What is it to become an intern or as a trainee and work side-by-side with a baking trainer?
Well, the answer should come from the intern themselves. However, from my view here are my thoughts on baking internship.
- It's a Learning opportunity ( Try new recipes)
- Experience of all sorts ( Meet People, visit new place)
- Get to know the inside-story ( How to prepare and market for a class)
Experience of Working as a Baking Intern
As a person who conducts baking workshops in Bangalore, Trivandrum and Hyderabad, I come across many people with different goal in mind. Most students who attend are home bakers or those looking for a basic know-how on baking and there are students who are keen to become trainers. So, it's a mixed bag of people coming together for learning.
In my classes, I have a lot of things to manage, assemble and prepare for the class. It's this task that often zap my time and energy. Also, in the class, it would be great relief, if some part of the lecture or demo is taken by someone who's good at it.
Till date, I had three interns who joined me from Bangalore. These young ladies were my students in Bangalore, who came with me to Trivandrum and stayed with me close to a month.
Ghanakshi Ganeshan
The first person who joined me was Ghanakshi. She is an exuberant young lady who at that time had plans to attend Diplôme de Pâtisserie class in
Lavonee. So, at this juncture, she wanted to prepare herself with an overall experience in baking. So, she decided to join me to Trivandrum and know the nuances of taking a baking class.
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| Me and Ghanakshi at a restaurant in Trivandrum |
Now, she's a chocolatier by profession after gaining much experience from a big chocolate brand based in Mysore. She has started a home based business, where she teaches chocolates and sells hand-crafted chocolates.
Dhanya Gangaharan
Next was Dhanya who stays on the same street. She had just left her corporate job and had an interest in baking which she wanted to pursue on a professional level.
She too had a good experience during her stay in Trivandrum. Visited few places, like Padmanabhaswamy Temple, and other places around Trivandrum. During her stay, her fiancee made a surprise visit, much to her delight. :)
Now, she takes baking classes at Banaswadi area and also takes customized cake orders.
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| Dhanya at Trivandrum Airport - Seeing her off to B'lore |
Saisanchita Selvamani
Sai Sanchitha, a dentist by profession has turned to baking as a newfound love. Being a military officer's daughter, she was used to travelling, and meeting people from different background and culture.
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| Sanchitha after a movie in Trivandrum |
New Place - New Experience
As a city which lies in close proximity to Arabian sea, sea food is a part of the daily food intake. This means that sea food is part of our daily diet. So, if you're a fish lover, there's more you can savor and even learn fish curry dishes during your stay in Trivandrum.
Daily Duties as an Intern
In a typical day on the job, you'll wear many hats - from planning, organizing, setting-up the work space and other work include:
- Preparing the checklist and cross-check of items
- Ensuring that ingredients are procured and stocked
- Overseeing the training session
- Taking a part of the training session
- and many more
Apart from the work listed above, there's no shortage of work - from the prior day planning to the class management, photography, online posting, etc.
So, come ready to learn, experience and make the best of the opportunity to learn thing on the job.
