Unemployed get Training Boost from Swansea-based Specialist Firm

AARTIC Training Group, a company that helps ex-servicemen and women and the long-term unemployed secure jobs, is launching a new hospitality academy course in a bid to get more people in secure employment.

To showcase the course and what it has to offer, the company is hosting a lunch this Thursday (14 July) at 1:30pm in the Mercure hotel, Llansamlet, for local employers and representatives from the Department for Workers and Pensions (DWP), Communities for Work and Communities First.

The hospitality academy course will involve giving trainees an introduction to silver service, food hygiene, customer service skills, confidence building and team work. The course will initially be held over four days, with the full course being run over two weeks and will include a guaranteed interview with an employer looking for hospitality staff.

With its strong commitment to getting people back to work, the hospitality academy course is being funded by Aartic Training Group itself.

Aartic Training Group and its partner company, The British Training Board, both based in Swansea, were established by brothers and ex-army officers Antony and Adrian Rabey. Both companies are proactive in seeking to form partnerships with employers across the country to increase the range of employment opportunities for those using its services.

Adrian Rabey, partner at Aartic Training Group and CEO of The British Training Board, said:

“We are really pleased to be launching this new academy course, which adds to our offering at Aartic Training Group. Hospitality is a prominent sector for employment and so there is always a need for a skilled workforce to fulfil hospitality jobs.

“The lunch is for employers needing staff, which cuts out the cost of recruitment for companies. It’s also a fast track route to an interview for the unemployed for the positions that are available at our partnering companies.

“The hospitality academy course will not only help us to engage with those who are currently unemployed to help them secure a new job, but also companies that are looking for new recruits in hospitality. This means we are able to train people who want to work in hospitality and then direct them to employers who are looking for people with their skills. It’s therefore a fully rounded offering, which actually gets people back to work, rather than just handing them a certificate and sending them on their way.”