Education/colleges

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Education contracts in Devon

Torbay CouncilCaterersearch has two new education contracts on offer to caterers in the Devon region
Posted: 16 June 2008 | 12:33

Hospitality diploma could benefit from its late start

People 1st logoPeople 1st, the Sector Skills Council for hospitality, has assured employers that the hospitality diploma for 14- to 19-year-olds may be improved
Posted: 12 June 2008 | 10:00

Want better staff? Stop complaining and get out into colleges

Chefs studyingContact with students is the key to quality, says top chef
Posted: 12 June 2008 | 09:00

Trainee chef threatens suicide after failing exam

A trainee chef at the London branch of Le Cordon Bleu, the world's most famous cookery school, threatened to kill himself last night, it emerged today.
Posted: 05 June 2008 | 16:00

Employers must work more closely with colleges, experts urge

chefs studyingHospitality employers and educational establishments have been urged to work much more closely together to address the significant skills challenges that the industry is facing.
Posted: 08 May 2008 | 09:00

Ben Arnold becomes second Robbie Millar Scholar

Ben Arnold with Paul Rankin and Shirley MillarBen Arnold from Westminster Kingsway College has become the second Robbie Millar Scholarship winner.
Posted: 10 April 2008 | 16:29

Travelodge launches budget hotel degree with London college

Travelodge logoTravelodge has teamed up with Westminster Kingsway College to offer a foundation degree in budget hotel management.
Posted: 04 April 2008 | 10:39

Industry puts all its weight behind diplomas for 2009

Kitchen skillsThe Government's new diplomas for 14- to 19-year olds, heralded as the potential solution to the industry's staffing crisis, have received overwhelming support from schools and colleges.
Posted: 03 April 2008 | 12:00

Michelin-starred Sat Bains and Steve Munkley headline Pace conference

Sat BainsMichelin-starred chef Sat Bains and Steve Munkley, the renowned executive chef at The Royal Garden Hotel in London, will take centre stage at this year’s Professional Association of Catering Education (Pace) conference.
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 15:15

It's time to restore British food culture

John Williams, chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts, says that British Tourism Week, which runs until 18 March, is an ideal opportunity to celebrate British regional cooking
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:05

Diplomas will help tackle skills crisis

studying in the libraryCaterer´s Hotelier of the Year Michael Gray has praised the Government's new diplomas for 14-19 year olds, heralding them as the potential solution to the industry's staffing crisis.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 10:25

School Feast launches today

school kids eatingThe Government’s latest attempt to transform the standard of school food officially launched today at a ceremony in London.
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 12:00

Hospitality is undecided on Gordon Ramsay's plans for catering academy

Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay's plans to launch a catering academy in the UK have been met with a mixed response from the hospitality industry.
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 09:00

Take work experience seriously

Francis YoungHoteliers should take work experience seriously, says Francis Young, proprietor of the Pear Tree at Purton hotel in Wiltshire, in the second of our series of opinions from the Master Innholders
Posted: 31 January 2008 | 00:00

Gordon Ramsay to launch UK chef academy

Gordon RamsayGordon Ramsay is planning to set up a catering academy in the UK to combat what he sees as the poor standard of catering colleges.
Posted: 28 January 2008 | 07:00

Get 'em while they're young

Nick VadisThe industry needs to capture the interest of schoolchildren and invest in training if it wants to recruit and retain skilled people, according to Nick Vadis, Compass Group UK & Ireland executive chef and chairman of the Craft Guild of Chefs
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 00:00

Compulsory cooking classes will need extra funding

children cookingGovernment plans to make cooking a compulsory school subject for 11 to 14 year olds across England will not be successful without extra funding, experts have warned.
Posted: 23 January 2008 | 17:17

Compass brings Junior Chefs Academy front-of-house

young chefCompass Group’s lauded Junior Chefs Academy programme has been extended to cover front-of-house.
Posted: 02 January 2008 | 16:22

Toque d’Or returns to Hotelympia

This year sees the return of student catering competition Nestlé Toque d’Or to the show.
Posted: 14 December 2007 | 17:31

Discounted coaching open to London hospitality bosses

The Wolseley is a Walk on Waves Coaching clientHospitality directors are being offered the chance to snap up heavily subsidised one-to-one coaching with a London based company.
Posted: 27 November 2007 | 12:25

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