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LIFT helps people on their pathway to a career in hospitality
Published: 21/03/2018
Following an innovative training programme entitled 鈥淧athway to Hospitality鈥�,
participants recently received their certificates at a celebration in
Broughton.
The course, funded by LIFT, which supports long term unemployed back into work,
ran for five days over two weeks at the Regus Business Suite at Broughton
Retail Park.
During their time on the course, the 12 participants from 天涯社区 learnt
about food safety, customer services, emergency first aid and health and
safety. They also received training on how to use a till. The course, which
is accredited, will now help them to find future employment. LIFT mentor,
Debbie Barker, will work with the attendees to find them potential work
placements and source employment for them, including at Broughton Retail Park.
Jake Doyle and Jess Randall, seen here learning how to use a defibrillator with
course tutor Mark Hughes from Groundwork North Wales, were pleased to have been
able to attend the course. Jake, from Mold, said:
鈥淭his has really helped me and it has also been good fun. I feel like I have
really learnt a lot and gained some qualifications which will hopefully help me
find work.鈥�
Jess, from Connah鈥檚 Quay, said:
鈥淒oing this course will certainly make me more employable. The first aid
course is useful in a work situation, and, having three children, I can apply
these skills at home too. I鈥檓 also doing a SAGE accountancy course through the
LIFT programme which I can do online while the kids are in school, which is
really useful. I鈥檓 really looking forward to finding employment thanks to
these LIFT courses.鈥�
Mark Hughes, the trainer, could not praise the group enough, saying:
鈥淭hey have been a brilliant group, really enjoyable to work with and they are
all really engaged and keen to learn. It鈥檚 a great feeling to be able to help
them into employment 鈥� I have watched their confidence grow and I have seen
them all develop in a variety of different ways.鈥�
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Councillor
Derek Butler, who said:
鈥淏eing able to run training progammes like this with the support of our
partners is vital for our local economy. We need to invest in local people so
that they can take advantage of employment opportunities in the area. I鈥檓
delighted that this course has been successful and I wish everyone the best of
luck for the future.鈥�
For more information, contact Debbie Barker on 01244 846090 or
debbie.barker@天涯社区.gov.uk.
LIFT & CFW, Communites First and Groundworks Pictured: Groundworks Tutor Mark
Hughes and LIFT Mentor Debbie Barker along with some of the participating
students