Springboard awarded Special Anniversary grant by new Official Partner, Trusthouse Charitable Foundation- to help improve the lives of people in Belfast, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.
Springboard is delighted to have successfully bid for and received a grant of £500,000 from Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, which will fund a number of courses in the North West, Glasgow and Belfast. This grant will help support 500 people living in high areas of deprivation- providing them with upskilling and helping them into employment, with an aim of supporting at least 300 people into work in hospitality.
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, a grant making foundation, was formed in 1997 and gives grants to small and medium sized organisations in the UK, with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts. This particular grant has been awarded on the 25th anniversary year of the foundation’s impressive history of giving.
In line with Trusthouse’s mission, Springboard will be improving vulnerable lives in disadvantaged communities of the UK. The activity will be focused in the areas of Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Belfast.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Chair, Olga Polizzi said: “The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is delighted to support Springboard, a charity that has always been at the forefront of helping young people to achieve their potential in the hospitality industry. This substantial anniversary award will give many thousands of young people in disadvantaged communities the opportunity to train and find jobs in hospitality. This is an exciting partnership between The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation and Springboard.”
Chris Gamm, chief executive of Springboard, said: “We are extremely grateful for the support of Trusthouse Charitable Foundation and delighted to be working together to give 500 young people the skills to launch their career, while helping futureproof the talent pipeline for hospitality and tourism.”
Springboard’s work with Trusthouse will kick off in January and more details of available courses will be announced soon.
Springboard partners with Evening Standard, Independent and Barclays on campaign to upskill young Londoners
Skill Up, Step Up – an initiative by the Evening Standard and the Independent, in partnership with Barclays LifeSkills – launched today to get disadvantaged, unemployed young Londoners work ready and into sustainable jobs and apprenticeships.
During a time of record job vacancies nationwide, youth unemployment in London has soared by 55% since the start of the pandemic, with 21% of Londoners aged 16-24 seeking work still jobless. Skill Up, Step Up will support the unemployed youth community in London, teaching the skills they need to kickstart their career.
Hospitality charity Springboard is one of up to five partnering with the campaign to provide disadvantaged jobless young Londoners with employability skills, practical training and wrap-around care to make them ‘work ready’ and supporting them to secure a role within hospitality, leisure and tourism.
Chris Gamm, CEO of Springboard, said: “Employers are working hard to increase pay, improve employee work-life balance, diversify their workforce and put in place development plans that make them attractive to future talent, as well as to motivate and retain their existing teams. One of the biggest challenges they face, however, is convincing not just potential future employees, but also influencers like parents, teachers and careers advisors what a fulfilling and dynamic career hospitality presents, with the opportunities to quickly develop, gain transferable skills and earn a great salary in a short space of time.
“Skill Up, Step Up is a game changer for both young people who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and the hospitality industry that are desperate to attract them to their businesses.”
Springboard will play an integral role in Skill Up, Step Up, offering 3–6-week employability training programmes to hundreds of young people. This will include specialised one-to-one mentoring, soft skill and employability development, practical industry and hard skills training, as well as work experience.
The training will cover a wide range of transferable and industry specific skills across hotels, restaurants, bars, leisure, and tourism. Modules will be aimed at supporting participants with confidence, work attitude, CVs, interview skills and time management, as well as health and safety and customer service.
Springboard is asking hospitality businesses of all sizes to step up to the plate with a pledge to employ one or more trainees in a job or apprenticeship. Businesses will be provided with a shortlist of suitable candidates to interview.
The campaign will be run across both the Evening Standard and The Independent titles and will be led by the same team that ran their award-winning 2020 Food For London Now and Help the Hungry campaigns, as well as the Dispossessed campaign which has been running since 2010.
David Cohen, campaigns editor for both the Evening Standard and The Independent, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Springboard who have an outstanding record of helping disadvantaged young people become work ready and securing them sustainable jobs in the hospitality industry. Young people need the likes of Springboard more than ever and London needs hospitality to be fully staffed so this is a win-win situation. We are hoping it will be a game-changer for young people and a boon for the capital’s economy.”
