Sodexo Foundation donates £17,000 to hospitality learning programme

The Prince's Trust has invited 15 young people, who are currently unemployed to attend the 'Get Into' hospitality programme, which will be facilitated by Sodexo's learning and development team. The Prince's Trust is a charity that helps change young lives and its work is focused on young people who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law. The first week will concentrate on teaching young people about food hygiene, health and safety, and customer care. The team will also be teaching young people about the importance of the Spirit of Inclusion, a programme created by Sodexo, which looks at diversity and inclusion from an individual, team and business perspective. During the second week, young people will be given an opportunity to gain real work experience through working in various catering service areas at the College, which are all provided by Sodexo. These include the kitchen, Café Talk, Café Max, the Refectory and general hospitality. At the end of the programme, all successful participants will receive a certificate during a presentation ceremony, rewarding their commitment to learning and developing new skills. Simon Conway, Sodexo Education account director, said: "We are delighted to provide this programme for The Prince's Trust, which is an excellent way to help the young and unemployed get into work. There are many opportunities in the hospitality industry so we hope that their experience at Deeside College will help them secure work in this area."