By Sarwell Meniano and Lizbeth Ann Abella July 11, 2019, 12:04 am
TASTY COURSE. The aspiring chefs during their last day of training at the ACLC College building in Tacloban City on Tuesday (July 9, 2019). At least 30 cooking enthusiasts in this city completed a 10-day culinary training sponsored by the California-based professional group. (Photo from FB page of Waraynon Initiative Network)
TACLOBAN CITY — At least 30 aspiring chefs in this city completed a 10-day culinary training sponsored by a California-based professional group.
Training completers received their certificates Tuesday night in a ceremony held at the ACLC College building here. Each completer received chef coats and chef knife kits.
The Waraynon Initiative Network (WIN) conceptualized the #breadWINner Project” to train cooking enthusiasts on “the Art of Baking and the Chemistry of a Pastry”, “Sauces from scratch to awesome”, and “Hot Kitchen Savory Cooking”.
The WIN group based in California USA is a non-profit organization.
For this initiative, they tied up with local partners such as the Rotary Club of Kandaya -Tacloban, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Leyte-Tacloban Inc., ACLC College of Tacloban, Petron Gasul (Carbert Marketing – Tacloban) and An Waray Party-list.
Ma. Theresa Agner, WIN president, said the overall objective of the project is to meet the growing need for a skilled workforce through a job skills training program for the local community.
“We thought of a livelihood project to help people here learn something so they can find a job,” Agner said.
One of the participants is Wilson Simbulas, 33, who has been working in a local restaurant for more than 10 years as a dishwasher, waiter, and as an assistant cook.
“This is my first formal culinary training. I hope I will get a promotion soon or find a high-paying job in Manila or abroad,” the single dad said.
The breadWINner Project is a job skill training program where 30 trainees were instructed in the culinary arts by skilled culinary professionals with overseas job experiences.
The program was held over the course of nine days in the afternoon, volunteer chef trainers imparted basic culinary skills related to hot kitchen meal preparation and pastry making/bread baking. (PNA)