More than 40,000 jobs and opportunities for 16-24 year olds have been created through the British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) Big Hospitality Conversations including over 2,000 this week at an event hosted at Tottenham Hotspurs FC.
The event secured 2,123 pledges (2,000 jobs, 86 apprenticeships and 57 work experience placements) at with over 1000 young people attending the careers market place which had 35 exhibitors from the hospitality sector.
The national The Big Hospitality Conversation has brought together 100 hospitality business names like Bourne Leisure, McDonalds, Spirit Pub Company, Costa, Premier Inn, Hilton, Sodexo, Centreplate, and Nandos - all of which pledged jobs throughout the day.
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation’s education and employment team were on hand to offer practical employability advice and guidance on gaining relevant qualifications, interview techniques and career choices.
Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive of the BHA said: “This event demonstrates that our industry is about action to grow jobs. We are going out into the community to demonstrate the range of exciting careers available across our industry. The BHA wants politicians to understand how important the hospitality and tourism industry is in generating high quality careers for young people.”
The Big Hospitality Conversation has an ambitious 2015 programme which seeks to generate a further 20,000 career opportunities across the UK at venues including Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Swansea, Belfast, Lambeth, Cardiff, Hackney, Legoland, Bournemouth, Llandudno, Dundee / Perth, Preston / Blackpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Exeter, Maidstone, and the Isle of Wight – taking the total to 60,000 opportunities for 16 to 24 year olds.
