Apprentices find safe haven at luxury hotel
Purpose – This study aims to observe how apprentices are helping a UK hotel to attract young people keen to forge their careers in the hospitality business. Design/methodology/approach – The study outlines the reasons for the hotel’s apprenticeship policy, the form it takes and the results it is obtaining. Findings – It charts some of the successes, including staff retention and filling vacancies from within. Practical implications – The study explains how HTP Training manages the recruiting free of charge, from identifying a company’s needs to the successful appointment of the apprentice. Social implications – The study reveals that the life of one troubled girl has been turned round by her experience as an apprentice in the hotel’s kitchen. Originality/value – It provides the inside story of the apprenticeship program at a luxury hotel.
Year of publication: |
2014
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Published in: |
Human Resource Management International Digest. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1758-7166, ZDB-ID 2082534-1. - Vol. 22.2014, 5, p. 37-38
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Publisher: |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subject: | Career development | Recruitment | Hotels | Apprenticeships |
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