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.

Apr- 2019 -

18 April

Ei Group joins HIT Training to launch management programme

Ei Group has enhanced its internal Management Development Programme, which is designed to bolster the skillset of its senior managers. The pub company has joined forces with HIT Training – apprenticeship provider in the hospitality industry – to offer the Level 5 Apprenticeship in Operational Management. The qualification is focused…
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Feb- 2019 -

19 February

HIT Training to offer UK first apprenticeship for brewers

Over two years in the making, the UK’s first brewer apprenticeship is being offered to the sector by hospitality apprenticeship provider HIT Training. To support the diverse role of a brewer in small and large breweries, the Level 4 apprenticeship has been facilitated by the British Beer and Pub Association…
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7 February

Scholarship launched in honour of late chef Fairlie

The Fairlie Scholarship has been launched by HIT Scotland in honour of Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie, who died in January. The chef scholarship was launched at the HIT Talent Conference 2019, and the industry charity said it had “been in the planning for some time” as Fairlie was “closely associated”…
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Jan- 2019 -

16 January

APPG chair for school food samples Sodexo’s new offering

Sodexo has announced it has welcomed Sharon Hodgson, the APPG chair for school food to sample its new Food & Co offering. Hodgson visited Ridgeway Primary Academy in South Shields on 11 January, where she tasted the latest offering from the catering company. The new offering’s development was led by…
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9 January

Le Cordon Bleu London launches new wine programme

Le Cordon Bleu, a global network of culinary arts and hospitality management institutes, is launching a new intensive Certificate in Wine and Beverage Studies in London, in March 2019. The three-month programme aims to educate students about all the intricacies of “everything from Cote de Rhone to Shiraz, Craft Beer…
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Nov- 2018 -

30 November

New degrees unveiled by Glion Institute of Higher Education

Glion Institute of Higher Education, hospitality management institution, has announced its new portfolio of master’s degrees available across campuses in the UK and Switzerland. First programme intakes are in September 2019 to meet growing demand among students and industry employers for relevant postgraduate hospitality education. In addition to the current…
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29 November

Over half of hospitality businesses risk losing their apprenticeship levy fund

With under six months to go until some Apprenticeship Levy funding starts to expire, new research shows less than half of businesses have used up the majority of their funds – meaning thousands of pounds will potentially be lost. The research, commissioned by HIT Training, revealed that despite 66% of…
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22 November

HIT launches production chef apprenticeship

HIT Training has announced a new production chef apprenticeship, meaning the training providers now offer a program for every kind of chef, from fine dining through to contract catering and casual dining. The new apprenticeship has been added to the current suite to respond to high demand from businesses eager…
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Oct- 2018 -

19 October

HIT Training launches new suite of training courses

HIT Training has launched a wide range of closed short courses, workshops and bespoke training programmes for hospitality businesses. With an aim to help businesses strengthen the skills of their staff and further enhance their service offer, the new programme is said to be “ideal” for national or multi-site hospitality…
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Aug- 2018 -

13 August

HIT Training launches new qualification for health and social care sector

HIT Training has become the first training provider to launch a Level 2 Award in Professional Cookery in Health and Social Care. The company will be working in partnership with St Andrew’s Healthcare to deliver it to an initial cohort of learners. The qualification, which is specifically for people who…
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