Scholarships and Training
Annually WITH Tas offers a scholarship to a student undertaking tourism/hospitality studies and we are proud of the young women who have gone on to develop their careers further.
WITH Tas and our Northern Branch aim to highlight and/or host training and development opportunities for women at all stages of their career in our sector.
Our Student Scholarship Program
Since 2013, WITH Tas has been investing in, and connecting with, the next generation of women passionate about working in our industry by offering an annual student scholarship.
In the years since, $1,000 has been awarded annually to assist with the undertaking of tourism and/or hospitality studies at post-secondary level. To encourage professional development and career progression, the scholarship package provides:
- $1,000 awarded in November, at the end of the study year.
- Mentoring and peer support throughout the year.
- Access to a network of supportive women.
- Access to wider networks of industry contacts.
- Attendance at three WITH Tas events, including a Management Committee meeting.
- Supported attendance at an industry event when available.
We have confidence in the future of the tourism and hospitality industry in our state, particularly as the following scholarship recipients go on to fulfil their career aspirations.
WITH Tas thanks Tourism Tasmania for their sponsorship of the scholarship award since 2019.
Ardelia very quickly became an integral, reliable and hard-working member of the kitchen team. I can see a bright future for her here in Hobart in the hospitality world and can’t wait to watch her flourish as a chef.
Current Student Scholarship Winner
Meet Ardelia
Ardelia is studying a Cert IV in Kitchen Management at Frontier Education and will pursue a Diploma of Hospitality Management in 2025. She’s also a volunteer cook on board the Lady Nelson, a highly valued team member at Willie Smith’s and getting hands-on experience through a work placement at Tesoro Restaurant.
With over a decade of accounting and financial experience together with more than 5 years owning and managing restaurants in Indonesia, Ardelia can approach Kitchen Management with a strategic mindset. This mixes well with her clear passion for the culinary arts and hospitality that shines through her work and study references, variously being described as enthusiastic, committed, having strong work ethic and collaborative.
Ardelia plans to set up her own food truck specialising in Indonesian and Asian cuisine, crafted from 100% Tasmanian products and, in the future, expand her business to offer students practical experience and business management training, giving back to the sector.
Previous recipients of WITH Schollarship
Each year our scholarship interview panel unearths talented, professionals and committed young women, each studying hard to fulfil their aspirations for a career in tourism and hospitality. Below is the list of those previous recipients:
- 2023 - Upuli Prabhashini Pathirana
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2022- Eve Wang
2022 Yoana Lemonnier
2021 Katy Usher
2021 Rebecca Payne
2020 Lily Pursell
2020 Caitlin Foale & Thais Sousa
2019 Nilarach (Joy) Varahakaporn
2018 Grace Woolford
2017 Jacinta Lang
20216 Katherine Halliday and Molly Hutcheon
2015 Susie Serpanos
2014 Kary Delaney
2013 Kristiana Timson
Professional Development & Training
Membership benefits
WITH Tas and our Northern Branch aim to highlight and/or host training and development opportunities for women at all stages of their career in our sector.
Over the years we have initiated training courses and events customised to our members’ needs, worked with industry partners to provide training, offered scholarships for various courses and promoted the work of our fellow industry organisations.
If there’s a professional development opportunity you’d like us to consider developing, please email info@withtas.com.
Connect. Support. Inspire.
Women in Tourism and Hospitality Tasmania Inc.
info@withtas.com
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