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706 versus NVQ – a debate with a conclusion?
Junior Chefs Academy: a success storyI write in response to your recent excellent feature on the success of the Junior Chefs Academy (JCA), (Caterer, 11 May, page 34), and subsequent letters (Caterer, 15 June, page 20). Recruitment: Contract catereringYet another intake of hospitality students appear to have favoured jobs in restaurants and hotels over contract catering. This perception is stimulating debate about how industry and academia could be working together more effectively to solve the skills shortage in all sectors. Rosalind Mullen reports Big aims for 2006 Young Guns winnersTom Bill met up with the winners of Richmond Events' 2006 Young Guns competition during this year's Catering Forum, on board the Aurora South Trafford College wins Nestlé Toque d'Or competition
New student placements guideNew best practice guidelines for student work placements are to be launched tomorrow. We don't need special courses, we need to listen to each otherWhen I was a student, my management lecturer, Eric Moonman, said the three most important skills in management were "Communication, communication and communication" - obviously, a pinch from the Hilton remark about "location, location, location" for hotels, but a lesson for all of us. Junior chefs have a long historyHaving read your article about the Junior Chefs Academy (Caterer, 11 May, page 34), and as the creator of I'm A Junior Chef at Grimsby College in 1996, I was disappointed that the article stated that other colleges needed to get on board. Don't overlook this successWhile at Grimsby, Mick Cooper was the first person to set up a Junior Chef Saturday morning club (as far as I am aware). It was so successful, and he was so willing to share best practice, that at a national heads of catering conference he shared the information. Michael Caines bursary launched
Just give us a sign and we'll run the courseI write with mounting frustration at the comments made in the article "Students steer clear of contract catering" and the editorial comment (Caterer, 18 May). Caterers need more cash for new school meals standards
Wider issues in contracting recruitmentWith regard to the editorial piece by James Garner and the story by Tom Bill on 3% of students entering contracting (Caterer, 18 May), they have made the classic mistake of taking a statistic in isolation and have oversensationalised one aspect of a greater issue. A rewarding partnershipI write in response to your article "Students steer clear of contract catering" (Caterer, 18 May, page 12). Along with four other food service providers in the Kent area, we have been working with Thanet College for the past three years. Education: A testament to youth
Release of the new nutritional standards for school meals delayed
Next move... if you can't afford educationI'm 28 and worked as a chalet cook in France this winter for five months. I'd like to train to become a qualified chef but have a mortgage and can't afford to go back to full-time education. Can you help? Let the children cook
SFT must do betterIn early March the School Food Trust (SFT) released its first report advising Government ministers on new standards for food in schools other than school lunch. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Previous | Next |
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