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Cateys 2020: Education and Training Award – Gary Hunter, Westminster Kingsway College

22 November 2020 by

Back in 2014, when Gary Hunter was the culinary director at Westminster Kingsway College, he told The Caterer that he was “determined to better the standards of culinary education in the UK,” and, as the winner of this year’s Education[...]

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Springboard launches 2022 training programme to tackle looming staffing crisis

20 October 2020 by

Industry charity Springboard has launched a project to train young people to be ready to enter the industry in preparation for a full recovery by 2022.

Launch of government’s £2b Kickstart Scheme welcomed by operators News

Launch of government’s £2b Kickstart Scheme welcomed by operators

02 September 2020 by
Greene King to create 1,000 jobs in partnership with The Prince’s Trust News

Greene King to create 1,000 jobs in partnership with The Prince’s Trust

27 August 2020 by
Hospitality firms recognised in the Princess Royal Training Awards News

Hospitality firms recognised in the Princess Royal Training Awards

18 August 2020 by
Back on course: how hospitality colleges are getting students back to school Training

Back on course: how hospitality colleges are getting students back to school

13 August 2020 by

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Umbrella Training launches initiatives for struggling SMEs

29 July 2020 by

Umbrella Training has launched two initiatives aimed at giving struggling SMEs access to funding and recover[...]

Masterchef winner Simon Wood to host virtual chef event for prospective students Chef

Masterchef winner Simon Wood to host virtual chef event for prospective students

07 July 2020 by

Simon Wood of Woods Restaurant in Manchester is taking part in 'Couch to College', an initiative[...]

Springboard launches online training and calls for volunteers to 'keep hospitality dream alive' News

Springboard launches online training and calls for volunteers to 'keep hospitality dream alive'

11 May 2020 by

Springboard, the charity which offers training and support for those in the hospitality, leisure and tourism[...]

Forbes Travel Guide launches free educational webinars News

Forbes Travel Guide launches free educational webinars

17 April 2020 by

Forbes Travel Guide is launching a free series of educational webinars next week for hospitality staff[...]

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WSET increases online courses after seeing ‘explosion’ in digital learning

The Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) is fast tracking plans to take all its qualifications online after seeing “an explosion” in online learning with classrooms closed due to coronavirus."

16 April 2020 by
Book extract: Tasting Victory by Gerard Basset People

Book extract: Tasting Victory by Gerard Basset

02 April 2020
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Fourteen months after the untimely death of Gerard Basset at the age of 61, an autobiography by the undisputed king of sommeliers has been published. Here we reproduce three extracts

Joint winners announced for top Purple Umbrella Award News

Joint winners announced for top Purple Umbrella Award

10 March 2020
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The Pig’s Fu Jian Ting and New Forest Hotels’ Chloe Lancaster were named as joint winners of the top Purple Umbrella Award at a ceremony held at the Savoy in London last week.

Firmdale puts its people first with a new staff training academy Hotel

Firmdale puts its people first with a new staff training academy

28 February 2020 by

The positive working environment across Firmdale Hotels just got even better with the launch of a[...]

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College Junior Chef Academy relaunched by Compass to encourage catering apprenticeships

06 February 2020 by

The Junior Chef Academy, a series of culinary training days at Highbury College, Portsmouth for 14-16-year[...]

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Umbrella Training promotes Simovic to chief operating officer

09 January 2020 by

Umbrella Training has promoted Jo Simovic to chief operating officer to work alongside chief executive Adele[...]

The Acorn Awards 2020: celebrating hospitality's best 30 under 30 News

The Acorn Awards 2020: celebrating hospitality's best 30 under 30

07 January 2020 by

Nominations are now open for the awards that recognise 30 of hospitality’s brightest stars under 30

Business

School of life: Meet the colleges bucking the downward trend

College restaurants are under pressure, tasked with meeting students’ educational demands while dealing with a lack of funds. Yet three colleges seem to have found an answer, and it lies in thinking more commercially, having students effectively run a catering business and charging the dining public for their efforts, giving[...]"

19 December 2019 by
Viewpoint: Stepping up to the challenge In-Depth

Viewpoint: Stepping up to the challenge

12 December 2019
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Despite the increased focus on apprenticeships since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, uptake of hospitality qualifications has declined. Jill Whittaker explains

Cameron House launches chef apprenticeship programme News

Cameron House launches chef apprenticeship programme

06 December 2019
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Luxury resort Cameron House on Loch Lomond has launched a chef apprenticeship programme to offer young people hands-on work experience and hospitality qualification.

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