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Providing Career Pathways in Hospitality
Southwark Hospitality Skills Hub has a commitment to source quality jobs for local residents. Recent data shows that there are currently over 121,000 unfilled Hospitality Vacancies across London, whilst in Southwark there are approximately 7,600 unemployed people over the age of 16. The SHSH aims to provide pathways for Southwark residents to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist within the sector, to secure an exciting and fulfilling career.
The Hospitality Skills Hub is open to all Southwark residents and we particularly welcome those who are unemployed or under-employed. We are able to help those who are working in other sectors and wish to move into the Hospitality Sector and although we have a particular focus on helping young people, who have yet to enter the job market, this service is available for all ages.
Having passed the essential eligibility criteria (ie residency address and right to work), each participant signing up to the HUB will be provided with a Personal Advisor. This Personal Advisor will work with them throughout their learning journey and into their career progression. Your learner journey will be personal to you and will be devised to meet your needs and take into account your starting point and your goals.
If you are a job seeker and would like to register with the Hub, please submit your details here:
Components of the Learner Journey and Apprenticeship Opportunities
Although every journey will be different, a typical learner journey will include some or all of the following:
- Tailored Advice and Guidance from a single point of contact
- Access to a range of locally held employability workshops
- Access to specialist industry training
- Wrap-around support and signposting to specialist organisations
- ‘Meet the Employer’ networking sessions
- Job shadowing opportunities
- Referral to industry employers and recruitment specialists
- Support with Applications, CV’s and covering letters
- In work transition support.
For those who are eligible and interested in undertaking an APPRENTICESHIP within the sector, we offer a comprehensive programme to include the following:
- Allocated Apprenticeship Advisor
- Support in finding out more about hospitality Apprenticeships
- Application support – online sessions/workshops and 1-2-1 guidance
- Triage service to identify industry apprenticeship vacancies
- In work support
Our provision follows the tried and tested Match, Train, Attach model:
MATCH
- Assess eligibility and Skills needs
- MATCHED TO PERSONAL ADVISOR
- Set SMART goals and Individual Progress Plan developed via !:1 sessions and group work
TRAIN
- Personalised activity to develop strengths
- Employability Workshops
- Soft Skills Workshops
- Specialist provision ie kitchen masterclasses/food safety
- Tourismand hospitality basics
- Five ways to Wellbeing programme
- Regular reviews with Personal Advisor
ATTACH
Access to :
- Inspirational employer talks
- Day in the Life Tours
- Mock interviews/feedback sessions
- Meet the Employer events
- Matching to employer opportunities and assistance with applications
- Matching to apprenticeship opportunities
- On going in-work support.