For more information on Skill Up, Step Up and to pledge a job for a Springboard trainee, visit careerscope.uk.net/skillup-stepup/
Please give to The Springboard Charity this Christmas and help to nurture and welcome a young unemployed person into our hospitality family!
We hope this Christmas, you would be willing to make a donation to Springboard to help us futureproof the talent pipeline. Something as small as donating the cost of a drink or as grand and festively fabulous as organising a Christmas fundraising event for us at your company will help.
Our industry, the economy and thousands of young, unemployed people up and down the country are relying on your generous spirit!
A donation of £200 will fund a two-week work placement for an individual and give them the experience and confidence required to secure a job in the future. A gesture of £5 can mean an unemployed person can travel to a training session or work placement. And a generous contribution of £1,500 could put somebody through a Springboard training programme and change their life for the better! Donate here https://springboard.uk.net/donate/.
This year, Springboard set ourselves a goal to get 10,000 young and unemployed people into work by the end of 2022 and are delighted to be over a quarter of the way there already, with 2,524 young and unemployed individuals into employment in hospitality, leisure and tourism. With your help, we will reach our goal.
Be a part of Springboard to 2022 and help young, unemployed people to overcome barriers, learn employability techniques and gain industry skills, which lead to fulfilling, lifelong careers in the industry.
If you would also be willing to give a little of your time throughout the year, sharing your skills, experience, stories and love for hospitality with our trainees, you would be a perfect Springboard Ambassador. We always welcome new ambassadors from the industry, whether you’re new to it or have been working in hospitality for 50 years. You can become a mentor, support jobseekers with interview practice and advice sessions, talk at events to inspire young minds or share the story of your own career journey.
Register your interest and find out more, here: https://springboard.uk.net/support-us/ambassadors/.
Christmas shopping online? One other way that you can support us (without even spending a penny!) is tosimply select The Springboard Charity us as your chosen charity whilst doing your online Christmas Shopping on Amazon. Visit https://smile.amazon.co.uk, sign in and select The Springboard Charity as your default charity. 0.5% of your eligible purchases will be donated to us at no additional cost to you.
We truly appreciate your support now and throughout the year. Thank you for your donations, helping us to futureproofing the talent pipeline for hospitality. You’re on our nice list!
Let your hair down this January!
SMART GROUP CALLS ON THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TO LET THEIR HAIR DOWN THIS JANUARY
While Brits across the country are celebrating the festive season, whether it’s the work Christmas party, an evening out with friends or a special family dinner out, the hospitality and events industries are busy making sure that everything is running smoothly. In fact, rather than having some down time over the festive period, most of the UK’s hospitality and events industry workforce has its busiest time of the year.
Smart Group believes January is the time for the hospitality trade to treat themselves and enjoy some post-Christmas celebrations at its premier event, Hospitality Rocks, organised and priced exclusively for the industry and taking place on Friday 7th January 2022 at Evolution London. In keeping with the festive spirit, Smart Group will be raising money at the event for The Springboard Charity and Hospitality Action. Having already helped raise nearly £15,000 at previous Hospitality Rocks events, the aim is to surpass this figure in 2022. In order to achieve this, Smart Group intends to exceed the 1,750 guests welcomed in 2020 and will guarantee to donate £5 to charity for every ticket sold, as well as helping to raise funds through exciting competitions and auctions on the evening.
Bringing together the industry at one exclusive event, guests will be treated to this year’s Après themed experience and transported to the slopes for one unforgettable night. The red carpet will be rolled out for guests into the incredible venue, where an outstanding range of entertainment will be showcased throughout the evening, from breath-taking artists, choreographed routines, and top London DJs. A state-of-the-art light show will dazzle guests during the evening. They will also be able to take a turn on the dodgems, sing onstage with a live rock band courtesy of Rockaoke, or hit the dancefloor with friends. A delicious three-course dinner is also included in the ticket price, as well as a canapé reception on arrival. Exciting optional extras also include after-dinner casino tables and a photo experience.
Smart Group manages over 700 events every year, offering a dynamic collection of hospitality, venue, catering and events management businesses with over 25 years’ experience.
Tickets are priced at £75 per person, which is nearly 40% discount from the usual Smart Group Christmas party rate at Evolution London. Tickets include a canapé reception, three-course dinner, and all the entertainment needed for a fantastic evening out with colleagues.
