VENI Skills Academy Stakeholders
We have a range of partners and stakeholders who are either involved or impacted positively by the visitor economy in the East of England.
Providing access to a human resource facility which will take the complication out of recruitment and allow young people and returners to the labour market to experience work in small restaurants and hotels across the region. These small businesses will be able to access specialist HR recruitment support to help them prosper and grow.
Providing them with labour throughout the year, upskilling existing staff and developing the next generation of managers from among new entrants to the industry.
Providing them with a clear framework for engagement with the sector – offering work experience, career mapping, pathways to management and close relationships with local employers.
Providing a platform to invest in skills, support local businesses, and raise industry awareness.
Keen on a return to work. It will provide them with a structured opportunity to experience different roles across the sector and to gain skills and develop character strengths to help them progress in the sector of their choice.
At college studying any course. It will provide them with an academy framework to boost their careers and prepare them for work in many different sectors of the Visitor economy. Ultimately, the Academy would like to establish a Passport scheme so that young people can log their work experience and qualifications, create digital profiles and present themselves to the industry professionally.
Younger students unaware of what the visitor economy offers. It will provide a gateway to different sectors and raise awareness of the interesting jobs available.
To help them develop professionally, learn about all parts of the visitor economy and widen their teaching opportunities and career development.
Those people who have a passion for service and wish to innovate to succeed. The Academy will provide mentoring support, encourage sector networking, and seek out funding support to enable people to start and grow their business ideas.
The VENI Skills Academy relies on partners across the region to raise awareness of this creative sector and Local Flavours continue to be instrumental in bringing businesses into the arena and championing local food and drink and inspiring people from across the region to see the value that the sector brings to the economy.
The three colleges currently involved in the aspirant VENI Skills Academy all have excellent relationships with schools and through this initiative we will raise awareness of the breadth of roles available across the Visitor Economy and create exciting projects for schools to get involved with.
