Over 800 approved training centres across the UK and abroad will be able to choose, for the first time, from a full suite of hospitality training programmes from entry level to advanced management diplomas.
Peter Ducker, chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality, said: “We see this alliance as a timely and important solution for work-based hospitality education.
“It provides a one-stop shop that makes it easy for employers to access high-quality training for their teams at all career stages, wherever they are in the UK.”
Stephen Vickers, chief executive, VTCT, said: “We are delighted to collaborate with the Institute, the world’s pre-eminent professional body for the hospitality industry.
“Together we will work with employers to meet people’s qualification needs, from their first graduation as skilled craft-workers up to their later senior management roles within the hospitality and tourism industries, which account for some 2.7 million jobs in the UK.”
The VTCT is a registered educational charity set up to develop and provide high quality education and qualifications for the service industries. The Institute of Hospitality a body for individual managers and aspiring managers working and studying in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry.