At HOST we have a passion for lifelong learning. We pride ourselves on our training, ensuring our team are motivated, enabling them to perform at the very best of their ability.
In celebration of Learning at Work Week, we have had lots of training sessions taking place across both our Hinkley and Sedgemoor Campuses for the team.
Jo Cox, our in-house trainer, has delivered a series of virtual training sessions on the difference between Coaching and Mentoring, as part of our mentoring programme which pairs senior management with the next generation of HOST leaders, giving them the support and motivation needed to fulfil their potential.
We’re also running our ‘Ways of Working’ programme, delivered in collaboration with Crisp Professional Development, which enables our future leaders to develop the skills and behaviours they need to meet their potential. We believe continuous professional development is the key to a successful business, with a lasting local legacy.
Another part of our programme is to introduce potential leaders of the future to new ideas. This month we are all reading ‘The Chimp Paradox’ a fascinating exploration into how we manage our emotions. The book, written by Dr Steve Peters, has helped Olympic athletes like Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, manage their emotions in high pressure situations and we hope that our team will also benefit from this.
Training is delivered daily by the HOST Training team, and the unique blend of classroom, virtual and self-led programmes, has delivered over 400 hours of training to our team and sub-contractors so far this year.
We recognise that we all learn best in different ways and at different times, which is why we integrate the hospitality based learning platform, Flow. Our team is able to learn about a range of subjects such as Customer Service, GDPR, Leadership and many others, from wherever they are through this tool.
We’ve recently become an official provider of the globally recognised Highfield Training courses, that allows us to deliver a range of classroom and online courses from our training facilities on our campuses, in Somerset. The courses range from Food Safety to Manual Handling, and we have recently delivered the Auditing and Inspection Level 3 course to ten learners with the majority passing with Distinction.
Finally, HOST is proud to have been part of the EDF pilot project to transfer Apprenticeship Levy funds. This allowed over 30 members of the HOST team the opportunity to study whilst working, and many the of the team have passed with distinctions and are now looking for the next challenge.
