requested funding for those 2009 summer courses relevant to the hotel, catering and tourism industry. This would enable them to provide eight courses consisting of 130 hours of tuition. Each course will comprise of up to 12 young people aged between 11 and 25.
THSU reported that the Trust’s funds made a significant contribution towards the delivery of their Summer Programme. Courses were held in Tourism and Customer Care, Telephone Techniques, International Cookery, Curry Heaven, Chinese Cookery Thai Fruit Carving and Caribbean Flavour.
Training for Life
Training for Life are a charity that seeks to tackle the enduring issue of unemployment and poverty through an entrepreneurial approach. They work with the most vulnerable and excluded groups within society; people from diverse backgrounds, who, for a variety of reasons have faced barriers to work and, consequently, become trapped in poverty. Training for Life believes their clients want to work, and want to contribute to society and they help them achieve through a range of programmes suited to the individual.
The Trust’s grant of £25,000 would support four apprentices with a contribution of £5,000 per trainee towards their costs whilst they are on the Dartmouth Apprentice training programme. The programme offers a combination of personal development, one-to-one support and mentoring with a traditional
Apprentice’. The total cost per trainee, that includes apprentice wages and a contribution towards their training and accreditation costs, is £9,631.
apprentice placement within the social enterprise restaurant, ‘The Dartmouth Part of the cost of delivering the programme
includes paying the apprentices at a minimum wage level. Training for Life considers that earning a living wage is an essential aspect of the client’s personal development.
In the year under review the Trustees also gave a grant of £ ,000 to Public Conc 2 ern at
Work, a registered charity, whose strategy is to publicise good practice in all sectors and conduct research into issues of public and corporate governance. The funds from the Trust are used for their helpline and public education work.
STRATEGIC AREA INDIVIDUALS
In fulfilling another objective of the strategy, the Trustees maintained their support of individuals applying directly to the Trust for assistance. Within this charitable area small grants of not more than £500 per person are awarded to individuals undertaking a hospitality related course. This can be at postgraduate/degree level or for a craft course. Funding can be used by the individual to assist with course fees, to purchase books, uniforms or items of kitchen equipment. Applicants can apply at various stages during their course and have to complete a form which can only be submitted for consideration if accompanied by a reference usually, although not exclusively, from the applicant’s college.
In the year under review 7 grants ranging from £250 to £500 were awarded to individuals studying at 7 different establishments culminating in a total of £3,000. This was a (27.54%) decrease on the previous year where grants totaling £4,140 were awarded to
23 £25,000
Dartmouth Apprentices Scott Connor & Chris Richardson with Prince Edward
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