Crown Melbourne has announced it will run a training programme for 1,000 hospitality workers in a bid to help solve a skills shortage in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.-\u00a0Crown Melbourne<\/a>\u00a0has announced that it will provide free, paid hospitality training to 1,000 Victorians together with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Hotels Association (Victoria).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The casino operator said the\u00a0programme aims to help address the skills shortage in the industry\u00a0<\/strong>and to support its Covid-19 recovery. Once the successful applicants complete the course, candidates will be matched with businesses looking for skilled workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enda Cunningham, Crown Melbourne executive general manager food and beverage<\/strong>, said: “We are proud to be able to contribute and help the industry get back on track by skilling up a thousand workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Guerra, Victorian chamber chief executive<\/strong>, added: “Businesses have not just been forced to close for months on end; they also lost some of their best talents who were forced to look for work in other industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Crown is known for its training standards and is a major hospitality employer in Australia. Providing that training for the rest of the industry to benefit will help lift the industry and kick-start its recovery.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crown Resorts Limited<\/a>\u00a0has shared its financial results for the fiscal year 2021, reporting\u00a0revenue down 31 per cent<\/strong>\u00a0year-on-year to AU$1.5bn (US$1.1bn). Reported EBITDA was down 77 per cent<\/strong>\u00a0to AU$114.1m. Crown reported an NPAT loss of AU$261.6m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company attributed the losses to the Covid-19 restrictions<\/a> and multiple countermeasures ordered by the government as well as the temporary closures of Crown Melbourne<\/a> and Crown Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jane Halton<\/strong>, Crown\u2019s interim Chairman, said: \u201c2021 has been a challenging year for Crown, with intense regulatory scrutiny and unprecedented impacts on business operations from the Covid-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crown Melbourne<\/strong> reported theoretical revenue of AU$582.5m, down 60.6 per cent. Main floor gaming revenue<\/strong> was AU$406.9m, down 54.3 per cent. That comprises table games revenue of AU$241.2m, down 56.0 per cent, and gaming machine revenue of AU$165.7m, down 51.5 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crown Melbourne VIP revenue<\/strong> plummeted 98 per cent to AU$4.4m as gaming operations were closed for 160 days of the financial year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Crown Melbourne has announced it will run a training programme for 1,000 hospitality workers in a bid to help solve a skills shortage in Victoria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Crown Melbourne has launched a free hospitality training program for 1,000 Victorians to address a significant skills shortage, partnering with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Hotels Association (Victoria). 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