Chef Academy – First Year Graduation
The first year of the Chef Academy has seen 22 chefs graduate, achieving certificates at three levels and this achievement was celebrated at an award ceremony in London with 25 chefs already proceeding through the programme for 2008.
Brian Wisdom, Chief Executive, People1st, the Sector Skills Council for the hospitality industry, welcomed the introduction of BaxterStorey's Chef Academy. "Of all the chefs in the UK, we know that as many as 14% of them have no formal qualifications at all.
It is vital that more of our employers tackle the need for training as positively as this to ensure the sector is able to attract and retain talent and combat the enormous skills shortages it is facing. The Chef Academy leads its sector in its commitment to developing Chefs and it is an insightful barometer of what is required to ensure our Chefs are afforded the career development opportunities that equivalent professionals enjoy."