What are Charnwood up to??

Well, it's been a busy year for Charnwood, not only have we rebranded the company with a new exciting and fresh look...

We have also moved into a brand new state of the art, purpose built Hospitality & Catering training centre; kitted out with a sleek bar, fishbowl cellar and modern restaurant plus a shiny new training kitchen. Conference & Meeting facilities are available for hire, equipped with the latest sound systems, video recording equipment & innovative interactive whiteboards...

The aim of the Hospitality & Catering Academy is to work in partnership with Ashfield School to meet local education needs. So much emphasise has been put into the education of young people recently, and with the Government backing, Charnwood are here to support the Ashfield District and surrounding areas with the teaching developments of Hospitality & Catering.

An important part of these courses is to develop the social skills needed in the workplace along with experience of the job itself. As well as meeting employees in the workplace, Apprentices have a chance to meet others on the scheme.

We are currently training 9 full time Multi-Skilled Apprentices alongside 5 Post 16 Students studying a First Diploma in Hospitality and with 15 school pupils attending our Young Apprenticeship Scheme in Hospitality & Catering. All of which are really enjoying the real life practical experience that the Academy creates.

The Academy Kitchen and Restaurant has been trading now since February 2009 and what a success this has been! Learners are catering for up to 50 customer's day in the restaurant; as well as coordinating all Conference & Catering bookings. I'm sure all have certainly been put through their paces in the last 12 months needless to say it's been a pleasure to personally see these young learners flourish with confidence and pride as we prepare them for the working world of Hospitality...

For more information on our courses and programmes please click here or call us on 0845 437 4000

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Charnwood compared nationally are ahead of the game

Managing Partners of a leading Hospitality Training Provider, Charnwood training group, along with its Staff, Learners and National Employers were delighted with the excellent praise received from their recent Ofsted inspection, which graded the National training provider as 'good across the board' and 'when compared on a National scale is ahead of the game'

Charnwood training group provides commercial and government funded work based learning and workforce development training within the catering and hospitality industries.

Of particular merit was the way learners enjoy their training, and statistics prove that most go on to further training or gain promotion at work. In this section 'outcomes for learners', Charnwood was recognised for 'the support and care given to learners is a rare quality to be seen in a work based learning provider and Inspectors commented that 'training officers maintained strong relationships with Learners and showed a genuine passion for training.

Teaching and Learning Provision for 14 -- 16 years old within the Academy are of a 'high quality and extremely well maintained, learning is effective in meeting the needs and interests of all learners.'

Although the Training Provider were expecting an inspection as their last was completed in 2007, they didn't realise they would be inspected under a framework released just 4 weeks prior.

Managing Director, Gerwyn House, nominee for the Inspection stated "In light of this context in which Training Providers are now inspected we are extremely pleased to have achieved such a positive report. These judgements represent the best Ofsted report in Charnwood's history."

The employers whom Charnwood work with gave extremely gratifying feedback and were keen on 'Charnwood's excellent understanding of the hospitality, the support to reduce staff turnover rates and the improved development of learners' customer service skills.'

"We are determined to continue to build on our successes and strengths and are resolute in our determination to make Charnwood the provider and employer of choice." Gerwyn House, Managing Director.

Click here for Charnwood's full report