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Hospitality needs to improve skills in time for Olympics

waitressThe hospitality industry needs to act now to rid itself of the "Manuel factor" in order to take advantage of the 2012 Olympics, People 1st warned today.
Posted: 04 September 2007 | 08:00

Look after graduate recruits and they’ll look after you

Jeff RossDeveloping and implementing an effective hotel recruitment strategy is all very well, but how many organisations actually seriously focus upon employee retention, which is arguably the most important component? asks Jeff Ross, managing director of Hospitality Graduate Recruitment.
Posted: 15 August 2007 | 10:24

People 1st submits skills business plan

chefs in the kitchenPeople 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, has submitted its business plan for a National Skills Academy.
Posted: 13 August 2007 | 10:45

People 1st urged to show real progress

Pressure is growing on People 1st to deliver more substance behind its ideas, after the industry's leading employer threatened to stop working with the Sector Skills Council for hospitality.
Posted: 09 August 2007 | 18:04

Ban swearing in the kitchen to make it a more attractive career choice

Ralph Porciani executive chef and beverage manager for the Westin Turnberry Resort, AyrshireBanning swearing in my kitchens makes for a more positive environment and a more attractive career option, says Ralph Porciani executive chef and beverage manager for the Westin Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire.
Posted: 08 August 2007 | 08:00

Catering leaders hit back at Oliver Peyton slur

chefs studyingIndustry figures from across the hospitality and education sectors have rounded on Oliver Peyton after the restaurateur said that the standard of catering colleges in the UK was a "disgrace".
Posted: 02 August 2007 | 11:30

Maintaining standards in remote locations

Top quality craft skills are still achievable; however remote the location says Peter Bruce, Managing Director for the ESS offshore division, part of Compass Group.
Posted: 01 August 2007 | 00:00

Mayor of London launches Skills for Food scheme

free reuseThe Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a catering and hospitality training initiative for west London residents in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Posted: 30 July 2007 | 14:39

Catering colleges are 'a disgrace', says Oliver Peyton

Oliver PeytonOliver Peyton has joined Marco Pierre White in slamming the standard of catering colleges as "a disgrace".
Posted: 26 July 2007 | 07:00

Whole catering industry needs image makeover

Will the furore surrounding Gordon Ramsay affect the whole sector? If so, how can it rehabilitate its image as an employer of choice? Chris Druce reports
Posted: 26 July 2007 | 00:00

New butler qualifications launched

butlerA new qualification for butlers unveiled last week at Buckingham Palace promises to produce a new generation of menservants in the mould of Jeeves and Parker. The City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma for Butlers, which builds on existing Royal Household training for footmen, will appear on hospitality curricula from September.
Posted: 25 July 2007 | 10:58

We need to work together to fill the skills gap

David Field, managing director, Nestlé FoodServicesDavid Field, managing director, Nestlé FoodServices, asks "Who will tackle the increasing skills gaps in the hospitality industry?"
Posted: 18 July 2007 | 08:00

Skills strategy to boost industry opportunities launched

London Olympics 2012Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has officially unveiled a skills strategy designed to boost opportunities in hospitality and tourism in the capital ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Posted: 11 July 2007 | 13:00

Hospitality firms give skills pledge a cautious welcome

chefMajor operators have cautiously backed the Government's new skills pledge which calls on organisations to offer all staff Level 2 training by 2010.
Posted: 28 June 2007 | 10:00

Why aren't young Brits choosing the industry as a career

The influx of eastern Europeans has plugged a hole in the skills shortage, but once again raises the question of why young Brits are not choosing the industry as a career. Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 28 June 2007 | 00:00

A scholarship opportunity too good to pass up

Marcella O’DonovanMarcella O’Donovan, principal of the Tante Marie cookery school on a scholarship opportunity worth taking
Posted: 27 June 2007 | 12:37

Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall celebrates first 12 graduates

© Simon BurtFifteen Cornwall celebrated the graduation of its first 12 apprentices last week.
Posted: 26 June 2007 | 14:59

Hospitality fails to back skills initiative

Just five hospitality industry employers have signed up to the Government’s long awaited skills pledge, which commits them to offer Level 2 training to all their staff by 2010.
Posted: 19 June 2007 | 17:21

Acorn House to open new restaurant

Acorn House, London's first environmentally sustainable training restaurant, is to open a second site, Caterer can reveal.
Posted: 31 May 2007 | 10:32

Institute of Hospitality receives accreditation for new hospitality qualifications

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH), previously the HCIMA, has received official accreditation for its new hospitality qualifications.
Posted: 29 May 2007 | 10:34

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