Ms Natalia Leane:

There is a stigma around chefs and bad kitchens, for example. That is why my course co-ordinator researched the places for us and he recommended workplaces to us, rather than sending us out and telling us to find ourselves a job. When he found a place that he thought was solid, he would recommend that we go there because it would give a better experience. It would show us that this is not a bad career to have. Some people refused to listen to his advice and they went to bad places. They then had bad experiences and they dropped out. I think that was a big part of it. It is a matter of promotion from the education providers.