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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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustFeatures
Cutting a bigger slice of cake: growth in the catering industry
The catering industry is thriving in the UK. According to data from IBISWorld – a specialist in business information and market research – revenue for the catering services market sits at £1bn and it has experienced an annual growth of 1% since 2013, with a current workforce of approximately 28,600.…
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyFeatures
The Apprenticeship Levy – one year on
Following a year of the Apprenticeship Levy, the government initiative to fund three million places for apprentices by 2020, Jill Whittaker, managing director at HIT Training, reflects on its impact, what the future holds for apprenticeships in the UK and what opportunities this opens for the hospitality sector “For some…
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3 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
Pret A Manger launches new apprenticeship scheme
Pret A Manger has announced the launch of a new apprenticeship programme, offering candidates the opportunity to complete a fully funded undergraduate degree in Business Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. The chain claims that within four years of starting the apprenticeships, the students could be running their own Pret shop…
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Jun- 2018 -12 JuneAwards & Events
Adam Leyland Simpson wins HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef competition
Adam Leyland Simpson, 25, has won the HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef in a competition which was held on 6 June at Central Street Cookery School in St Luke’s. The competition’s finalists had to create a ‘stand-out dish’ in 60 minutes and produce four plates of their own signature dish within…
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May- 2018 -24 MayBusiness
Three quarters of recruiters ‘don’t see any value’ in apprenticeship levy
According to new research three quarters of recruiters see no value in the apprenticeship levy. The research conducted by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) also found that fewer than half are currently using their levy funds, or planning to do so in the next 12 months. Samantha Hurley,…
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilGovernment
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…
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Mar- 2018 -22 MarchPeople
HIT Training launches STAR with CPL
Training providers HIT Training and CPL Training have teamed up to launch a new virtual learning environment, providing on-the-go access to high-quality learning facilities for hospitality apprentices. STAR, which stands for Support Training Assessment Resources, is the first of its kind in the apprenticeship training industry and has been built…
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16 MarchPeople
Hospitality apprentices are the most in demand, says Adzuna
With National Apprenticeship Week concluding last week (5 – 9 March), a study of over 8,600 apprenticeship positions by job search engine Adzuna revealed the types of apprenticeships most in demand. The study, which uses Adzuna’s live job market data, showed that there are currently 1,351 advertised hospitality and catering…
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