Singita teams up with Jamie Oliver's Fifteen

The Singita School of Cooking in the Kruger National Park has teamed up with renowned chef Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Apprentice Programme.

Both Fifteen and the Singita School of Cooking equip disadvantaged youths with the required culinary skills, knowledge and confidence to work in a restaurant.

Lucien Green, the senior training and development chef at Fifteen, is spending a week at Singita conducting master classes for staff and students.

The Singita School of Cooking recently enrolled its fifth intake of students to commence their 18-month training as aspiring chefs. To date, the school has trained 30 young chefs, 14 of whom are gainfully employed. Among these, six now work as Commis Chefs at Singita’s lodges in Southern Africa, and two former students have already been promoted to the position of Demi Chef de Partie.  

Students are provided with chef’s uniforms, essential kitchen equipment, all their meals, accommodation and transport, to ensure daily attendance at classes. Individual sponsorships for learners are also an option, and are a rewarding way for guests to become involved in the project.   

The initiative is jointly funded by Singita and its partners, and the South African government contributes through its support for Learnerships.

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