Other benefits included in the ticket price are free car parking, free cloakroom facilities and dedicated black taxi rank
There is full disabled access.
THE SPRINGBOARD AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ARE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
Springboard and headline sponsor, Smart Group, are excited to announce that the Springboard Awards for Excellence are now open for entries.
Nominate yourself or another deserving business or individual for the Springboard Awards for Excellence! We want to recognise and celebrate the hospitality superstars, who have shown amazing resilience and innovation, managing to shine over the past year as the industry rebuilds.
The 16 award categories include ‘Best recruitment initiative’, ‘Best Talent Onboarding’, ‘Employee Health & Wellbeing‘ and ‘Business Innovation‘, alongside some new awards for 2022, including ‘Disability Confidence’ and ‘Best Kickstart Employer’.
The ceremony will take place in Spring 2022 at Smart Group’s exquisite and award-winning ‘Illuminate’ venue, with a panoramic window offering stunning views of the city.
The Springboard Awards for Excellence are FREE to enter and easy to do on our online form.
Meet our new partner!
Resident Hotels announces a new business partnership with The Springboard Charity & Springboard UK, the industry charity committed to futureproofing the hospitality and tourism talent pipeline.
It has been an incredibly challenging period for the hospitality industry and Resident Hotels is proud to be working with Springboard to address the staffing shortages in the wake of Brexit and the pandemic.
The UK hotel operator recognises the importance of collaborating with established industry partners in a collective effort to raise the profile of the hospitality industry as a viable and rewarding career.
The partnership will involve supporting Springboard’s varied programme of activities including volunteering, fundraising and mentoring with a constant focus on futureproofing the talent pipeline for hospitality.
Springboard helps individuals to prepare for and find careers in the hospitality, leisure, and tourism industry through providing advice, knowledge and skills via education programmes in schools, colleges and universities. Their services are available for all age groups, the unemployed and disadvantaged groups.
The charity has created ‘Springboard to 2022’, an ambitious programme with a goal to have 10,000 young people trained and ready for work in hospitality by the end of 2022. Resident Hotels is delighted to be part of this journey.
Commenting on the partnership, Jennifer Watts, Head of HR at Resident Hotels said: “As we return to some sense of normality, after multiple lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever that we, as employers, do what we can to improve how careers in hospitality are perceived. Through our partnership with Springboard, we look forward to further supporting the hospitality industry and the people within it.’’
Chris Gamm, CEO of Springboard, commented, “We are delighted to have The Resident on board as a valued partner. Springboard to 2022 relies on the support of fantastic hospitality venues, such as The Resident, who are dedicated to investing in people and futureproofing the talent pipeline”.
For more information on The Resident, please visit www.residenthotels.com and Springboard https://springboard.uk.net/.
About Resident Hotels Ltd
Resident Hotels Ltd is a privately owned hotel company, that re-branded as The Resident in February 2020 with the support of its owners and majority shareholders, Mactaggart Family Partners, led by Sir John Mactaggart. The Resident is a personable brand of five distinctive city centre hotels (four in London and one in Liverpool) providing excellent rooms, in exceptional locations with heartfelt hospitality. All five hotels receive exceptional guest appreciation, with The Resident Covent Garden ranking #1 out of 1,188 London hotels on TripAdvisor (August 2021). The Resident has recently refurbished its lounges and refreshed all rooms with hand-picked and often handmade British and European furniture. Each room has a concealed mini-kitchen, and an in-room grocery service is available for guests. Headquartered in London, Resident Hotels is headed by CEO David Orr, who joined the company in March 2018. The Resident currently offers 379 rooms and plans to expand with an additional 1200/1500 rooms in the UK in the next seven years. If you have a development opportunity, please contact David directly at David.orr@Residenthotels.com.
For more information, please visit our website at residenthotels.com email in addition, you can connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
About The Springboard Charity and Springboard UK
Springboard was established in 1990 to support the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry and those seeking employment within it, with three key aims:
- To advance the life and education of those under the age of 25, through the provision of advice, training and skills courses.
- To relieve poverty and unemployment by assisting people to secure jobs in the hospitality sector.
