A Course in Catering Skills

A new course in catering skills is now offered to those with a passion for food and a desire to learn and develop their interest in the catering industry. The eleven week course provides an opportunity to develop basic, practical skills on a part-time basis.

The aim of the source is to provide each participant with excellent working knowledge to make them become employable in the catering industry and build a foundation to help them excel in the field.

Course Director and Cookery School Manager, Eithna O’Sullivan explains “The course has a specific focus on the practical skills required to work in the catering sector.  We will spend time on theory and practical skills from hygiene and safety in the kitchen and kitchen management through to knife skills, preparing and cooking breads, soups and starters, meat, fish and vegetarian and even desserts and decorating. Funding is available for the course and we would encourage participants to enquire by attending our Open Evening next Thursday”.

To learn more about this course you are invited to attend an open morning Thursday 29th September from 11am until 1pm at the Source Sligo Cookery School. Jenny Rose Flynn MBE Skillnets will attend open morning with information on funding. The course commences Tuesday 11th October  and will each Tuesday from 9:30am until 3pm for 11 weeks. There will also be work experience available for qualified participants.

For more information visit www.SourceSligo.ie or phone 071 91 40266.