Intertrust and Beresford Street Kitchen provide recipe for success for students

Thursday 01 March 2018

Leroy Mauger and Fabio Cerveira, two apprentices who started working at Beresford Street Kitchen in September, have been given the opportunity to achieve a City & Guilds qualification at Highlands College thanks to sponsorship from Intertrust.

As well as learning essential culinary skills, food hygiene and preparation methods the apprentices have also gained knowledge of cost control operations, nutrition at work, practical cookery, cold food preparation and basic pastry techniques, all under the supervision of head chef Adrian Goldsborough.

Beresford Street Kitchen is aiming for an inclusive workforce where people with learning disabilities and autism have the opportunity to maximise their potential. The Aspire Charitable Trust Jersey, which was founded in 2015, runs the Kitchen and provides education and training, as well as employment opportunities.

Helene Senior, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Intertrust, said: “We're delighted to have been given the opportunity to support Beresford Street Kitchen again and are really enjoying following Leroy and Fabio through their course.

“Aspire does a wonderful job in helping people with learning difficulties find employment through training and education, and the course offered by Highlands College will give Leroy and Fabio the skills that will be beneficial in helping them find employment in the future.”

 Gabby Ellmers, Operations Manager at Beresford Street Kitchen, said: "Without Intertrust's sponsorship, this wouldn't be possible, so we are very grateful to them. Fabio and Leroy are now five months into the course and are already showing skill and confidence and, more importantly, they are really enjoying it.”

In addition to their work at Beresford Street Kitchen, the apprentices also provide a lunch service at the Highlands Academy Restaurant, which is open to the public from 12:00 to 14:30.