- Tackle ongoing problems the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries face, including staff and skills shortages and misrepresentation about what a fulfilling career they offer.
What we do:
Working nationally across the UK and Ireland, our work is built around three key areas:
- Employability training programmes – helping disadvantaged people gain soft and hard skills, industry insight, and work placement opportunities- leading to overall improved wellbeing, enhanced employability, and transition to positive destinations including employment/further education/an apprenticeship/etc.
- Education programmes – working with schools, colleges and universities to enhance curriculum teaching delivered to students – helping them gain key industry insight and skills development required for the transition from education to employment
- Careers resources and advice – providing specialist careers activities online, face-to-face and at careers events.
Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021
Find out what makes a hospitality job #MoreThanAJob
The hospitality industry is looking for people who want to begin an exciting, lifelong career in which no two days are the same. Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021, taking place from 18 to 22 October 2021 will showcase the range of apprenticeships available across a diverse range of hospitality businesses and launches alongside the first ever hospitality apprenticeships hub, hosted by the industry support platform CareerScope.
The CareerScope hub is a one stop shop for careers advice and apprenticeship opportunities, with thousands of live roles, as well as sector pathway guides and case studies. This year’s Hospitality Apprenticeship Week campaign is called ‘more than a job’. Current apprentices, former apprentices and employers alike are using the hashtag #MoreThanAJob on social media to inspire potential recruits about the breadth of roles and development opportunities hospitality can offer, as well as to showcase their brand and current apprenticeship vacancies.
There is a different theme each day during Hospitality Apprenticeships Week showing the different career pathways available. They are:
- Monday – hospitality and apprenticeships – busting the myths
- Tuesday – hospitality job roles: chef
- Wednesday – hospitality job roles: front of house
- Thursday – hospitality job roles: supervisors and management
- Friday – Join us: be part of our team
The campaign has been developed by the Hospitality Apprenticeships Steering Group, which is made up of some of the industry’s biggest employers, training providers, key industry trade bodies and government representatives in the UK.
Chris Gamm, chief executive of hospitality charity, Springboard, one of the organisations behind the campaign and the CareerScope hub, said:
“It’s well known that hospitality needs to attract more home-grown talent to address the current staffing shortages and ensure there is a sustainable talent pipeline for many years to come. Hospitality Apprenticeships Week is a brilliant way to showcase the industry and your business to your customers and followers, show what a fun and dynamic industry it is to work in, and the brilliant opportunities it offers to develop and build a career.”
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality and member of the steering group, said:
“Hospitality Apprenticeship Week is a fantastic way for people to learn about the wide range of roles in the sector, at a time when there are many opportunities to join the sector’s post-Covid renaissance. Hospitality has embraced apprenticeships as a gateway into roles as well as for upskilling its existing workforce. Anyone looking for a new job or a change of career would do well to take a look at what the sector has to offer. With furlough coming to an end from October and a shortage of staff in the sector, this is perfect timing.”
Springboard Calls on Our Alumni to Share Their Story
Share your story!
Springboard is looking for former trainees and candidates who have used one of our services or courses in the past to help launch their career in the hospitality industry. We have been operating for the past 31 years and, in that time, there have been many different courses and programmes available. If you have taken part, please get in touch and share your story.
As part of the Springboard to 2022 project to support 10,000 unemployed people into work in the industry, Springboard is promoting the sector to the next generation of talent through schools, colleges, community groups, the job centres and our marketing campaigns.
“If you took part in a Springboard training course of programme such as FutureChef and used it to launch your career in the industry, we want to hear from you, so that we can feature you and celebrate your success in our campaigns,” said Chris Gamm, CEO of Springboard.
“One of hospitality’s strongest selling points is the ability to quickly progress, take on more responsibility and climb the ranks. If this sounds like you, please get in touch and help us showcase the opportunities are industry affords with the world.”
By sharing your experiences and career journey, you could help others to join this wonderful industry and begin a great new career. Please send your name, current role, course you took part in and approximate date to aiminaf@springboarduk.org.uk.
#MyHospitalityLife
Championing the industry
Springboard are calling on as many hospitality professionals as possible to get involved with #MyHospitalityLife from Friday 17th September onwards, showcasing the industry as a great place to work with excellent career prospects, to inspire the next generation.
