A Kitchen Steward works in kitchen in hotels, restaurants, cafes, tourist camps, home stays etc. They clean kitchen ware, dishware and equipment used in kitchen area. They ensure stocking of kitchen ware and maintain high standards of hygiene in cooking area.
Personal Competencies
• You are physically fit and have good stamina
• You are ready to take on responsibilities
• You like to have clear instructions to follow
• You like to work in a team
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification
After completing class 8 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 3 Kitchen Steward course.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Hotel Management Institutes as Certificate and Diploma Courses located in different states/UTs of India.
This list of institutes is indicative only
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Institute of Hotel Management,Goa
2. Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi, Pusa
3. Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai
4. Institute of Hotel Monogernent, Kolkata
5. Institute Of Hotel Management, Chennai
6. Institute of Hotel Management, Thiruvananthapuram
7. Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
8. Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore
9. Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
10. Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal
Fees
A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes, Lodges, Tourist Centre's.
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 10 hours and for 6 days a week, Shift duties may be there Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Shero Home Food has 50 registered home chefs catering to different locations in the city through Swiggy, Zomato and Dunzo. The demand for this service started from the lockdown and continues. Says Thilak from Shero, "We have a simple form on our website. Once the home chef registers, we do a quick background check on them and their kitchen through a video call. If they adhere to the hygiene protocols, we get them the FSSAI licence. Then they will be given training sessions at our demo kitchen in Anna Nagar or virtually depending on the lockdown restrictions. They will be taught the basics of stocking up the pantry, quick recipes, packing techniques, social media Skills and order management. This Will prepare them to run their kitchen single-handedly, "e Among the many home chefs the platform has employed is Ayesha Maryam, a resident Of Purasawalkam. A mother Of three, the homemaker has been effortlessly juggling her personal life and cooking for Shero, she says. It's been six months since she became a member of Shero while scouting online for iObs to do from home. "It came in handy because I already knew cooking and I did not need an investment to enrol on the platform. I plan and finish my household chores, and then begin cooking for Shero- You have 30 minutes to prepare an order so until I finish preparing for one I will not accept other orders. At times, I may not have the necessary ingredients Since this is a small-scale kitchen. The consumer is kept informed on Other options through Swiggy and alternate arrangements are made. It's quite a flexible model," narrates Mariyam. And it's not just cooking and dispatching.
KITCHEN STEWARD
NCS Code: NA | TST045• You are physically fit and have good stamina
• You are ready to take on responsibilities
• You like to have clear instructions to follow
• You like to work in a team
Minimum Qualification
After completing class 8 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 3 Kitchen Steward course.
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the iob market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
This course is offered by the Hotel Management Institutes as Certificate and Diploma Courses located in different states/UTs of India.
This list of institutes is indicative only
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Institute of Hotel Management,Goa
2. Institute of Hotel Management, Delhi, Pusa
3. Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai
4. Institute of Hotel Monogernent, Kolkata
5. Institute Of Hotel Management, Chennai
6. Institute of Hotel Management, Thiruvananthapuram
7. Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
8. Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore
9. Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad
10. Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/articIe/iti-schoIarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes, Lodges, Tourist Centre's.
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 10 hours and for 6 days a week, Shift duties may be there Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Trainee Kitchen Steward → Kitchen Steward → Supervisor
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
The approx. salary of a Kitchen Steward ranges between INR 8,000 — 16.500* a month.
Source - https://bit.ly/31Lq8Cd
Experts from the field
Shero Home Food has 50 registered home chefs catering to different locations in the city through Swiggy, Zomato and Dunzo. The demand for this service started from the lockdown and continues. Says Thilak from Shero, "We have a simple form on our website. Once the home chef registers, we do a quick background check on them and their kitchen through a video call. If they adhere to the hygiene protocols, we get them the FSSAI licence. Then they will be given training sessions at our demo kitchen in Anna Nagar or virtually depending on the lockdown restrictions. They will be taught the basics of stocking up the pantry, quick recipes, packing techniques, social media Skills and order management. This Will prepare them to run their kitchen single-handedly, "e Among the many home chefs the platform has employed is Ayesha Maryam, a resident Of Purasawalkam. A mother Of three, the homemaker has been effortlessly juggling her personal life and cooking for Shero, she says. It's been six months since she became a member of Shero while scouting online for iObs to do from home. "It came in handy because I already knew cooking and I did not need an investment to enrol on the platform. I plan and finish my household chores, and then begin cooking for Shero- You have 30 minutes to prepare an order so until I finish preparing for one I will not accept other orders. At times, I may not have the necessary ingredients Since this is a small-scale kitchen. The consumer is kept informed on Other options through Swiggy and alternate arrangements are made. It's quite a flexible model," narrates Mariyam. And it's not just cooking and dispatching.
Source - https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/jun/01/cooking-a-success-story-2310038.html
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