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Hospitality and Culinary Arts Experiences

Can you imagine yourself working in a commercial kitchen or restaurant? Find out if hospitality or cookery could be a career for you at one of the following experiences.

 

Chef or Waiter for a Day

The Chef or Waiter for a Day experience is perfect if you're a year 11 - 13 student. You'll be working at the Windows student training restaurant. As a waiter for a day/night you'll help set the restaurant for service, greet customers, and help serve meals. As a chef for a day you'll get to help prepare lunch for guests.

To book your place in one of these FREE experiences in the inspiring world of hospitality, contact your Careers Advisor.

Career Advisor's to book in a student, email star@wintec.ac.nz with the students name, emergency contact and a date listed below.

 

 

2019 dates

DateDayMeal Type
MARCH  
8-MarchFriday Lunch
15-MarchFriday Lunch
22-MarchFriday Lunch
29-MarchFriday Lunch
APRIL

 

2-AprilFridayLunch
12-AprilFridayLunch
MAY  
3-MayFridayLunch
10-MayFridayLunch
17-MayFridayLunch
24-MayFridayLunch
31-MayFridayLunch
JUNE  
7-JuneFridayLunch
14-JuneFridayLunch
21-JuneFridayLunch
28-JuneFridayLunch
AUGUST  
9-AugFridayLunch
23-AugFridayLunch
30-AugFridayLunch
SEPTEMBER  
6-SepFridayLunch
13-SepFridayLunch
20-SepFridayLunch
27-SepFridayLunch
OCTOBER  
11-OctFridayLunch
18-OctFridayLunch
25-OctFridayLunch 
NOVEMBER  
1-NovFriday Lunch 
8-NovFridayLunch
15-NovFridayLunch
22-NovFridayLunch

 

Chef for a Night

If you're aged 20 or over, come and spend the evening in our kitchen. As a chef for a night you could be preparing and cooking dishes from either the larder, hot kitchen or pastry section of the kitchen.

Book your place here:

Waiter for a Night

If you're aged 20 or over, come and spend the evening in our training restaurant. 

The class begins at 3pm with setting the restaurant for service, and customers arrive from 6.30pm onwards. We would suggest you wear a black shirt or blouse, black trousers or skirt and black shoes if possible. You will be working alongside students and have the support of a Wintec tutor.

Please register below if you are interested in joining us for this experience.

If you can’t make this night, feel free to contact us to take a tour of our campus and our restaurant facilities.

Student for a day

Would you like to experience being a Wintec student for a day before having to commit yourself for a whole year...or two?

Come onto our campus for a day and find out what studying here is really like before you commit.

Book your place here: