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Introduction After yet another busy month in Hospitality Diploma Development Partnership (DDP), the team would like to share with you even more success stories from across our many Diploma supporters and partners. Last month, we told you about the new DCSF advertising campaign, featuring the UK Urban Grime artist, Kano, and his latest track ‘More Than One Way’. Two Diploma in Hospitality students, from the Open Opportunity Consortium at City College Norwich, took part in the in advertising project, gaining invaluable experience into what goes on behind the scenes at a music video shoot. This month, we hear more from the consortium in our ‘Consortia Focus’ as students take over a hotel for a week. To view the Kano advert and the behind the scenes footage visit: http://yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas/kano/ or for the feature on taking over a Norwich hotel, scroll down to our Education section. Don’t forget, we are also highlighting an industry sub-sector every month in our ‘Industry Focus’ section. Scroll down to Education now to find out about membership clubs or visit www.uksp.co.uk for all the information you need about the hospitality industry. It’s not just hotels which have been subject to student visits lately. The DDP has also received reports from the Havant Consortium, where students have visited a local Pizza Express restaurant – and have ended up taking the assistant manager back to school with them as she starts teaching on the Diploma next year! To find out more about how this employer has embraced the applied learning of the Diploma and how she found the students scroll down to our ‘Business’ section. The next few months promise to be just as exciting for everyone involved with the Diploma in Hospitality. To see how you can get involved in any of our activities, please turn to our ‘Get Involved’ section. Heather Taylor |
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Education Consortia Focus Nearly 70 Hospitality students from the Open Opportunity Consortium in Norwich, including Diploma in Hospitality learners, have taken over the Holiday Inn Norwich North hotel for two days. The hotel has been running as normal with paying guests and excellent customer service expected at all levels. The students have been doing all of the tasks associated with running a major city hotel including reception, housekeeping, food preparation and service, with the hotel staff on hand to step in and assist only if required. Industry Focus In response to requests from readers and through our advisory groups, each month the Diploma in Hospitality newsletter will highlight a particular area of the hospitality industry for the benefit of teachers and lecturers. Membership clubs There are two types of members clubs. Non profit members clubs which are owned and run by the members and private members clubs run for a profit which require membership to enter. |
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Business Last October we looked in more detail at applied learning, what it is and how it can work for both schools and colleges and employers. Applied, or work based, learning relies on building strong relationships between the consortium and employers. The concept can take many forms and can include a range of activities and level of involvement. Ultimately, by applying the learning directly to the workplace and growing robust links between schools and employers, the learners are given the skills needed for the industry. For innovative consortia and employers, the possibilities are endless. Although in the past there has been an assumption that applied learning refers only to work experience, the Diploma offers a much wider choice to all involved. |
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Get Involved! Share! We would really like to hear all the stories of best practice going on in schools, colleges and businesses. If there is anything you would like to shout about – great feedback, class trips, new ideas, anything! then please contact Stephanie Jolly: Stephanie.jolly@people1st.co.uk Regional Network Meetings |
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