Recent Graduate News
Here are some of our recent graduates
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L-R Toby Dryden, Thanjira Kornpraditsil, Alyssa Spillane & Holly Roper.
Congratulations to Alyssa Spillane who has studied with us for 3 years starting first as a student of St Dominic's Catholic College in the Te Arataki Ki Te Uru Trades Academy that we run for a group of West Auckland high schools each friday. Alyssa went on to study her Cookery Level 3 and 4 and into the Diploma of Cookery Level 5.
Alyssa gained 1st place for her A la Carte Bistro Menu Assessment, with Holly Roper close behind. Holly has also achieved to an equally high standard and joined us as a school leaver in 2024. Both Holly and Alyssa competed in the Nestles Gold Hat Competition and with a bigger group in the New Zealand Chefs Emerging Chef Competition.
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Anekin Saunders & Jazz Lord (pictured above) with Celia Hay and Oliver Hay are part of the first group of students to graduate in the New Zealand Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management, Level 6. Jazz now works at Sky City and Anekin at Soul Bar and Bistro.
In this course, we look build hospitality and tourism business knowledge including accounting, marketing and computer skills. There are modules on leadership and mentoring tools to train junior staff and develop business cases for future innovation. Graduates of this course are suitable for junior management roles across a range of hospitality & tourism businesses.
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Alyssa Spillane with Chef Finn Gybel and Celia Hay. Alyssa works at The Butcher-Baker in Helensville.
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Holly Roper & Thanjira (Teya) Kornpraditsil with Chef Finn Gybel and Celia Hay. Holly works at Andiamo, under our illustrious graduate, Canada Loucks. Teya did her workplacement at Queens Bar and has continued working there.
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Certificate in Cookery, Advanced Level 4
L-R: Darien Bignell, Cewyn Lazarus, Che Mahoney, Madeleine Brown-Haysom, Frederick Meere, Richard Smith, Chelsea Barnett
Following on from the Certificate in Cookery & Bakery, Foundation Level 3, we focus on practising and building the foundation skills in the Level 4 Semester.
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L-R: Andrew Takenaka, Ethan Marshman, Anika Ali, Zoe Freeman, Hanna Ireson - at the conclusion of their workplacement with Andrew working at The Lodge Bar, Ethan at Miss Lucy’s, Zoe is at Josh Emett's Gilt after her workplacement at his restaurant on Waiheke Island, The Oyster Inn. Hanna was offered a job at AHI following her workplacement there.
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Ruyi Liu Craven & Sanskriti Gowda
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Darien Bignell & Richard Smith
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Certificate in Food & Bev, Barista, Wine & Spirits, Level 4
David Alvaréz, Grace Izett, Woohyun Jung, Vette Beckett, Sasha Whitley, Hannah Brown, Reef White, Owen Ngyuen, Giri Mahaputra, Archie Bullock, Nathan King.
This programme equips students with the practical skills to enhance their career opportunities, learn about the world of wine and spirits and build pathways to more senior restaurant and hospitality management roles.
