Training

The lowdown: the recruitment restaurant

15-Mar-2024 By Resturant

An alternative hospitality recruitment method to traditional CVs and interviews has been put into action.

Government-backed hospitality employment scheme expands to Wales

25-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

A Government-backed employment scheme designed to offer jobseekers career opportunities within the hospitality sector is expanding to Wales with the launch of a new pilot in Cardiff.

The Restaurant Staffing Report - download your free copy

26-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant has created a free staffing report looking at the recruitment challenges.

Seven ways to improve staff retention

11-Aug-2023 By Polly Robinson

Coach and hospitality leadership trainer Polly Robinson on the importance of checking in on staff and making them feel seen, heard and valued.

Industry veterans launch scholarship scheme to 'develop the hospitality leaders of tomorrow’

28-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

A group of hospitality veterans have launched a pilot training scheme which aims to develop 'tomorrow's managers and leaders of the hospitality industry'.

Government considers hospitality ‘boot camps’ to tackle recruitment crisis

17-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The Government is considering the use of hospitality ‘boot camps’ to help unemployed people to find work or in the sector.

Hospitality workforce shortage creating ‘serious crisis’ as Tory MP admits UK needs more EU workers

10-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Hospitality businesses fear they will struggle to cope over the summer holiday season, amid a warning that ongoing staffing struggles are creating a ‘serious crisis’ within the sector.

Rudy’s to launch pizzaiolo training academy

06-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Rudy’s Pizza is to become the latest restaurant operator to launch an academy to train new recruits.

Deliveroo launches virtual training academy

24-Mar-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Deliveroo has launched a virtual training academy to help small and medium-sized restaurants develop their skills in areas including hiring talent, digital marketing, social media, sustainability and managing finances.

The Lowdown: Fred’s Last Resort

17-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

Fred Sirieix is tackling the sector’s recruitment crisis once again with a new TV show which sees a dozen young Brits battle it out for a job in high-end hospitality.

'Surge' in UK workers seeking hospitality jobs

07-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

The number of UK workers seeking jobs in hospitality has 'surged' over recent months, according to new data from Caterer.com, with a 'tremendous uplift' in job applications per vacancy.

Hospitality showcased in new Government apprenticeship campaign

07-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Apprenticeship 'success stories' from hospitality groups including Greene King, Mitchells & Butlers, Pizza Express and Whitbread are to feature as part of a new Government campaign.

UKHospitality launches guide to recruiting over 50s

08-Dec-2022 By Georgi Gyton

UKHospitality has published guidance for businesses looking to recruit the ‘untapped potential’ of the over-50s.

KFC taking new approach to recruitment

14-Nov-2022 By Georgi Gyton

KFC is taking a new approach to recruitment with the launch of its new employability programme called Hatch.

UKHospitality: 'Skills and employment strategy would be significant in realising sector's potential'

11-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

UKHospitality has said that a comprehensive employment and skills strategy would 'be significant in realising hospitality’s potential to drive economic growth', amid a fall in job vacancies across the sector.

Growing numbers of over 50s entering hospitality amid 'most dramatic transformation' of sector’s workforce

10-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Hospitality is seeing 'the most dramatic ever transformation to its workforce', according to new research from Caterer.com, with growing numbers of over 50s taking on jobs in the sector.

The Big Hospitality Expo to tackle topics including mental health and staff retention

30-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Topics affecting the hospitality sector including mental health, staff retention and NFTs will be addressed at next month’s The Big Hospitality Expo.

Nightcap launches Bar Academy

01-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Tonight Josephine and The Cocktail Club owner Nightcap has launched a dedicated training facility in Camden Market, London.

Rick Stein Restaurants and Soho House step up their recruitment drives

08-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Rick Stein restaurants and Soho House are among hospitality businesses that have launched fresh initiatives to tackle the staffing shortage in the sector.

Chefs mark International Women’s Day

08-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Chefs and restaurateurs across the country are marking International Women’s Day (8 March) with a range of one-off events, masterclasses and specially curated menus.

Wok stars – how Rosa’s Thai’s training kitchen is inspiring the next generation of wok chefs

04-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Rosa’s Thai CEO Gavin Adair on why the group has launched its own Wok School, growing the brand’s retail range, and what its growth plans are for the year ahead

School of wok: Rosa’s Thai to open training kitchen

27-Jan-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Rosa’s Thai has launched a training kitchen at its Warren Street restaurant that offers diners a 50% discount on normal menu prices.

Simon Rogan Academy launches front of house course

29-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Simon Rogan is expanding his Simon Rogan Academy with the creation of a new Front of House Academy in collaboration with Kendal College.

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Kitchen culture needs to change: here’s how

15-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Three #FairKitchens ambassadors on what can be done to enhance working conditions in hospitality, and help ease the skills crisis.

