The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced it will offer free training opportunities to help fill skill shortages in the hospitality sector. TAFE NSW and other registered training providers will offer 3000 free training places across 29 different courses, including barista training, safe food handling, responsible service of alcohol (RSA), and an introduction to cooking courses. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the free training would attract job seekers to hospitality venues at a critical time in the sector’s recovery from the pandemic. “People from all over the State are lining up to get into pubs and clubs, and we want to support those businesses with enthusiastic and skilled staff,” Perrottet said. “We know businesses are struggling without the international workforce they depended on pre-lockdown. That’s why opportunities like this are so valuable, filling labour gaps and giving jobseekers the opportunity of a bright future in hospitality.” The industry’s manpower shortage …