• Aims to provide education and relevant support services to help young people, the unemployed and disadvantaged groups in society prepare for work in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism



• For young people under 25, delivers a series of national programmes with a strong educational focus:



• Travel and Tourism Programme, a high quality service that enables teachers to teach more effectively the academic curriculum relating to HLTT and encourages more secondary school students into the industry. Through its links with industry, the TTP creates ‘real life’ case studies, generates student and teacher work placements and brings industry into a more proactive role in the curriculum. A web site, in- service training days, mailings, innovative products and services provide a comprehensive offering to TTP members nationally and, with its active links with the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership, an international dimension is also present.



• Summer School, a three-week training and work experience programme targeting 16-year olds in GCSE year providing short courses, structured work experience and leading into apprenticeship schemes, New Deal etc.



• FutureChef Competition, proactively encouraging an interest in cooking to 12-16 year olds through an inter-school competition to plan, cost, prepare, cook and serve a business lunch for 2 within a set budget



• Young Managers, giving sixth formers or first year college students a short course in management and business exercises, marketing and planning to excite them about the industry



• For unemployed people, delivers a specialist information and careers advisory service and works with the Jobcentre Plus, industry and related agencies to identify suitable job opportunities, offering work experience and, where appropriate, pre- and post- employment support and training.



• For disabled people, works with the Jobcentre Plus, industry and partner organisations to promote HLTT as a potential career to disabled people and, in turn, raises industry’s awareness of the recruitment opportunities open to them amongst this target audience. Through work placements, job fairs, an employer-awareness raising conference, employee case studies and Ambassador presentations, the Trust seeks to increase the opportunities available to disabled people within the industry and facilitate their path to employment.



• For ex-offenders, lone parents and other disadvantaged groups, develops materials and programmes to assist them secure suitable training and/or work opportunities.

We need people with Vision!

Springboard Charitable Trust is an organisation, which is working constantly to supply quality people to the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry. Why? Because the world’s fastest growing sector can’t get enough good people.

Through our face to face activities and quality resources we’re giving young people aged 16-25, unemployed of all ages and disadvantaged groups the chance to get a start in life with a job opportunity in which they can develop and grow. In fact, we see it as more of a career ladder rather than just a job, where people’s personality is an essential qualification to support any others they may bring to the table.

Although we have some marvellous support from major companies and some forward thinking individuals we always need more. So, if you’re passionate about this industry, you want to help people get a step up in life and you feel you’ve got something to offer, click here and become a Springboard Patron today.

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