Education
The latest news and updates on hospitality education, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Aug- 2025 -14 August
UKH unveils new apprentice programme
UKHospitality has unveiled the Hospitality Graduate Apprenticeship Programme for A Level, T Level and Level 3 Vocational Technical Qualifications (VTQs) graduates. Launching this September, the five-year, work-based programme is designed to create a pipeline of future hospitality leaders, offering an alternative to the traditional graduate route. The five year programme…
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Feb- 2025 -26 February
UKHospitality secures government-backed training scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that it will partner with UKHospitality to rollout hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) to 26 new areas in need of jobs. The announcement follows a successful pilot of the scheme in 2024, ran by UKHospitality, which delivered an 85% completion rate.…
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11 February
UKH welcomes new apprenticeship changes
UKHospitality has praised two key changes to apprenticeships announced by the Department for Education. Under the changes the minimum duration of an apprenticeship will be reduced to eight months, down from the current minimum of 12 months. Furthermore, businesses will be able to decide whether adult learners over the age…
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Aug- 2024 -30 August
HOSPA Professional Development sees 20% increase in learners
HOSPA Professional Development has revealed that learner enrolment on its courses is up 20% in 2024 when compared with the previous year. The company stated that this underscores the growing recognition within the hospitality industry of the critical importance of ongoing professional development. The growth in enrolment comes as HOSPA…
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Mar- 2024 -19 March
Government to fully fund small business apprenticeships
The Government has announced that it is set to fully fund apprenticeships in small businesses from 1 April by paying the full cost of training for anyone up to the age of 21. Furthermore, large employers who pay the apprenticeship levy will now be able to transfer half of their…
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Oct- 2023 -24 October
English Lakes Hotels Culinary Academy welcomes new cohort
The English Lakes Hotels Resorts and Venues Culinary Academy has welcomed its latest cohort of trainees. Recruitment for this year’s academy intake has involved a wider catchment area due in part to its growing reputation. Students this year have come from places such as Vancouver, Romania and Milton Keynes. Delivered…
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Sep- 2023 -21 September
Chopstix launches two learning programmes
Chopstix has launched two new learning programmes, the Chopstix Degree programme and ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix Diploma’. The Chopstix Degree programme launches this year, in partnership with Arden University, with the business expecting 50 Chopstix colleagues to register for the programme in the first year. The three-year course designed and delivered…
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Apr- 2023 -19 April
My Lahore launches chef academy
British Asian restaurant My Lahore has launched a new chef academy in partnership with Bradford College. The My Lahore Academy will specialise in British Asian cuisine and will shortly be enrolling its first class of adult students who will start the new programme in September. Fifteen students will learn fusion…
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Sep- 2022 -16 September
Hospitality sector calls for Hospitality Apprenticeships Week support
Hospitality trade bodies, charities and training providers have united to help promote Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2022, calling on the wider industry to support the initiative. Hospitality Apprenticeships Week, which is set to run between 3 and 9 October, aims to showcase the “unique and diverse” career pathways that the sector…
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Jul- 2022 -5 July
KERB partners with McCain for Streets Ahead launch
KERB has announced a new partnership with McCain that will see it launch ‘Streets Ahead’, a one-day workshop, which is said to be “the first big move” for a new social enterprise that provides food start-up workshops to over 100 less-advantaged people, free of charge. Following the one-day workshop, all…
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