Local students have spent a month immersed in the hospitality industry to introduce them to a range of careers.

TAFE SA Lecturers Lisa Fewins and Toni Quin held a series of workshops in the Mount Gambier High School commercial kitchen as part of a Hospitality Immersion Program, attended by Mount Gambier High School and Gordon Education Centre students.

The four-week immersion course introduced the students to skills required to work in hospitality.

They explored making drinks, creating snack boxes, cake decorating, chocolate garnishes and cooking an Asian noodle dish.

Several students who participated in the immersion course are now looking at accessing TAFE SA courses to complete qualifications relating to their experience.

Mount Gambier High School Inclusive Education Support program coordinator Kirilee Chapman said the TAFE SA Hospitality Immersion Program provides an important bridging step for young people living with disabilities in the Limestone Coast.

“It allows them to explore potential areas of interest that could help them obtain paid employment in the future,” she said.

“I am so grateful that TAFE SA were able to work with us on this venture and they are continuing to support young people living with disabilities to access higher learning.”