Putting the Fine Back in Food

An up and coming education institution that is fast making a name for itself in Melbourne, Yorke Institute provides Certificate and Diploma courses in Commercial Cookery and Hospitality Management. The Institute currently employs about 10 staff with over 100 students enrolled. The Institute was established through the sheer hard work, grit and passionate commitment of two individuals who believe that the international standard of Australia’s culinary excellence and diversity is simple - quality training and passion!

In Australia, Hospitality is a huge industry with tremendous potential for the individual who is looking at taking it up as a profession. There is currently a huge demand for skilled chefs and Hospitality managers in the industry with a plethora of financial incentives for the individual. From the cities to regional Australia, the opportunities are boundless as each region of Australia caters for a multitude of different palates. Like an empty canvas, Australia is only waiting for the culinary imagination and skills of a qualified chef to bring out the best from that particular region.

Yorke Institute’s culture is based around training an individual to not only be highly skilled as a professional chef, but to also present themselves as a professional individual that is articulate, committed and knowledgeable in all facets of Hospitality Management, which also includes the business end of managing a profitable business.

“It’s a mindset that we want to nurture in our students. Our graduates need to be employable in every facet of the word, once they graduate. Passionate, Articulate, Committed and Skilled. These are the qualities that we try to instill in our students once they undertake their course with us”“ says Dinnesh V Anamalay (CEO of Yorke Institute).

Compliment this with a training package at Yorke Institute that has a fun and unique approach to learning, Yorke Institute is fast making a name for itself as a serious contender up there with the likes of TAFE Institutions in producing quality graduates that will make up the next generation of award wining and internationally recognized chefs in Australia.

Yorke Institute also provides workplace training for students reaching the end of their tenure as a chef in training.

“At the moment, we have a number of our students working in restaurants undertaking their fully paid training work experience” …

“The feedback from the employers is that our students are at par or even better with a lot of their current staff”…. says one of the trainers, Mitch .

George, the owner of Centrale Restaurant located in Bridge Road, Richmond says.. “ We have recently placed a Mitesh from Yorke Institute for work experience. Great listening skills, very professional and skilled in their approach to performing their duties as a chef……always on time and very happy with the quality of students”

“We are very pleased with the quality of graduates from Yorke Institute…” says Kym McCormick from Camelot Childcare who has employed Nitin from Mauritius as a full time chef.

Due to the increased popularity of the nationally accredited course and Yorke Institute’s professional approach to quality training, we are currently applying to increase the number of students locally and internationally to almost double the current capacity.

Our trainers are have been carefully selected based on relevant and extensive industry experience and skills and with passion to impart their knowledge.

Our goal and mission statement is simple. Fine cuisine is international, so the skills that our students learn here at Yorke Institute can be used globally.