Earn and learn to be a master chef
Would you like to pursue a career as a chef? Would you like to join a company that is committed to developing and progressing our team? Are you hard working and eager to learn?
If the answer is yes, the Talbot Collection Chef Development Programme is for you.
Oriel House Hotel and the Talbot Collection have partnered with the Kildare and Wicklow ETB (KWETB) to deliver the Talbot Collection Chef Development Programme again this year.
Last year, they recruited 19 trainee chefs and are now ready to recruit and train the next cohort of Talbot Collection chefs of the future.
The programme will commence on Monday 10 October. They are looking for enthusiastic and committed trainee chefs to join the team.
The programme has a 3 step approach which means people can earn while they learn.
Step 1: Earn while you learn
Complete 25 weeks of training to achieve City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills (equivalent to QQI Level 5 Award).
The training is based around an apprenticeship style model. Trainee chefs will work 3 days per week in their chosen Talbot Collection Hotel. Trainee chefs will work 2 days per week offsite in the KWETB professional training kitchen in Nass Racecourse.
Accommodation and meals are provided in Talbot Hotel Carlow, 2 nights per week, to facilitate training in Naas Racecourse (if required). There is free transport from Talbot Hotel Carlow to training kitchens in Naas Racecourse (return journey). On completion in March 2023, trainee chefs will be awarded City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Culinary Skills.
Step 2: Permanent employment and continuous development
On completion of the training, trainee chefs will work on a full-time, salaried, and permanent contract of employment in their local Talbot Collection Hotel as a junior commis chef.
People get to learn and work on-the-job with a team of experienced chefs. There is continuous development by way of on-the-job training and experience, as well as additional online modules.
There is an opportunity to take part in the Level 6 National Commis Chef Programme. The Talbot Collection are committed to development and progression, and will commit to continuing to invest in the development of all trainee chefs, both on the job and in further education. There is a progressive pay scale subject to performance and progress.
Step 3: Progress and excel
If people work hard, they will progress and excel in their career as a chef with a growing, progressive, and family-owned Irish company.
Trainee chefs will be required to remain actively working with the company for a minimum of 18 months on completion of the programme in March 2023. Leaving employment before September 2024 will result in the trainee chef having to return the amount of €1,500 to the company.
If you require further information, contact Petra O’Connell, Human Resources Executive at hr@orielhousehotel.ie.