training


2013 - getting off to a busy start


ian taylor is chief executive officer of SkillsActive


Prince of Wales opens hospitality centre


The Prince of Wales has officially opened the Belling Hospitality Training Centre at Dumfries House Estate this month. The training facility,


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sponsored by electrical man- ufacturers Glen Dimplex, provides a training kitchen and restaurant. It has been designed to


t has been an exceptionally busy time for us recently at SkillsActive. We have welcomed the marvellous news from the government that primary school


sport and activities are to benefit from £150m investment over the next two years, which I hope will help to inspire the next genera- tion to take up sport. This investment presents a fantastic


opportunity for members of the Compass Association of Sports and Activity Providers (TCA) and sports national governing bod- ies to work together with primary schools to deliver sport and physical activity sessions. TCA members are experts in this field the association will set standards for compe- tency, training and health and safety and promote accredited qualifications. We are building on the success of the


Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) through the introduction of six new UKCES funded Registers, and I am very pleased to be able to tell you now about Capre, the Register of Children’s Activity Professionals. SkillsActive is extremely proud of this inno- vative independent Register which houses information about individuals working in the children’s physical activity industry. Members of Capre deliver vitally impor-


tant services for children and young people in the area of multi-disciplinary games and sports, and all types of physical activity. As with any of our registers, prior to a full


launch this Autumn we will be piloting the scheme which helps us to rigorously test the system, raise awareness, and give employers and the public the assurance that individuals have all been verified. REPs has now been running with enormous success for ten years and currently has circa 30,000 members. Te Register of Aquatic Professionals (RAPs) was launched this February, and our Playwork Register is currently in its pilot stage. Te support of government and employers alike for the continued professionalisation of the sector workforce through a system for reg- istered professionals is key. Trough this system we can instill confidence that the person coaching or teaching them has the appropriate qualifications for the role.


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cater to the needs of restau- rateurs and hoteliers as well as providing one-day experi- ences for visitors. Te Prince’s Trust is behind


five-week programme Get into Hospitality, which cov- ers food hygiene, food preparation and front of house skills for 16 to 25 year olds. The Prince also visited the Sawmill Traditional Skills Centre, which is a


Te Prince of Wales with students at Belling Hospitality Training Centre


base for the trust’s Get into Sustainable Building programmes, and covers stone masonry, carpentry and dry stone walling. Details: http://lei.sr?a=I5O6Y


Building starts on Hospitality House


Builders have begun work on the £1.1m project to develop the Hospitality Guild’s flagship training and develop- ment hub Hospitality House in north London. It will include a training


and demonstration kitchen, training bar, café, meeting rooms, video conferencing, events space, and offices for the Guild and other partner organisations. Te building was donated


rent free by fast food giant McDonald’s as one of the principal benefactors of the development. Sponsorship and equipment has also


Te new facility will include a training and demonstration kitchen


been provided by industry suppliers and employers such as Gram Commercial, Electrolux, Heineken, Compass Group UK, Hilton and People 1st. Te building is being carried out by Claremont Group Interiors and


is expected to be complete by summer. Guild executive director Suzy Jackson said:


“Tat we’ve managed to get from a dream of having a state of the art training facility to actually making it a reality in less than a year is mind blowing.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=F1R2Z


Marriott launches European careers smartphone app


Marriott International is taking its recruitment digital in Europe with the newly launched careers app that is available in English, French, German and Russian. Te new innovation has been developed with Evvive Brands following market research


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


among young people - the target demographic for the app. Tough the app is not designed to replace traditional face-to-face recruitment, its aim is to enable Marriott to reach a tech- nologically savvy and ever increasing mobile audience. Details: http://lei.sr?a=k9z5l


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