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Locations: Throughout the UK
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 16-30 interested in starting a career in hospitality, leisure or tourism
Duration: 121 support; or 5 weeks training + 1 week work experience; or 4 weeks training + 1 week work experience
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality, leisure and tourism employers recruiting in your area
Locations: Throughout Scotland, England and Wales
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-30, interested in a career in bartending and/or food and beverage service/waiting
Duration: 4-week training course + 1 week work experience + 1 week final training
Highlights: Diageo Bar Academy (Spirits and beer training); Cocktail masterclass; Personal Licence qualification; guest speakers from Diageo
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality employers recruiting in your area
Locations: Throughout Scotland, England and Wales
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-30, interested in a career in bartending and/or Food and Beverage service/Waiting
Duration: Up to 4-weeks of personalised support and training
Highlights: Fast track support, webinars and unique Diageo training and content to gain employment in Bartending or Hospitality
Locations: Northern Ireland, Kilmarnock, Bury, Great Yarmouth
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals, any age, interested in roles in hospitality, leisure and/or tourism
Duration: 3 weeks plus 1 week work experience
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality, leisure and tourism employers recruiting in your area
Locations: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, London
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 16+ interested in a hospitality career
Duration: 3-weeks digital or 2-weeks face-to-face (depending on Covid-19 restrictions)
Highlights: Meet the Compass team and guest speakers
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews for various hospitality roles at the Compass Group
Location: Northern Ireland
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-30, interested in a career in bartending and/or food and beverage service/waiting
Duration: 4-week training course + 1 week work experience + 1 week final training
Highlights: Diageo Bar Academy (spirits and beer training); Cocktail masterclass; Personal Licence qualification; guest speakers from Diageo
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality employers recruiting in your area
Location: London
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-24, interested in front-of-house careers in prestigious hotels, restaurants and food service organisations
Duration: 4-week training course + 1 week work experience + 1 week final training
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with London hospitality employers
Location: Hounslow
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 16-25, living in the London Borough of Hounslow, interested in a hospitality, leisure or tourism career
Duration: 4-week training course + 1 week work experience + 1 week final training
Highlights: Build skills and gain qualifications including Food Safety and Customer Service, plus visits to local industry sites.
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with Hounslow/London hospitality, leisure and tourism employers
Location: Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland
Suitable for: Hospitality workers keen to upskill and gain new qualifications
Duration: 3 days of virtual training
Highlights: Roe & Co virtual experience, WorldHost customer service qualification, Diageo Bar Academy training, Irish Welcome training
Locations: Birmingham and London
Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-24, interested in a hospitality career
Duration: 2 weeks training
Highlights: Digital training with the potential of some face-to-face mentoring. Insight into the hotel industry- with talks and tours of local venues.
Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with an Accor Hotel with vacancies
FutureChef is Springboard’s flagship educational programme, consisting of a nationwide schools programme extending throughout the year, serving the Gatsby benchmarks, as well as a cooking competition open to 12-16 year olds.
FAB is Springboard’s secondary schools education programme focussed on demonstrating the skills required for Front of House roles and inspiring students to consider careers in this area. The scheme offers a range of interactive resources which have been designed to support the core curriculum subjects as well as business studies.
