{"id":43548,"date":"2026-04-20T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/?p=43548"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:04:19","slug":"steps-launches-free-hospitality-course-in-casuarina-to-support-darwin-jobseekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/?p=43548","title":{"rendered":"STEPS launches free hospitality course in Casuarina to support Darwin jobseekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STEPS has launched a free, accredited\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsgroup.com.au\/course\/sit20322-certificate-ii-in-hospitality\/\" target=\"_blank\">SIT20322\u00a0Certificate II in Hospitality\u00a0course<\/a>\u00a0in Casuarina to help Darwin jobseekers enter the Top End\u2019s\u00a0growing hospitality and tourism sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Delivered through the Australian Government-funded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsgroup.com.au\/course\/skills-for-education-and-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program<\/a>, the course equips eligible participants with practical, job-ready skills aligned to local industry needs.<\/p>\n<p>STEPS CEO Cassie Stanley\u00a0said the\u00a0course was launched in response to steady demand for trained hospitality staff across Darwin, following the successful launch of the course on the Sunshine Coast\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarwin\u2019s hospitality industry plays a\u00a0major\u00a0role in our local economy, particularly\u00a0with the Top End becoming\u00a0a popular tourism destination,\u201d Ms Stanley\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0seeing ongoing demand for reliable, trained hospitality staff. This course gives participants the skills and confidence they need to step into\u00a0an entry-level role and hit the ground running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>STEPS hospitality participants develop practical skills in customer service, workplace health and safety, food hygiene, and teamwork, preparing them to work efficiently and effectively across a range of hospitality settings.<\/p>\n<p>Cassie Stanley\u00a0said the course also focuses on\u00a0building confidence and professionalism, and ensuring graduates understand employer expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work closely with our participants to help them\u00a0gain the communication skills, reliability and workplace mindset that employers really value,\u201d Ms Stanley\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal at STEPS is to see people not just complete a\u00a0qualification but\u00a0move into\u00a0meaningful employment and feel confident in their abilities to reach their goals, whether professional or personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To apply and find out more information about the course including eligibility criteria and course dates, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsgroup.com.au\/course\/sit20322-certificate-ii-in-hospitality\/\" target=\"_blank\">stepsgroup.com.au\/hospitality<\/a>\u00a0or contact our team on\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1300131965\" target=\"_blank\">1300 131 965<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:customercare@stepsgroup.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">customercare@stepsgroup.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. RTO 1847.<\/p>\n<p>This press release has also been published on <a href=\"https:\/\/vritimes.com\/au\/articles\/49e42852-c474-4557-ad84-61d433dac287\/a68646fd-4bdc-4e16-b403-f4cf35c8ed02\">VRITIMES<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPS has launched a free, accredited\u00a0SIT20322\u00a0Certificate II in Hospitality\u00a0course\u00a0in Casuarina to help Darwin jobseekers enter the Top End\u2019s\u00a0growing hospitality and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sundalandstar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}