Closing date for entries is now September 19 2014, with the award winners announced at a spectacular celebration evening in the autumn.
Altogether there are three categories that encompass 17 prestigious awards. Last year’s winners included: River Cottage Chef School, which picked up the New Media Award; Talkington Bates, which won the Diversity in Employment Award; and James Thomson, OBE, Scotland’s best known hotelier-restaurateur, who received the coveted Chris Beaumont Award.
Categories include:
Promoting Careers
The Springboard Ambassador Award – sponsored by SSP UK
Best Regional Initiative
The Education Pipeline Award
Attracting & Developing People
Best Work Experience Provider – sponsored by James Hallam
Best Recruitment Initiative – sponsored by Caterer.com
The Young People Award – sponsored by American Express
Best Chef Development Strategy
Best Housekeeping Development Strategy – sponsored by BonaSystems
Best Management Strategy – sponsored by LifeTime
Best Food & Beverage Strategy – Handpicked Hotels
Best Employment Practice
The Diversity In Employment Award
Best Career Progression Award
The Retention Award
The Corporate Responsibility Award
Best Employer Award
The Chris Beaumont Special Award – sponsored by 3663
For more information, or to enter: visit www.springboard.uk.net/events/springboard-awards-for-excellence