Springboard’s online training and support is now available for free to unemployed people across the UK and Ireland.

We are currently offering courses specifically designed to support Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism workers who have recently been made redundant in the following areas:

• North of England, including
  • Greater Manchester
  • Leeds City
  • Bury
  • Liverpool
• Wales, including
  • Cardiff
  • Barry
  • Newport
  • Bridgend

We will also shortly be reopening our Digital Hospitality Academy to participants from throughout all of the UK. Please do still complete the form below, but please also expect a delay in us contacting you back. In the meantime, you can join our Self-Service Digital Academy.

What we offer:

• Group training courses, which are 2-weeks or 3-weeks, depending on the project, including:
  • Your own member of our specialist employability team for 121 careers advice, support, and mentoring
  • A connected team environment: live group training and webinars
  • Upskill and re-train with online modules, which are accessible for you to complete 24/7
  • Supported job search and introductions to employers recruiting now
  • We currently have courses especially designed for hospitality workers recently made redundant
• Self-service Digital Academy, which you can access and work through at your own pace

How to access our help:

• Complete the form here.
  • A member of our team will call you to ask a few more questions to check that our support is right for you, and offer you a course that will suit your needs
• Or here for our Self-service Digital Academy

Example courses

2 weeks – equivalent of 4 hours per day

• 121 mentoring and support from a Springboard employability specialist
• Online modules, with certificates for each:
  • Coronavirus
    • Your Wellbeing
    • Looking After Your Customers
    • Personal Equipment
  • Customer Service
  • Food Safety Level 2
  • Health & Safety Level 2
  • First Aid Awareness
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Disability Awareness
  • GDPR
  • Wellbeing
  • Effective Teams
• Live group training:
  • Confidence & Assertiveness
  • CV Development
  • Interview Skills
  • Job Search
  • Budgeting
  • Transferrable Skills
  • Presentation Skills
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Guest Speakers
• Interview practice with employers
• Access to Accenture’s ‘Skills to Succeed Academy’

Self-service Digital Academy

• Access to Accenture’s ‘Skills to Succeed Academy’
• Online modules, with certificates for each:
  • Customer Service
  • Food Safety Level 2
  • First Aid Awareness
  • Health & Safety Level 2
  • Disability Awareness
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Effective Teams
  • GDPR
  • Wellbeing: Live Well, Live Free
  • Coronavirus
    • Your Wellbeing
    • Personal Protection
    • Looking After Customers
  • Service that Sells
  • Creating Cocktails
• Access to pre-recorded webinars and guest speakers, including:
  • C.V Webinar
  • Confidence & Assertiveness Webinar
  • Interview Skills Webinar
  • Mindfulness Webinar
  • Transferable Skills Webinar
  • Work Mindset Webinar
  • Emotional Intelligence Webinar
  • Personal Presentation Webinar
  • Personal Safety at Work Webinar
  • Time Keeping Webinar

Register here

Please note:

• We have a limited number of places available on the academy, which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
• To qualify for the Academy, you might have the right to work in the UK and/or Ireland, be aged 16 or over and are currently unemployed
• You will need access to a smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC to access the support – in Scotland and Wales, we have funds available to support you with equipment and data (on a first come, first served basis)