Last week, the government lifted plan B restrictions across England. With workers again slowly returning to the office, Conservative-led Westminster City Council has launched a new fund to train the hospitality staff of the future.
The £1million fund is open to businesses of all sizes in our City to support staff training across a number of roles from restaurant front of house to barista and sommelier to sous chef. The fund is thought to be the first of it’s kind to be run by a local authority in the UK.
You can find out more about the grant and other support that the Council is providing to local businesses here.
On the fund, Cllr Rachael Robathan, Leader of Westminster City Council said,
“Hospitality is a big employer in Westminster, supporting around 80,000 jobs – with more restaurants, bars and pubs than any other local authority. The £1m training fund we have announced gives young people growing up in Westminster a chance to enter the jobs market with the right skills for hospitality – from front of house in a big hotel to the pace of a busy kitchen. I hope this fund will help our young people find roles.”
