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SKILLS SETS

YACHTING & SEA SKILLS

  • Chef at Sea for Private & Charter Guests & Crew

  • Provisioning for Guests and Crew

  • Elementary First Aid

  • Safety at Sea (STCW95)

  • Designated Security Duties Proficiency

  • Rib and Tender Piloting

  • Line and Fender Handling

FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Sourcing, Purchasing and Preparation

  • Portion and Cost Control

  • Pricing and Sales

  • Service Team Management

MOTIVATION SKILLS

  • Leading From The Front

  • Abilities to share clear and inspiring messages

  • making complex ideas easy to understand for everyone

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

  • Implementing and then setting the example in maintaining high standards of work ethics including punctuality and professionalism, acceptable and encouraged behaviorism and general conduct

  • Abilities to inspire and convince others.

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

  • Establishing- developing & maintaining “Tailor-made” effective, measurable SOP's & KPA'S for services & product quality control accountability frameworks.

GALLEY / KITCHEN MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Menu & Recipe Development

  • Planning & Costing,

  • Sourcing & Purchases / Provisioning

  • Portion & Stock Control

  • Food Safety & Hygiene

  • Standards  of Operation.​

SERVICE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Platinum Service Excellence 

  • Standards Operating Methods

  • Team Leadership

  • Team representation

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook

  • Social Media Platforms

  • Automated Hospitality Management Systems

GENERAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Project management

  • Cash Controls, Banking, Petty-Cash,

  • Budgets and Margins,

  • Marketing and Sales,

  • Teamwork and Leadership

  • Conflict Management

  • Negotiation,

  • Strategic Thinking,

  • Effective Time Management,

  • Assets and Maintenance

STAFFING SKILLS

  • Sourcing & Recruiting

  • Training & Development

  • Workplace Ethics

  • Discipline

  • Scheduling & Payroll.

COOKING AND CATERING SKILLS

  • Contemporary Fusion, Classic French, Italian, British, South African, Greek, Thai, Middle-Eastern and American Cuisine

  • Baking and Production

  • Tapas and Canapes

  • Fine Dining, A la Carte & High Volume Fast Service Hot and Cold Pass

  • Functions & Events

  • Institutional & Industrial Catering

COMMUNICATION  SKILLS

  • English & Afrikaans Mother Tongue

  • Spanish (Intermediate Level)

  • Effective and clear Writing, Speaking, Presenting,

  • Listening, Negotiating and Collaborating

  • Providing- and accepting feedback,

ADAPTABILITY SKILLS

  • Strategic and Creative Thinking.

  • Training, Leading, and Coaching a team by relying on innate characteristics relevant to active listening.

  • Emphatic and approachable interpersonal skills. On-the-feet effective and fast critical thinking,

  • Ingenuity in finding or creating solutions. Dependability of decision making

CREATIVE SKILLS

  • Table Decor, Floral Art, Bridal Bouquets & Venue Decor

  • Painting & Sketching

  • Functional Art

  • Fiction and non-fiction writing

  • Terrace Vegetable Gardening

  • Improvised Solutions

"GAME" MODULE

PROBLEM SOLVING & CRITICAL THINKING 

ACTION PLAN

  • Research - Investigate, Question, Observe

  • Analysis - Disect, Study, Conclude

  • Decide - Discuss & Agree Needs & Desired Results & Methods of Measuring

  • ACT OUT A PLAN - GET UP AND DO IT!

G

Gather the Facts

A

Analyze the Info

M

Make a Decision

E

Execute a Plan

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