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All of our courses are free to participants, and include:

  • Soft skills and confidence building training
  • Employability skills training – CVs, interview skills, effective job hunt
  • Hospitality related certified e-learning
  • Hospitality related accredited qualifications
  • 121 mentoring and coaching
  • Guaranteed interviews with hospitality employers recruiting now

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Springboard's employability programmes

Barclays: Skill Up Step Up

Locations: London

Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 16-24 interested in starting a career in hospitality, leisure, or tourism

Duration: 4 weeks training + 1 week work experience; or 2 weeks training + 1 week work experience

Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality, leisure and tourism employers who have jobs pledged

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Trusthouse Charitable Foundation: Destination Hospitality

Locations: Throughout the UK

Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 16-25 interested in starting a career in hospitality, leisure, or tourism

Duration: 5 weeks training + 1 week work experience; or 3 weeks training + 1 week work experience

Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with hospitality, leisure and tourism employers recruiting in your area

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Diageo Learning for Life: Bartending & Hospitality Course

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

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Diageo Learning for Life: Hospitality Sprint

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

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Barclays: Destination 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

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Compass Group: Destination Hospitality

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

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Guinness Learning for Life: Gateway to Hospitality

Location: Northern Ireland

Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-30, interested in a career in bartending and/or food and beverage service/waiting

Duration: 3 weeks

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

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Galvin's Chance

Location: London

Suitable for: Unemployed individuals aged 18-24, interested in careers in prestigious hotels, restaurants and food service organisations

Duration: 2-week training course + 1 week work experience + 1 week final training

Jobs: Guaranteed interviews with London hospitality employers

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Inspire Hounslow: Destination Hospitality

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

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Diageo: Rock the Gig Economy

Locations: Digital course throughout the UK.

Suitable for: Underemployed individuals on Zero or Casual hours contracts, or wanting to work part time, aged 18+ interested in starting a career in hospitality

Duration: 3 days + exam

Includes:

  • Personal Licensing Qualification
  • Become a Bartender in a Day: everything you need to know to start or progress your career as a bartending professional

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Solidarity Accor: Destination Hospitality

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

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Springboard's education programmes

Springboard's FutureChef

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.

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