people. The industry is diverse and includes a wide range of services related to food, accommodation, entertainment and recreation.

Traditionally, the word hospitality brought to mind a hotel, a resort or a restaurant. In recent years, however, there has been a surge in a wide range of additional facilities ranging from chisa nyamas to institutional catering, which have all expanded the employment opportunities in hospitality.