2. World Skills London 2011 – In 2011 London is the host city for World Skills – the world’s largest, international skills competition where young people from across the globe under the age of 23 compete to become the best in their chosen skill. World Skills London will take place at ExCel from 5-8 October during which time some 1,000 competitors from 50 nations will be competing in 45 skills areas over four exciting days of competition.
with hospitality covering – cooking,
There are three competitions associated pastry and restaurant
service.
Alongside the competition, each industry is invited to show case the skills needed in their sector by staging ‘Have A Go’ activities for the estimated 150,000 visitors to try their hands.
This is a high profile and unique
opportunity to really showcase the skills required to excel in hospitality and compete for the attention of the visitors, the majority of who will be aged between 14-19 years old or people who greatly influence career
choices. World Skills have invited Springboard to organise the hospitality zone for this event and the Trust’s grant will go towards funding the cost of the exhibition space where Springboard intend to stage the most impressive and ‘crowd pulling’ ‘Have a Go’ area with highly interactive, visual, range of skills challenges, as well as a career scope zone, quizzes and other competitions.
The Springboard Charity also received funding for the Futurechef competition, details of which appear on page 32.
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 16 grants ranging from £250 to £500 were awarded to individuals studying at 12 different establishments culminating in a total of £6,470. This was a (115.67%) increase on the previous year where grants totaling £3,000 were awarded to 7 individuals.
The relatively low
number of grants awarded for this strategic area is primarily due to the fact that individuals do not always see their application through to completion. The Trustees are mindful of the fact that this strategic area carries a heavier element of risk.
the individual but made payable to the university, college, supplier, or training provider.
individual is informed of this fact at the early stage of the application process and it would appear that in some cases such a condition has served as a deterrent.
When reporting on grants to individuals it is important to state that a significant number of grants awarded to colleges, universities and organisations are used by them to offer student scholarships and to assist with hardship cases. Therefore a far greater number of individuals benefit from Trust funding than indicated in the total outlined in this section.
In seeking to minimise the risk the grant is sent to The
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