Hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programme 2023-11-13
2023-11-13
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The MP is concerned about the effectiveness of a hospitality work academy programme in her constituency. She noted that thousands of hospitality jobs exist there, including businesses like Ben Venuti café and deli.
What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the hospitality sector-based work academy programme in Cities of London and Westminster constituency?
We are working with UK Hospitality and local providers up and down the country—from Liverpool to Manchester to Coventry; in London, of course; and also, to come, in Wales—to ensure that we have a hospitality work programme that provides employment training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview. It is free for all DWP jobseekers.
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Specific assessment of the effectiveness of the programme was not provided; only general information about the initiative was given.
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The MP celebrated the launch of a hospitality SWAP pilot in her constituency, involving the Raffles London hotel. She is interested in further steps to ensure that the scheme benefits minorities and those struggling with cost-of-living issues.
May I first thank the Minister for Employment for joining me this morning at Ben Venuti, a brilliant café and deli in Pimlico, to celebrate hospitality in Cities of London and Westminster? What further steps is the Department taking to ensure that the scheme benefits minorities and those struggling the most with the cost of living crisis?
It was a tough ministerial visit to an award-winning coffee shop this morning—somehow, I missed the earlier hotel visit. We are driving forward that hospitality pilot to try to tackle recruitment issues in the sector across the United Kingdom. Every person who passes gets a hospitality skills passport, which we believe can genuinely make a difference across all age groups and all sections of the community.
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No specific steps were outlined for ensuring the scheme benefits minorities or those struggling with cost-of-living issues; only general statements about the pilot's goals were provided.
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