Students discover career opportunities in Hospitality
Career opportunities were the order of the day for 30 students from Upper Coomera State College who took part in the first Gold Coast Hospitality Industry Day on October 14th.
Students took part in industry tours at fantastic Gold Coast Hotel and resorts, Radisson Resort, Mantra Bel Air, Mantra Sierra Grand and Watermark Hotel & Spa.
All of the tours were exceptional, with the businesses providing students with a chance to really discover the career options available in the Hospitality Industry. Students were offered a behind the scenes experience, engaging in real world tasks.
Students took on many challenges throughout the day including setting function rooms, preparing beverages and making beds.
Qld Coordinator Nicohle Pritchard said that students took a lot away from the experience, “Not only did the students get to uncover what it’s like to work in the Hospitality
The Beacon Foundation is a National not-for-profit organisation, that seeks to influence the attitudes and culture of Australians so that each young person develops an independent will to achieve personal success for themselves and their community.
A key strategy of Beacon is to initiate original and innovative projects that demonstrate solutions to youth unemployment and encourage self-help at the local level.
The implementation of these innovative projects relies on the support of local communities and the business community at a local and national level. Businesses providing support to Beacon in terms of funding, services in kind and time fall into two categories
Beacon National Sponsors and Beacon Business Supporters.
Today successful Beacon programs are being replicated around Australia.
Three successful Beacon programs now being implemented in mainland states and territories are No Dole and Real Jobs and Polish.
