KWAZULU-NATAL (KZN) - Deputy Minister of Tourism Ms. Elizabeth Thabethe will visit the Highgate Wine Estate in Lions River to oversee the practical training of the wine stewards who are participating in Department’s Wine Service Youth Training Programme.
In 2017, the Department of Tourism approved a budget of sixty million rand to train 300 unemployed youth from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape Province as sommeliers. The three-year learnership, which comprises of 30% theory and 70% practical training, equips learners with wine, drinks and customer service skills that will enable them to work anywhere in the world.
Members of the media are invited to attend a showcase of the Wine Service Youth Training Programme at the Highgate Wine Estate in Lions River, KwaZulu-Natal.
WINE SERVICE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME SHOWCASE
Date: Friday, 01 March 2019
Time: 09:45 for 10:00
Venue: Highgate Wine Estate, Lions River – KwaZulu-Natal Province
| WINE SERVICE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME SHOWCASE PROGRAMME |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Media registration |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Wine orientation session with learners and dignitaries |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Message of support – KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Remarks by Deputy Minister of Tourism Ms. Elizabeth Thabethe |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Wine tasting and tour of Estate |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Awarding of certificates to wine stewards |
Kindly confirm your attendance by no later than Wednesday, 27 February 2019 to:
Ms Sindi Zwane
Tel: 012 444 6612
E-mail: szwane@tourism.gov.za