We’re asking our hospitality family to share and interact with posts tagged with #MyHospitalityLife on social media, join discussions about the industry, celebrate the many positives and dispel the myths. You can create your own social media posts, whether they are testimonials or videos to show people the highlights of what you do, why you do it and even demo some of the impressive skills you have gleaned throughout your career.
Hospitality is growing and is crying out for new talent to hop on board. There is no other industry like it in terms of flexibility, variety, fast-track career progression and great perks. We want to let people know what hospitality can offer – the different roles, routes of entry and career journeys available to those with the ambition to succeed in this fast-paced industry.
We are asking our Ambassador Partners to
- Create case studies following the instructions given, submitting them to us for us to share across our online platforms. Quotes, pictures, testimonials, or videos that highlight what you do and why you do it. Showcase the impressive skills you have gleaned throughout your hospitality career.
- Share and interact with posts tagged with #MyHospitalityLife on social media to create discussions around the industry.
- Tying in with National Hospitality Day, go Live and share stories of interviews with your employees & colleagues, a behind scenes tour, a job-swap day, or a cook-off? Could you show us how to create latte art or run a Cocktail Masterclass?
- Encourage colleagues & friends to sign-up as a Springboard Ambassador to help promote the industry.
My Hospitality Life is for people in any role in hospitality, whether they’re new to the industry or have been working in it for 40 years – lets create one positive, enthusiastic voice. We want to show people what we do, what hospitality can offer people and the different career journeys for those who want to succeed.
Find out more about becoming a Springboard Ambassador: www.springboard.uk.net/ambassadors
Hospitality Apprenticeships Week
#MoreThanAJob
Employers have been called on to showcase their talented workforce during Hospitality Apprenticeships Week 2021 to attract new people and change perceptions of roles within the industry. Taking place from Monday 18 to Friday 22 October 2021, the campaign will also launch the first ever hospitality apprenticeships hub, which is hosted by the industry support platform, CareerScope. Launching later this month, the hub will be a one stop shop for careers advice and apprenticeship opportunities, with thousands of live roles, as well as sector pathway guides and case studies.
This year’s campaign is called ‘more than a job’, and employers can use the hashtag #MoreThanAJob to educate and inspire potential recruits about the breadth of roles and development opportunities hospitality can offer, as well as showcase their brand and current apprenticeship vacancies.
About the week
There will be a different theme each day during Hospitality Apprenticeships Week showcasing hospitality apprenticeships and the different career pathways available. They are:
- Monday – hospitality and apprenticeships – busting the myths
- Tuesday – hospitality job roles: chef
- Wednesday – hospitality job roles: front of house
- Thursday – hospitality job roles: supervisors and management
- Friday – Join us: be part of our team
An employer campaign toolkit, social assets, suggested posts and campaign ideas can be downloaded here.
Who’s behind the campaign?
The campaign has been developed by the Hospitality Apprenticeships Steering Group, which is made up of some of the industry’s biggest employers, training providers, key industry trade bodies and government representatives in the UK.
Chris Gamm, chief executive of hospitality charity Springboard, one of the organisations behind the campaign and the CareerScope hub, said: “It’s well known that hospitality needs to attract more home-grown talent to address the current staffing shortages and ensure there is a sustainable talent pipeline for many years to come. Hospitality Apprenticeships Week is a brilliant way to showcase the industry and your business to your customers and followers, show what a fun and dynamic industry it is to work in, and the brilliant opportunities it offers to develop and build a career.”
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality and member of the steering group, said: “Hospitality Apprenticeship Week is a fantastic way for people to learn about the wide range of roles in the sector, at a time when there are many opportunities to join the sector’s post-Covid renaissance. Hospitality has embraced apprenticeships as a gateway into roles as well as for upskilling its existing workforce. Anyone looking for a new job or a change of career would do well to take a look at what the sector has to offer. With furlough coming to an end from October and a shortage of staff in the sector, this is perfect timing.”
To find out more information about the newly launched Hospitality Apprenticeships hub, please check out: Hospitality apprenticeships – CareerScope – Hospitality | Leisure | Tourism