28 Te Sr gbar h pin o d Ch it ar y £,5630
The Springboard Charity exists to help young unemployed and disadvantaged people gain the necessary information, advice, education, support, skills development and assistance into sustainable employment in hospitality, tourism and leisure. In the year under review they received a grant to enable them to continue with the ‘London Summer School Programme’ – an educational development programme designed to provide school and college leavers with a supported transition into sustainable employment in key skills shortage areas in the hospitality industry in London. It provides a tried and tested structured programme of work experience, short courses (food hygiene, health and safety, customer care), pre-employment training (motivation, confidence building, personal presentation, first impressions and body language, communication, team work), specialist careers advice, two week summer work placements in industry and ultimately supported entry into a variety of sustainable employment opportunities – including apprenticeships, direct employment or further/higher education.
The Springboard Charity reported that for the 2012 programme, 114 placements were offered to school and college students. 104 students were successfully placed and just over 50 students have successfully secured employment or hospitality related further education.
The Trustees agreed to fund the London Summer School Programme for a term of three years subject to a satisfactory annual evaluation report and the year under review marks the third and final payment. The Springboard Charity also received funding for the FutureChef competition, details of which appear on page 32.
SRTGC A E T AE I RA I DI I A N VDU LS
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 5 grants ranging from £50 to £500 were awarded to individuals studying at 5 different establishments culminating in a total of £1,550. 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. In seeking to minimise the risk the grant is sent to the individual but made payable to the university, college, supplier, or training provider. The 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.
SRTGC A E T AE I RA C OMPEIITTONSPRZS / IE
Competitions challenge, stretch and often motivate individuals to great heights within their profession. The Trustees recognise the importance of rewarding those who demonstrate good practice and aspire to further their development by entering various industry competitions. They are very keen to recognise the achievement of these specific skills and expertise by providing educational scholarships for leading industry competitions and by awarding prizes. Funding in the main is targeted towards the education, training and development of the competition finalists/winners.
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