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.

Jun- 2022 -

14 June

Calorie labelling included in CIEH Food Safety Conference 2022 agenda

Obesity and how it is being targeted by initiatives such as calorie labelling on menus is reportedly one of the many issues that will be discussed at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) 2022 Food Safety Conference. The conference will take place across two half-days and aims to “offer…
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Nov- 2021 -

5 November

Activate Learning opens new £3m hospitality facility in Oxford

Activate Learning has announced the opening of a new £3m hospitality and catering facility at the City of Oxford College. The new facilities were developed thanks to £2.17m in funding secured through the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) via the government’s Local Growth Fund. The investment into the new facilities…
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Jul- 2021 -

23 July

HOSPA selects Heyward Group to oversee education programmes

The Hospitality Professionals Association (HOSPA) has appointed Heyward Group to oversee the body’s professional development programmes. Day-to-day running of the educational opportunity provider’s finance, revenue management, and asset management courses will now be passed to Heyward Group under a five-year deal. Founded by CEO Michael Heyward, the company provides a…
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Jun- 2021 -

30 June

Sustainable Hospitality Alliance launches youth training program

The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has developed a new training curriculum to give young people who are struggling to gain employment in the sector the “core skills” they need to get started in their careers. The development of the programme has been supported by IHG Hotels and Resorts through a legacy…
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Mar- 2021 -

3 March

Hospitality sector urges gov to protect apprenticeship funding

Hospitality industry leaders are calling on the government to “throw a protective ring” around apprenticeships funding and youth employment in the sector, in order to make the training and development of the future hospitality workforce a “cornerstone of the recovery”. Leaders from a cross-section of the industry, including charities, trade…
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Feb- 2021 -

9 February

University College Birmingham launches hospitality training hub

A training hub providing vital support for food and hospitality professionals struggling due to the pandemic is being launched by University College Birmingham in partnership with events operator NEC Group. According to the university, the hub will give those “in one of the hardest hit industries the chance to gain…
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4 February

Gordon Ramsay to launch culinary academy for novices

Gordan Ramsay has announced that he is set to launch a dual-functioned Woking establishment in Autumn 2021. The scheme will feature two floors, with the Gordon Ramsay Academy, an educational venue for culinary novices, taking up the top floor of the building. The ground floor will comprise the seven-Michelin starred…
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Jan- 2021 -

13 January

Chartwells apologises over free school meals supplies

The Compass Group has reportedly apologised after its catering branch Chartwells recently came under fire for falling short on the government requirements for the amount of food it provides per child after a photo of its food packages was released on Twitter. During the lockdown restrictions, Chartwells and other caterers…
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Nov- 2020 -

19 November

Compass Hospitality launches £60k scholarship programme

Compass Hospitality has announced it is partnering with the University of Hull to offer students a £60,000 scholarship and opportunity to expand their career in the hospitality sector. The programme, which is set to launch in January 2021, is tailored to support students who need financial assistance and reward those…
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Sep- 2020 -

30 September

Post-18 education support ‘must target’ hospitality

UKHospitality “welcomed” the government’s plan to expand post-18 education and training, but has urged it to focus the scheme on aiding the hospitality sector. The new scheme will offer adults who do not have A-level (or equivalent) qualifications entitlement to free college courses “valued” by employers, aiming to “boost” opportunities…
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