How Nourish Works

Nourish offers more than just hospitality skills. It creates hope, opportunity and supported pathways for young people disadvantaged by intergenerational unemployment, low literacy and numeracy, mental health challenges including anxiety and depression, and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Nourish Program has demonstrated that addressing these factors holistically using specialised supports is effective in breaking the cycle of disadvantage and reengaging young people with education and employment. Our long-standing relationships with charitable agencies enable effective collaboration and provision of wrap-around supports to ensure successful outcomes for Nourish students.

This bespoke program trains and mentors students to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. Delivered in partnership with Registered Training Organisations, Nourish includes foundation, life skills and job-readiness training, as well as theoretical and practical training in a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations.

OzHarvest’s network of food donors and industry contacts often provide work experience and employment opportunities for Nourish graduates.