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Springboard scheme aims to equip students with skills and confidence to promote sector
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Glasgow Celtic is one of the clubs set to take on young employees
SPL announces new job scheme
£2.8m initiative aimed at the long term unemployed
By Pete Hayman
More than 430 six-month job placements are set to be created by the 12 Scottish Premier League (SPL) football clubs as part of a new £2.8m scheme aimed at long term unemployed young people. The SPL Working Futures
programme has been estab- lished to help young people find employment and will receive funding through the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund. Each of the 12 clubs will have
the chance to take on 36 new workers as community coaches or estates staff on a six-month basis between May 2010 and September 2011. Job centres will handle applications. SPL chief executive Neil
Doncaster said: "These are testing economic times for everyone but this is a great example of how our clubs can play their part in society to help make things better. "This scheme will give more
than 400 people the chance to get back into the work force and back on track."
RFL scheme to target young people
Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and the Rugby Football League have joined forces as part of a new scheme to help young unemployed people in deprived areas of Yorkshire and the Humber. A new three-year initiative
aims to use the popularity of rugby league in a bid to develop the leadership and enterprise skills of 1,200 teenagers across the region
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and improve their employ- ability and boost aspirations. Designed to ensure people between the ages of 14 and
19 years old don't become classified as "Not in Employ- ment, Education or Training" , the scheme will offer a certified training course. Young people will then be handed the opportunity to further develop their skills by taking up roles as coaches or match officials.
ore than 3,000 students visited the Hotelympia 2010 show last month. And what an event it
was. Springboard hosted the Student Centre at the show and over the course of five days, all those 3,000 students passed through on their way into the main show. This was an opportunity to impress upon each student what a great place to work the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry is, full of rewards and long term benefits, and that the industry needs enthusiastic, hard working people. By attending Hotelympia, the
students are already showing their commitment and passion for working in the industry. One highlight for the students, and indeed teachers and lecturers, was the Careers in Hospitality Section of the show, which featured a series of seminars on topics ranging from securing a quality work experience to how to decide which industry sector was right for them, all delivered by people working and teaching in the industry. Hilton Worldwide also offered a wide range of seminar sessions aimed at careers within the company together with a very interesting seminar on social media and how students can use this to their advantage. A discussion point throughout Hotelympia was the
KERRY MABBLEY is customer relation- ship manager for Springboard
Springboard Ambassador Programme, aimed at enthusiastic, passionate people working in the industry in a variety of different positions from chefs of all levels to baristas, housekeeping to reception. Each ambassador has their own interesting story to tell of working in the industry. Springboard works with these ambassadors in a variety of different organisations from banks to hotels, restaurants to pubs and bars. Through a two day training programme Springboard works with them to equip them with the skills and confidence they need to promote the industry, and their place of work, as a 'great place to work', to a variety of audiences from the young, unemployed and disadvantaged groups. Springboard needs more ambassadors to spread the word
about the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry so we ask you... are you the next Springboard ambassador? If you are passionate about the industry and want to
inspire others then please visit the Springboard website for further information. We look forward to training you to be the next Springboard ambassador!
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