Scarf is a Melbourne based, not-for-profit who for over 10 years have been helping provide young people from refugee or migrant backgrounds valuable skills to jump into the vibrant hospitality scene. No matter what your situation, breaking into a new job market with little previous experience can be difficult. Scarf aims to bridge that gap for its trainees with a variety of programs acting as a launchpad for skills, confidence and community. In collaboration with some of the most respected restaurant, bar and café professionals around Melbourne, trainees are offered real world experience with amazing mentors by their side: they’re paid, valued and become part of a supportive learning community. To date, Scarf has worked with over 230 trainees, provided thousands of dollars of paid work experience and provided close to 15,000 hours of personalised hands-on training!