Barry Jones, I'm a chef lecturer, I've been
here for 25 years. My advice to anyone leaving
college would be totally commit themselves
to what there doing, have a passion about
what there doing and go for it. A young chef
can expect when they enter the industry to
have a wealth of guidance, skills and interest
put in front of them and it's something that
they should really take upon themselves in
order to move forward in their chosen career.
The best advice I was given was by my father,
he was in the armed forces and he said to
me "if that is your choice son, do it." and
44 years later it was the right choice. When
someone comes to us for a course with us what
I'm looking for is for that person to be passionate
about what they want to do, have a goal in
their life know about what the industry's
doing, know about the head chefs, the television
chefs and be passionate it's as simple as
that. After 3 years with us as a young chef
leaving us going into that busy industry they
can expect to be properly prepared for what
there going to come up against from the work,
the hours and also the temperament of the
chefs there going to encounter.