Chefs and experts team up to develop free leadership training

15-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

#FairKitchens has launched a new online leadership training programme that’s free to all hospitality employers and employees.

Hospitality and catering courses added to Lifetime Skills Guarantee

29-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality and catering courses have been added to the Government's Lifetime Skills Guarantee, having previously been excluded from the offer.

D&D London extends summer school training programme

29-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

D&D London is to continue with its paid summer school training programme, which aims to secure employment for people looking to enter hospitality but have little or no previous experience.

Le Caprice reopens as training academy

26-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Iconic London restaurant Le Caprice has reopened as a training academy in response to the worsening staff shortage hitting the hospitality sector.

Simon Rogan launches culinary academy

21-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan has joined forces with Kendal College to create a culinary academy that will see students gain work experience throughout his Lake District-centric Umbel Restaurant Group.

McDonald's mandates anti-harassment training worldwide

15-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

McDonald's is to implement new global brand standards to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants, starting next year.

Applications open for Scotland's Government-backed management training programme

15-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Scotland’s Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland and the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) have launched a Government-funded leadership, management and supervisory training programme designed to help the country’s hospitality and tourism sector recover....

UKH and CPL launch online training platform

09-Apr-2020 By Georgia Cronin

UK Hospitality has launched an online training platform in partnership with CPL Learning to provide access to learning, wellbeing and personal development resources to furloughed employees.

Brookes Restaurant to close

20-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Oxford Brookes university is to close its Brookes training restaurant at the end of the current academic year, with a date provisionally set for 1 May.

The training restaurant that teaches mindset as well as skills

09-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

With London restaurants struggling to find chefs, the capital’s catering colleges are once again feeling the heat. Could student restaurant OKN1 in Hackney, which focuses on preparing chefs for the psychological rigours of the workplace, hold the answer?

Pizza Pilgrims to launch 'pizza academy'

04-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Pizza Pilgrims is eyeing the launch of a pizza academy for its staff that will also contain a delivery kitchen and a small training restaurant.

Chef shortage: six industry leaders have their say

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

The restaurant sector must act to avoid an impending staffing crisis, according to leading industry professionals.

Nearly 20,000 chefs are leaving the profession every year

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Approximately 20,000 chefs, roughly 10% of the UK hospitality workforce, are leaving the profession every year, according to a report examining the state of London’s burgeoning food scene.

Nestlé Professional announces Toque d’Or 2019 finalists

18-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Nestlé Professional has announced the finalists who will be competing in this year’s Toque d’Or Grand Finals, which take place between April 30 and May 4.

Basque cookery school Mimo is coming to London

22-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

Spanish cookery school Mimo is to open its first UK outpost in London's Borough Market next month.

Ei Group teams up with The Clink

19-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

Pub giant Ei Group has followed in the footsteps of Wahaca, Hawksmoor and The Cavendish by partnering with a charity that helps get former offenders into work.

Galvin brothers help design hospitality training scheme

04-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

Galvin Restaurants has become the first company in the world to adopt a new City & Guilds Global Certification for hospitality training.

Toque d’Or 2019 open for entries

16-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Registration has opened for the 2019 Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or, a national competition for students and junior chefs.

Shauna Froydenlund: "We've tried to make the restaurant a better place"

07-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Shauna Froydenlund has worked with Marcus Wareing for over a decade, first at Petrus on a university placement before joining the kitchen full time.

Social Enterprise Fat Macy’s launches crowdfunding bid

22-Aug-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Social enterprise Fat Macy’s, which aims to teach young Londoners living in temporary housing how to cook, has launched a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to open its first permanent location.

16 Hospitality announces fifth site acquisition in Cheshire

12-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Cheshire-based hospitality operator, 16 Hospitality, has acquired a new site in Stretton as part of its portfolio of pubs across the North West and North Wales.

Hospitality businesses forced to adapt roles to tackle skills shortage

31-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Hospitality operators are being forced to set up their own development and training schemes and even adapt roles to fit around candidates’ strengths as a shortage of skills hampers recruitment plans.

Prince's Trust launches hospitality training scheme

25-Apr-2016 By Sophie Witts

Pub chain Greene King has partnered with The Prince’s Trust to launch a scheme helping unemployed young people in to jobs in hospitality.

Jamie Oliver apprenticeship scheme to go nationwide

24-Mar-2016 By Mark Wingett

Jamie Oliver’s flagship apprenticeship scheme is set to go nationwide with its incorporation into the high­-profile chef’s Jamie’s Italian chain, MCA has learnt.

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.

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What to consider when hiring an apprentice

14-Mar-2016 By Jill Whittaker

At the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2016 Jill Whittaker, managing director of HIT Training discusses considerations for hospitality businesses when hiring an apprentice.