National Apprenticeship

Hospitality employers turn to apprenticeships to tackle skills crisis

23-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

More than 30,000 apprenticeships have been pledged by employers as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2016.

Sajid Javid: Apprenticeship levy is ‘nothing to be afraid of’

14-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

Sajid Javid has assured businesses that the upcoming apprenticeship levy is ‘nothing to be afraid of’.

Hospitality industry backs National Apprenticeship Week 2016

14-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

Hotel du Vin, Greene King and Starbucks are among the hospitality businesses announcing new training programmes to mark National Apprenticeship Week.

Hospitality Industry supports National Apprenticeship Week 2015

09-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

Hospitality businesses across the UK are supporting National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the positive effects the training schemes have on the industry and national economy.

National Apprenticeship Week 2014: Hospitality leads the way

07-Mar-2014 By Luke Nicholls

As the seventh annual National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, BigHospitality has heard from an array of hotels, restaurants and pubs - and even Boris Johnson – all pledging their support for the initiative.

National Apprenticeship Week: Hospitality industry unites

28-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

It's National Apprenticeship Week and hospitality businesses large and small have been pledging their support for the initiative which celebrates apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on the UK economy.

Accor and Travelodge pledge to offer more apprenticeships

12-Mar-2013 By Emma Eversham

Hotel companies Accor and Travelodge are among the firms who have offered to increase the number of apprenticeships they offer following a call by the organisers of National Apprenticeship Week for firms to employ more apprentices to help boost the economy....

National Apprenticeship Week 2013: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall among hospitality professionals in support

11-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The sixth National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today with organisers, supported by the hospitality industry, promising it will be the biggest yet; a new report has also said apprentices could contribute £3.4bn a year to the economy.

Raymond Blanc and Boris Johnson urge hospitality businesses to recruit apprentices

07-Mar-2013 By Emma Eversham

Chef Raymond Blanc and London Mayor Boris Johnson came together at an event at Brasserie Blanc in London's Covent Garden yesterday to encourage more restaurants, hotels and pubs in London to recruit apprentices. 

National Apprenticeship Week: How to get your hospitality business involved

06-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

With the fifth annual National Apprenticeship Week kicking off today, businesses from across the UK have told BigHospitality what they’re doing to take on more apprentices and increase the number of vocational opportunities in the industry.