Career, Education & Training
We know that the tourism and hospitality sector has a lot to offer for those looking for a career – whether as a waiter, a tour guide, an event organizer, or a restaurant manager.
On this page, you can find lots more information about organisations that can help you find your career path or build on your existing skills and knowledge.
Where to find more information?
Business Gateway outlines the legal responsibilities of employers to provide safe and healthy conditions for the workforce, customers, and suppliers.
Healthy Working Lives provides a comprehensive list of elements that should in place to manage health and safety at work.
What should you know when you start a new role?
As a worker, your employer is responsible for providing you with clear instructions, comprehensive information, and adequate training so that safety and health risks can be minimised.
This training should cover:
Workplace Hazards and Risks: workers should be educated about potential dangers present in their work environment. This includes identifying specific hazards related to their tasks and the overall workplace.
Preventive and Control Measures: staff should be informed about the procedures and practices in place to mitigate identified risks. This encompasses safe operating procedures, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and any engineering controls implemented.
Emergency Procedures: Employers should ensure that employees are familiar with actions to take during emergencies, such as fires, chemical spills, or medical incidents. This includes evacuation routes, assembly points, and communication protocols.
Health and Safety Training
Identify organisations that support education and training in tourism and hospitality, offering resources, workshops, and skill-enhancing programs.
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Springboard
Springboard helps disadvantaged and unemployed people of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life to fall in love with hospitality, leisure and tourism, and gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to flourish in a lifelong career within these amazing industries.
Sprinboard offers training programmes, work placement opportunities and careers resources and advice.
Through the CareerScope portal, you can access advice, resources and support of dozens of organisations who have partnered with The Springboard Charity to help you right now.
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HIT Scotland
HIT Scotland is a charity that supports thousands of people working and studying in the hospitality industry in Scotland to broaden their skills and experience through the HIT scholarship programme.
Scholarships are open to anyone working or studying in Scottish hospitality, at all ages, all roles and all levels. The scholarships are delivered locally, nationally and internationally and could take you to the hotel schools in Lausanne or a customer experience at Disney.
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Apprenticeships in Hospitality Scotland
The Apprenticeship in Hospitality Scotland's (AHS) vision is to create a world class, industry led, hospitality apprenticeship programme aimed at young people to encourage them into the world of work in Hospitality & Tourism.
AHS offers two routes to training, the Hospitality Services and Professional Cookery Apprenticeship.
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Skills Development Scotland – My World of Work
My World of Work is Skills Development Scotland's award-winning career information and advice web service, providing trustworthy, expert information and advice for people at any stage in their education or career.
Find out how the tailored advice and tools can help you plan and manage your career.
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Developing the Young Workforce - Young Persons Guarantee
Developing the Young Workforce plays a key part in the delivery of the Young Person’s Guarantee, with the aim of make it easier for employers to connect with young people in schools and colleges across Scotland.
The Young Person's Guarantee brings together employers, partners and young people. It aims to connect every 16 to 24 year old in Scotland to an opportunity. This could be a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training or volunteering. It could also be an enterprise opportunity.
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The King’s Foundation
The King’s Foundation offers a diverse range of innovative and inspiring education and training programmes for all ages and backgrounds.
The King’s foundation curriculum includes training and courses in hospitality as well as food system education programmes focused on gardening, food production and the use of fresh produce.