FUNDING SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR APPRENTICES AT RISK 10 Mar 2009
Funding has recently become available to support the South West's tourism, hospitality and retail Apprentices who may be at risk of redundancy.
This funding support is available to Apprentices working within the tourism, hospitality or retail industry within the Sout West of England. This support aims to ensure that Apprentices are retained in employment until they have fully completed their Apprenticeship framework. more...
CHEF CONFERENCE RETURNS TO GLOUCESTERSHIRE 2 Oct 2008
Monday 3 November, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
The 2nd Gloucestershire Chef Excellence Conference is to be held on November 3rd at Royal Agricultural College Cirencester. This conference will offer Head Chefs from around the county a chance to join forces to hear some exciting speakers and learn some top tips to enhance their kitchens and businesses in the county. more...
May 08 1 May 2008
1. Restaurant Marketing
2. Chef Excellence - Managing People Master Class
3. Practical Training Certificate
4. Workforce Development Plan for Gloucestershire
5. Train to Gain more...
April 08 1 Apr 2008
1. Chef Excellence Master Classes
2. Welcome All
3. Welcome Host
4. Restaurant Marketing
5. Familiarisation Visits
6. Invitation to a focus group on leadership and management
7. Are you looking for summer staff? more...
March 08 10 Mar 2008
Gloucestershire Welcome – Free customer service training
Chef Excellence Master Classes
Familiarisation Visits
Search Engine Optimisation
Larry Hochman – Embracing and managing change more...
February 08 1 Feb 2008
Practical Training Certificate
Quality Awareness Day for Visitor Attractions
Leadership & Management training with a human resources focus
Green Awareness Training for pubs & restaurants
Chef Excellence Master Classes
Welcome Host more...
December 07 1 Dec 2007
1. Management and development training with a focus on human resources issues
2. Gloucestershire Welcome
3. Practical Training Certificate - Train the Trainer
4. Mystery Caller
5. Chef Excellence
6. Train to Gain more...
November 07 1 Nov 2007
1. ILM Award in First Line Management with a HR focus
2. Green Awareness Training
3. Introduction to Event Management- 15 November, Cheltenham
4. Mystery Shopper
5. Welcome to Excellence courses
6. Executive programme - Professor Merlin Stone Marketing your Business
7. Aspiring Managers Programme 2008
8. Train to Gain more...
October 07 1 Oct 2007
1. Free information drop in session for accommodation & attraction providers
2. Visitor Attractions - Quality Awareness Day - 31 October 07
3. Familiarisation Visits (FAM) to local visitor attractions - Autumn 07
4. Work placements within the industry
5. Green awareness training - Autumn/Winter
6. Introduction to Event Management - 15 November 07
7. Search Engine Optimisation Course more...
September 07 1 Sep 2007
1. New Co-ordinator - Tourism Skills Network Gloucestershire
2. Gloucestershire Welcome - customer care training (funded)
3. Familiarisation Visits (FAM) to local visitor attractions - Autumn 07
4. Telephone Customer Care Skills - 10 September
5. Chefs urged to get involved with Chefs4Schools
6. Funding for Quality Assurance - Stroud & Forest of Dean Districts
7. Visitor Attractions - Quality Awareness Day
8. Masterclass with Sir Gerry Robinson more...
August 07 1 Aug 2007
1. Gloucestershire Welcome - NEW customer care training programme
2. Successful Sales Showrounds - 15 August
3. Chefs4Schools
4. Familiarisation visits to Gloucestershire attractions - Autumn programme
5. Hospitality & Tourism - Human Resources Conference
6. Telephone customer care skills - 20 August, 10 September more...
July 07 1 Jul 2007
1. Telephone customer care skills - FREE workshop
2. Chefs4Schools
3. Recruit & retain good staff
4. Meet the producer
5. Helping young people to understand the world of work
6. Free information drop in session for accommodation & attraction providers
7. Welcome Host - restaurant and bar more...
June 07 1 Jun 2007
1. Familiarisation (FAM) visits to Batsford Arboretum & Mill Dene Garden
2. Put yourself in your customers' shoes
3. Dealing with difficult people - workshop
4. Gloucestershire Professionals Conference - 28 June 07
5. Age Legislation - FREE materials
6. Advertise your job vacancies
7. South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2007/08
8. On-line booking system - FREE demonstration more...
May 2007 1 May 2007
1. Familiarisation 'FAM' visits to local visitor attractions
2. Front Desk Demonstration
3. FREE NVQs for your staff + wage compensation
4. Telephone Customer Care Skills - half-day workshop (11 May)
5. Opportunity to employ a university placement student
6. Hotel Cateys - have you entered yet? more...
April 2007 1 Apr 2007
1. Exciting FREE Mystery Shopper Opportunity
2. Performance Management for Success with Dr. Frank Dick OBE
3. New Hospitality Supervisory Course Offer
4. Japanese Culture & Language - new date 30 April
5. Accessibility in Tourism - Easy Ways to Win
6. Train to Gain - making the most of this new initiative
7. B&B Buddy Scheme more...
March 2007 1 Mar 2007
1. Visitor Attractions - Quality Awareness Day
2. The Keys to Successfully Managing a Culturally Diverse Workforce
3. Better Events, Better Venues
4. Japanese Culture & Language - a few places remaining
5. Aspiring Managers Development Programme
6. John McCarthy Motivates Tourism Leaders in the South West
7. Olive Barnett Award - call for entries
8. Maintaining Portable Electrical Equipment - new guide available more...
February 07 1 Feb 2007
1. Chef Excellence - Pilot 2 - now recruiting
2. Managing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
3. Welcome Host & Welcome Line
4. Easy reference training guide
5. Family Friendly Legislation - get up to speed
6. Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards 2007
7. South West Chef of the Year Competition 2007
8. Creating Cultural Leadership - professional development programme
9. Expowest Exhibition - reminder (6,7,8 Feb)
10. Japanese Culture & Language - half-day workshops more...
January 07 1 Jan 2007
1. New Year courses from the TSN
2. Giving teachers industry experience - can your business help?
3. 2007 - Year of the Cotswold Garden
4. Designing the customer experience - Master Class 6th Feb
5. Expowest Exhibition - Cheltenham Race Course
6. Tastes of the Cotswolds - New Year events - reminder
7. New Course - Modern Business Manager
8. Gloucestershire Welcome - success more...
December 06 1 Dec 2006
1. New Year courses from the TSN
2. Chef Excellence - recruiting in January 07
3. University launches Hospitality MBA
4. Tastes of the Cotswolds - New Year events
5. Marketing opportunity for B&Bs using local produce.
6. Safer Food Better Business - new dates for B&Bs
7. Learn Japanese!
8. Food Hygiene & First Aid courses - Forest of Dean more...