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When sector skills council People 1st won a Best Places to Work in Hospitality award it enabled it to focus more clearly on its role developing people. Daniel Thomas reports. As the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, People 1st's mission is to address the chronic skills shortages...
Posted: 08 March 2010 | 14:46
So much depends on the 2010 London Olympic Games - or so its advocates would have you believe.
Champions of the games claim the event will provide its vast worldwide audience with a tantalising glimpse of our culture, countryside, and cities and so spark a surge in inbound tourism.
Posted: 24 February 2010 | 14:05
Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, is among the senior hospitality industry figures to voice their support for Caterer's School Meals Matter campaign. Cotton said he strongly supports the principles of the campaign, which calls on the post-election Government...
Posted: 12 February 2010 | 13:00
Many in hospitality will have greeted New Year's Eve's midnight chimes not with Champagne and singalongs, but with an almighty sigh of relief. A decade that opened to the crackle of Millennium fireworks closed to the plaintive sound of operators thanking their lucky stars...
Posted: 11 January 2010 | 15:23
Organisers of the Shine Awards that raise the profiles of women in travel, tourism and hospitality have announced an extension to the submission deadline.
The new closing date for entries is 8 January after the original deadline clashed with an extended bank holiday.
Posted: 04 January 2010 | 11:33
Topics covered in our weekly briefing include:New Year's Eve VAT hangover could cost businesses dearly; and free customer service and marketing masterclasses.
Posted: 18 December 2009 | 13:57
Story of the week: Jonathan Raggett became the latest captain of industry to take the prestigious Hotelier of the Year title at the 2009 Hotel Cateys, which took place at the Lancaster London hotel last Friday, while fellow Hotel Cateys winner, the Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson...
Posted: 13 November 2009 | 17:16
Brian Wisdom, chief executive of sector skills council People 1st, believes the industry should unite to compete successfully in the next WorldSkills competition, which is due to be held in London in 2011. "In September I was privileged to attend WorldSkills 2009 in Calgary...
Posted: 12 November 2009 | 07:00
The new Professional Cookery Diploma has been recognised with a National Training Award for its contribution and commitment to training. The diploma, which was developed by sector skills council People 1st and City & Guilds and officially launched this year, was a response to industry calls ...
Posted: 14 October 2009 | 11:00
Story of the week: Industry figures pay tribute to Keith Floyd, the legendary chef, restaurateur, TV chef and bon viveur, who has died aged 65. Celebrity chef Tom Aikens has introduced a bring your own (BYO) alcohol policy at his Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Chelsea for two months.
Posted: 18 September 2009 | 16:15
People 1st has appointed Geoffrey Harrison, managing director of Harrison Catering Services, as chair of its steering group for the new Diploma in Hospitality. The catering boss will lead the group in supporting schools, colleges, employers and other agencies in delivery of the Diploma ...
Posted: 16 September 2009 | 08:00
The new Diploma in Hospitality makes its debut in schools and colleges in England next month. With so many industry qualifications already on offer, Oksana Higglesden from People 1st explains how the diploma fits in.
Posted: 24 August 2009 | 15:45
As the new Diploma in Hospitality goes live in schools in England this September, it's crucial that employers and teachers capitalise on one of the greatest opportunities to showcase our industry to the next generation, argues Heather Taylor from People 1st.
Posted: 21 August 2009 | 08:00
People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality, has appointed McDonald's HR chief David Fairhurst as its new chairman. Fairhurst, who has been People 1st vice-chairman for two years, is vice president, chief people officer at McDonald’s Restaurants UK & Northern Europe...
Posted: 17 August 2009 | 10:35
David McHattie is chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Hospitality, which is offering Caterer readers a last chance to get six tickets for a five-day hospitality seminar run by the Disney Institute in London next month. He spoke to Janie Stamford.
Posted: 12 August 2009 | 16:32
People 1st, the sector skills council for the hospitality industry, has unveiled two new customer service qualifications to help frontline hospitality and travel staff deliver excellent customer service. The qualifications, developed following research by the sector skills council for hospitality...
Posted: 15 July 2009 | 11:30
Brian Wisdom, chief executive of Sector Skills Council People 1st, says the findings of its "State of the Nation" report highlight some worrying trends in hospitality.
Posted: 22 May 2009 | 00:32
So it really never simply rains if you're a pub operator, it pours and then some. Compounding a quite miserable few months for the pub trade, MPs this week accused the likes of Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns of bullying their tenants. Ouch, that's going ...
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 15:43
The hospitality industry cannot afford to cut back on training if it is to recover from the recession, sector skills council People 1st has warned.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | 08:00
People 1st, the sector skills council for the hospitality industry, has retained its licence after an assessment on behalf of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). The skills council was given an overall rating of “good”, as part of the relicensing ...
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 11:30
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