Women’s Education Month
Women’s Education Month celebration, expertly organised by Unathi Masiya.
Professional chef’s course
July intake for the Professional Chef’s course in their first practical class in the HCET Youth Empowerment Centre in Colesberg.
HCET hosts FASD workshop in Johannesburg
On 13 to 15 June, the HCET hosted a workshop on FASD at the MAMAS Alliance headquarters in Johannesburg. It was attended by representatives of NGOs in the Gauteng area. It was very well received, and delegates were once again educated, encouraged and empowered to take the message of the dangers of alcohol consumption by…
Trainee chefs at Cradock Food Festival
On 27 to 30 April, Estelle Jacobs and Maryke Jeffry took the HCET’s trainee chefs to the annual Cradock Food Festival. On the first day, they had their own stall where they sold boerewors rolls and braai “broodjies”, assisted by Jan Jacobs. On the second day they gained more experience by assisting at various other…
‘The unicorn school outside Colesberg’
On 2 November 2022, the Daily Maverick website ran a long article about the HCET written by the well-known travel and advernture journalist and writer Julienne du Toit. Titled ‘The unicorn school in the back-country outside Colesberg, Northern Cape’ the article is an extract from Karoo Roads III – The Adventure Continues, the latest in a…
HCET staff at SHARE conference 2022
The HCET is a beneficiary of the MAMAS Alliance, a network of 36 NGOs across South Africa which seek to care for vulnerable children and youths. Among other things, it stages a Share Conference every second year that offers NGOs a valuable learning and sharing platform. Share 2022 was held in Johannesburg over four days,…
New uniforms for hospitality students
Housekeeping and Culinary Arts students smartly attired in uniforms acquired with funding received from Scorpion Legal. Thanks for your generosity !