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Welcome to Charnwood Training Association

CHASE Overview

CHASE Board Membership Information

About Charnwood Training Group

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Charnwood Training Association will be created by employers, for employers…

KEY OBJECTIVES Influence and develop the sector by providing a voice for employers to agencies and authorities.

Support career and qualification development of the sector for both individuals and employers.

Become the conduit for employer voice and funding.

Challenge local deprivation needs through corporate social responsibility in relation to alcohol, drugs, and underage sales and healthy eating and obesity issues.

Get Involved. “This is an exciting opportunity to engage with a new

social enterprise organisation specifically for hospitality and service industries.”

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Our Centres of Hospitality and Service Excellence (CHASE) will provide a home for an influential network, led by hospitality and service employers.

Centre of Hospitality and Service Excellence

14 - 19 year olds 19+ Adults Community

NEET individuals

Schools

Apprenticeships

Study Programmes

Functional Skills

GCSE

Traineeship

Job Centre Plus Clients

Unemployed

Apprenticeship

Individuals

Commercial

Functional Skills

Young People

Big Lottery

Families

Local Authority

Social Skills

Functional Skills

Recruitment and Placement Service

Employment

Training

Apprenticeships Qualifications 24+ Loans Employer / Industry

Level One

Level Two

Level Three

Level Four

Level Five

Level Six

Level Seven

Accredited

Non-accredited

Any level

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The centres will support and create training and employment opportunities in much needed areas across the UK, where deprivation needs for education, employment and health are high.

Community programmes

Support corporate social responsibility targets.

Tackling deprivation issues through drug and alcohol awareness programmes and healthy eating.

Utilising and accessing funding streams to run specific community programmes.

Employer ownership of skills Approved intermediary able to

bid on behalf of employers.

Provide workforce development opportunities outside of apprenticeships.

Staff development, recruitment and succession planning.

Employment and getting back to work programmes Support recruitment into industry, with

specific qualifications.

Managed relationship with Job Centre plus for referrals and programmes.

Delivery programmes for 14 – 19 years olds Career development with

schools, promoting careers.

Supporting recruitment to industry.

Study programmes including new traineeships launched in January 2013 by Government.

Support youth unemployment.

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Members will join forces and exert influence through regular dialogue on a selected board, made up entirely of industry employers and sector decision makers. The board will be wholly supported by industry professionals and representatives from leading providers.

Shape future programmes of learning

Challenge the use of funding for qualifications

Develop careers within the industry

Keep informed of Government developments

Support corporate social responsibility targets

Network with like-minded professionals

A place to share ideas and experiences

Representation with strategic organisations – local authorities, local enterprise partnerships, Schools and community organisations.

Be part of the employer ownership of skills bidding process

Form strong links with the Hospitality Guild and other qualification awarding organisations

Get Involved. To apply for a position on the board, please complete the

Board Membership Form attached to the back of the information pack.

Members will have an exclusive opportunity to be part of a board that is passionate about the growth of the hospitality and service sectors and the quality of its services.

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Charnwood Training Group is one of the UK’s leading training providers for the hospitality industry, striving to professionalise the hospitality industry through teaching and learning.

With clients and learning centres based nationally, together with strong successful relationship

with the Skills Funding Agency and National Apprenticeship Service, Charnwood prides itself on

its reputation for quality training for the hospitality industry.

Since 2008, Charnwood has created a Centre of Excellence for hospitality and catering in Nottinghamshire, hosting 14 - 16 training, pre-employment programmes and community and employer led projects.

In expanding the group’s provision, the need to replicate this Centre of Excellence across the country has become vital as deprivation in education, employment and health soar.

The Charnwood Training Association will support Centres of Hospitality and Service Excellence (CHASE) across England, operating as a not for profit organisation governed by a board of employers.

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For all queries and questions relating to this document please contact Emma Swift, Company Secretary, Charnwood Training Association.

Telephone. 0845 437 4000

Mobile. 07703 188 546

Email. emma.swift@charnwood.co.uk

Address. Charnwood Academy, Sutton Road, Kirkby in Ashfield Nottinghamshire, NG17 8HN

Connect with Charnwood www.charnwood.co.uk