Apprenticeships
Coverage explores how restaurants, pubs, contract caterers, and hospitality groups across the UK are using apprenticeships to develop talent, improve retention, and address skills shortages. Reporting includes updates on levy-funded training programmes, partnerships with providers, chef and front-of-house schemes, and government policy affecting apprenticeship uptake. Insight is tailored for HR leaders, operators, and learning & development teams focused on structured career pathways and building future workforce capacity.
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Jul- 2019 -10 JulyCatering Companies
Sodexo launches development programme with HIT Training
Sodexo’s corporate services business has joined forces with hospitality training provider HIT Training to launch a new development programme to support and develop the next generation of facilities management leaders. The new programme has been created to offer a structured apprenticeship journey for qualifying existing employees and new recruits to…
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Jun- 2019 -20 JunePeople
Over half of 16-20-year olds wouldn’t consider hospitality career
Some 53% of 16-20-year-olds wouldn’t consider a career in hospitality, new research by hospitality training provider HIT Training and apprenticeship portal Get My First Job has found. The top reasons for this are it’s seen as “a stepping stone to another career”, having “limited career prospects” and viewed as “a…
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10 JuneAdvice
How to get a job in the catering sector
The hospitality industry is more than just simply waiting on tables! There a great number of roles that can appeal to everyone looking for path in the sector, and they all offer a whole host of challenges and opportunities. However, not all of the career paths are obvious though, there…
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Apr- 2019 -11 AprilFeatures
Recruitment in the catering industry
When asked in a recent survey, only one third of employees from the catering industry said that they chose their job based on having a passion for food. But, what makes this industry an attractive one to work in and what is recruitment currently like in the sector? Is there…
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Mar- 2019 -6 MarchOpinion
How the hospitality industry can protect its future
Current political, economic and social factors are all casting a degree of uncertainty over the hospitality industry. For instance, there isn’t a business within the sector that’s not affected by staff shortages and ambiguity surrounding Brexit – it’s certainly a testing time for operators looking to safeguard for the future.…
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Feb- 2019 -19 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
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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Oct- 2018 -11 OctoberOpinion
Apprenticeships reform: Good news for SMEs
“For the past 18 months the Apprenticeship Levy has been firmly in the spotlight. While larger business with a pay bill over £3m now pay monthly into their levy pots, SMEs have been hit by new requirements to pay a 10% contribution to their apprenticeships, where previously they received the…
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Sep- 2018 -18 SeptemberAdvice
Facing up to the skills shortage with apprenticeships
The UK hospitality industry is facing what some experts call a ‘dire skills shortage’. In 2018 alone, up to 375,000 positions need to be filled and in restaurants and bars in particular, there are more than 125,000 roles vacant. To add to this, it’s predicted we will lose one million…
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Aug- 2018 -24 AugustFeatures
The changing face of apprenticeships
In light of GCSE results day (23 August 2018), there will be many school leavers across the country deciding what their next steps will be. With university graduates racking up debts of £50k on average, and no guaranteed job to show for it, apprenticeships are growing in favour as an…
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13 AugustEducation
Corbin & King launch ‘learn while you earn’ apprenticeship scheme
Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched a new apprenticeship scheme, giving its employees the opportunity to learn while they earn. The scheme was designed to address the industry-wide shortage of skilled chefs and underpins the group’s mantra: ‘hire for will, train for skill’. The scheme has been devised in…
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