The International Wine Education Centre is the only
course provider for the internationally-recognised Wine & Spirit Education
Trust (WSET) in Southern Africa. WSET is based in the UK and has been educating
the world about wine since 1969, with more than 60 countries teaching their
qualifications as industry-standard for the wine and hospitality sectors. The
courses are equally suitable for enthusiastic amateur wine-lovers as they are
for industry professionals. We have some
amazing courses planned and ready for you this year so if you want to improve
your wine knowledge either for work-reasons or simply just for the fun of it,
now is the time to sign up!
All the course information, dates, times and prices are
on the website www.thewinecentre.co.za
but these are some new courses for 2013 which may be of interest to you.
·
Levels 1 & 2 in Johannesburg
·
Level 3 at weekends in the Western Cape
·
Level 4 – the WSET Diploma
·
Levels 1 & 2 in Spirits
Information on all WSET courses available Feb – July 2013
Level 1
We continue to offer our fun, easygoing Level 1 course on a
regular basis throughout the Western Cape and now in Johannesburg too.
If you are interested in arranging a bespoke course for you, your staff, your
family or friends – please talk to us and we will be happy to help. Suitable
for absolute beginners, it gives great background in food and wine matching,
wine service and a good core of knowledge about wine. For details of all Level
1 courses – click here.
Level 2 is a great course for beginners who are already
fairly confident with wine. We are delighted to be offering WSET Level 2
for the first time ever in Johannesburg this year with courses planned
for April. For details of all Level 2 courses – click here.
Level 3 is a comprehensive and thorough course giving a high
level of information about international wines and spirits. Following many
requests, we will be offering WSET Level 3 as a weekend course for the
first time. This will run for 2 full weekends with a revision session
and exam after that. At the moment, Level 3 will only be taught in classrooms
in the Western Cape – please see Distance Learning if you are anywhere else.
For details of all Level 3 courses – click here.
Level 4 Diploma - NEW
The WSET Diploma will hopefully be available to students in
May, depending on numbers interested. This highly-professional, 2 year course
is the direct route to MW and gives you a thorough and in-depth knowledge of
international wines and spirits. In order to start the WSET Diploma, you must
have passed either WSET Level 3 or its equivalent ie CWA Diploma. Please let me
know if you are interested in hearing more about this when it becomes
available.
Until we can offer Level 3 in Johannesburg and elsewhere in
SA, why not do it online and work at your own pace? Tasting tuition days are
scheduled for Johannesburg and Cape Town and thereafter, all the studying and
tuition is done online from London. Level 2 is also available online. For
details of Level 2, click here and for Level 3,
click here.
Within the next few months, the only dedicated spirits
qualifications available in Africa will be available in SA. WSET offers the
only internationally-recognised spirits courses in the world and lovers of
whisky, brandy, gin and more, can learn about the distillers’ art from
qualified tutors. Please let me know if you are interested in hearing more
about this when it becomes available.
If you want a qualification which is easily recognisable and
valued overseas, then WSET is the one for you. Recognised as the industry
standard in 60 countries around the world and seen as a ‘must-have’
qualification for most major hospitality outlets, yachting companies and chefs
schools, WSET opens doors for you wherever you are. If you have already done
some CWA courses and wish to change to WSET, the good news is that you don’t
need to start from scratch – we will take your previous learning into account.
So if you have done South African Wine Course or the
Certificate Wine Course, you can start on Level 2. And if you have already done
your Wines of the World course as well, you can start on Level 3 which is the
academic equivalent of CWA Diploma.
If you have any questions about the courses, payment options
etc, then please drop me a line. Otherwise, you can download the booking form here and we
look forward to welcoming you to the world of WSET in 2013!
Kind regards,
Cathy Marston AIWS
t: +27 (72) 390 9166 | f: +27 (86) 538 3112
