Victorian TAFE Network Hospitality and Cookery scholarship program
Victoria’s food and beverage industry showcases and is known for world-class food and drinks to local and global audiences.
The Victorian TAFE Network Hospitality and Cookery scholarship program was introduced to address shortages of skilled labour in the Victorian hospitality industry in both regional and metropolitan Victoria and to support new talent with career opportunities.
Value
This scholarship is valued at $10,000 per successful applicant. The scholarship is paid at specific times during your course:
- $3,300 after starting your course, after the course census date, or within 11 weeks of starting your course with a satisfactory (80%) attendance
- $3,300 at approximately midway through your course
- $3,400 when you complete your course, receive your statement of attainment and complete your post-course survey.
Application dates
You can apply for the scholarship program twice a year:
- Semester 1 – Open between November—January.
- Semester 2 – Open between May—June.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- have an intention to enrol and complete the eligible course
- demonstrate ambition and willingness to work or have worked in the hospitality sector.
- have not previously received a Victorian TAFE Hospitality Scholarship.
- be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa and have the legal right to work in Australia.
* Free TAFE course in 2024
^ Apprenticeship
How scholarships are awarded
Scholarships may be awarded based on merit or equity considerations. You'll need to include supporting documentation with your application, depending on your situation.
Merit
Demonstrated academic excellence via results achieved during previous studies and/or hospitality workplace employee excellence over a significant period of time as indicated by the following:
- Demonstrated academic excellence via results achieved during previous and current studies (ATAR, Year10/11 or VET results, other TAFE study results).
- Demonstrated hospitality workplace excellence, recommendation from employer (no longer than 200 words) outlining how you excel in the Hospitality workplace environment and how the proposed training would benefit the candidate in the workplace.
Equity
Demonstrated financial and/or educational disadvantage as evidenced by the following:
- A disadvantaged financial background.
- Are from or intending to move from or to a rural or regional area.
- Are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander.
- Have a disability, long term medical illness or mental health condition.
- Experiencing difficult circumstances.
Evidence may include Centrelink documentation, bank statements, wages slips, letter from case worker/medical practitioner or other documentation as relevant to the equity consideration.
