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TrainingIn this section you will find all articles on training, giving you an easy route to all the information and news about training issues on Caterersearch. For subject overviews take a look at Caterersearch’s expert guides that provide 'everything you need to know' on popular subjects like training, Gordon Ramsay, Compass or Michelin-starred restaurants. Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Previous | Next Lewisham catering students benefit from technology in the kitchenCatering students at Lewisham Council have become some of the first in the country to benefit from the use of new interactive kitchen theatre technology. Clarifying a few points on NVQ questionsFollowing the publication of your reader's letter "An easy route to 'not very qualified'" (Caterer, 2 February, page 20), I welcome the opportunity to clarify any misunderstandings that have arisen. NVQs work... if you let themI deal with NVQs on a daily basis and it's about time the industry was aware of all the facts regarding them, and some problems. Junior Chefs - success storyIn last week's Caterer you ran a correction stating that the Junior Chefs' Academy was the initiative of People 1st (Caterer, 9 February, page 15). I think I need to put the facts straight. HIT Scotland scholars announced
Next move… for someone keen for promotionI am 28 and currently a hospitality manager at a small catering company and stuck in a rut. I wish to move into senior management and am considering doing a Master's degree in international management, but is this the right move? Mature students are being ignoredI'm concerned about the lack of training and qualification opportunities for mature people. Confusion over NVQ standardsThe writer concerned about the difference in questions for the new standards at NVQ level 3 compared with the previous awarding body has every right to be worried... A question of qualificationAs someone who was involved in a number of workshops and consultation sessions with People 1st while the new standards were being developed, I was interested to read about the difference in the number of questions between the two awarding bodies (Letters, Caterer, 2 February, page 20). A levels in tourism?Having taught for several years at a number of schools and colleges throughout the Midlands, I've found that the tourism, hospitality and leisure industry has progressed rapidly. This is a very positive sign for the industry, and something we can all be proud of. Industry welcomes training course for care home caterers
An easy route to 'not very qualified'?I have been working since September with a group of level 3 candidates on the long-awaited new vocational qualifications. Care home caterers 'need separate NVQ'Care home caterers need their own training qualifications, according to Derek Johnson, vice-chairman of the National Association of Care Caterers (NACC). Robert Rees: Policy makerFormer chef and restaurateur Robert Rees now devotes his life to food education, training and promotion. Janet Harmer investigates the achievements that have brought him an MBE in the New Year Honours Date set for Scotland’s second Emerging Talent Conference
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Roupell joins QESTTim Roupell, founder of sandwich maker Daily Bread, has become a trustee of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST).
Employers slow to grab initiative over skills gap
FishWorks sets up permanent cookery school
Academic snobbery threatens practical skills
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