Equipping Youth with Employable Skills
Background
There is huge consensus that youth of a country is its greatest asset. If prudently handled this invaluable resource, this human capital of tremendous value can bring about enormous socio economic well being in to a country. The failure to do so and the terrible repercussions of such callousness on the part of authorities in a country are dreadful to think of.
All member states of the United Nations, including Sri Lanka have committed themselves to achieve the millennium Development goals (MDG’s). One of the most important for Sri Lanka among the targets set under the eight goals of UN MDG’s is target 16.
“Development and implementation of strategies for
Decent and productive work for youth”
Creating “Decent and Creative work for youth” is a tremendous challenge, not to speak of the huge task of raising overall human development levels of the country. In this endeavor it is now accepted state policy to seek the support of private sector organizations who have the capacity to conceptualize, develop and implement effective training and development programmes leading to career development and creations of gainful employment opportunities for educated youth.
Win-Stone School of Culinary Art (Pvt) Ltd. an organization set up primarily to produce competent culinary practitioners bent on joining the hospitality trade (or to start ventures on their own) wishes to offer its expert services to train selected youth.. Our team of facilitators consisting of renown chefs and experienced Hotel School lectures, Management experts and university staff members have expert knowledge on requirement based staffing in the hospitality trade sector. Accordingly, tailor made training programmes aimed at making the youth equipped with employable skills, will be developed by our team.
The school which commenced its training activities in May 2004, has with a short time, attracted school levers desirous of undergoing training in culinary art with a view to joining the hospitality trade and hotel personnel who are keen to enhance their knowledge and skills.
Fields of training undertaken in the past
The School has offered training in;
General Cookery
Food and beverage
Bakery
[Syllabuses at annexure I, II, III]
Training Record of School
The school had five intakes so far. In all intakes 291 students have successfully completed the courses and out of that 237 (81%) trainees were placed in jobs. During 2004 and 2005 we were able to secure the employment for trainees as illustrated in the following graph in detail. Further we guarantee a 100% job assurance at the successful completion of the training programme.
| |
Cookery |
Given Jobs [%] |
F & B |
Given Jobs [%] |
| 1st Intake |
34 |
65 |
11 |
64 |
| 2st Intake |
39 |
72 |
16 |
69 |
| 3st Intake |
41 |
88 |
23 |
87 |
| 4st Intake |
44 |
86 |
37 |
89 |
| 5st Intake |
46 |
91 |
21 |
90 |
| 6th Intake |
51 |
90 |
|
|
| 7th Intake |
55 |
51 |
|
|
|
Basic Level in Cookery
Basic Level in Food & Beverage
According to available records number of students who have secured employment in leading hotels as follows;
Colombo Holiday Inn
Colombo Galadari Hotel- Five Star Hotel
Ceylon Continental Hotel- Five Star Hotel
Mount Lavinia Hotel – Five Star Beach Resort
Galle Face Hotel – Beach Resort Hotel
Waters Edge – Five Star Country Club
Trans Asia Hotel – Five Star Hotel
Grand Oriental Hotel -
Kandalama Hotel – Dambulla – Five Star Nature Resort
Eden Resort and Spa – Beruwala – Five Star Beach Resort
Sponge Restaurant
Topaz Hotel- Kandy – Two Star Resort
Colombo Cinnamon Grand – Five Star City Hotel
Raymondas Restaurant
Casserole
Colombo Hilton – Five Star City Hotel
La Kandian – Four Star Resort Hotel |
15
12
10
03
04
37
04
07
06
10
06
05
29
04
06
08
02
|
| Working Overseas |
40 |
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Maldives
Saudi Arabian Hotels |
22
01
02
15 |
|
|
