Peermont Hotel School offers sponsorship for deserving students
Successful candidates must be available for the full four months
If you are interested in a career in the hospitality industry but do not have the funds to further your studies, then continue reading.
The Peermont Community Benefit Trust is offering fully-funded skills programmes to successful candidates around Ekurhuleni at the Peermont Hotel School based at Emperors Palace.
Local residents, between the ages of 18 and 25, who have their sights set on becoming a chef, waitron or housekeeper, are encouraged to apply for a sponsorship, which will give successful applicants the opportunity to complete a four-month course at the school in one of the above-mentioned skills programmes.
Successful candidates must be available for the full four months as the course is a combination of school-based training and practical training at Emperors Palace.
Since its inception in May 2016, the Peermont Hotel School (PHS), a CSI initiative of Emperors Palace, has changed the lives of over 650 local youngsters by giving them theoretical training in various aspects of the hospitality industry, as well as offering them the chance to gain practical insight into vital roles within the industry.
To be considered for a sponsorship, an applicant must be permanently residing within Ekurhuleni (for at least the past year and proof of residence will have to be provided), have passed matric, be fluent in English (verbal and written) with a minimum pass rate of 50 per cent in English and have no criminal record.
The total household income of the applicant must also be less than R8 000 nett a month to be considered.
Tembisa and Kempton Park residents graduated from the Peermont Hotel School as chefs, waitrons and housekeepers on April 17, at a ceremony that was held at the Red Roman Shed at Emperors Palace.
One Tembisa resident who successfully completed the four-month fully-funded learnership at theschool and graduated at the ceremony, was Noko Tselana. Not only did she graduate as a housekeeper but she was also named the Trailblazer of the Year, receiving the City and Guilds floating trophy for being the top student in the graduating class of April 2018.
You may apply for the programme by downloading the application form from www.peermonthotelschool.co.za, then make sure you comply with the application criteria and complete and submit the forms, with all the relevant documentation, to info@peermonthotelschool.co.za
Successful applicants will be contacted by the school administration as and when their application has being processed and selection is subject to the school panel’s final choice.
