A GROUP of bakers from Limerick Youth Service will travel to Stoke-on-Trent in June for the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) annual conference. Paul O’Brien is an instructor for the bakery project at the LYS community training centre. The event gives students an opportunity to see what the standard is like across the water. “A small group travelled last year and had an excellent experience. It gave them a chance to see what the standard of baking was like in England.
“Some of the lads got great ideas for projects that they worked on when they came home”.
Paul established a Bakery Society for participants in the course two years ago so they could improve their skills outside of their training hours.
“The bakery courses provide certified training in both craft and commercial baking to prepare learners for a career in catering, but the society is more fun.
“We get the group in to experiment with their baking.
“We have a large group and meet every Thursday for three hours at the training centre”.
The society has been fundraising for their trip.
It is planned to take part in some of the Stoke competitions.
Added Paul: “Last year the standard was incredible. I think some of the lads are keen to compete”.
However, it will not be all about the baking.
“The conference will be held at the Alton Towers Theme Park, so we will have plenty of fun”.
