InterContinental Hotels Group to create 3,000 UK hotel jobs
22/02/2012 15:32
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to create 3,000 new jobs at its UK sites, with 1,100 of these delivered this year. The owner of major brands including Holiday Inn said the thousands of new jobs will be delivered across 275 hotels over the next three years.
An IHG Academy has also been opened in Newham to provide
hospitality training to provide talented local people with training and a chance to gain work experience at one of the group's hotels.
The six-month course combines aspects of Hospitality Skills Diploma NVQ with four week's practical experience, and earns users Hospitality Level 2 Diploma, enabling them to apply for entry-level jobs at IHG hotels.
Richard Solomons, IHG's chief executive, said: "Hospitality is a great business to be in and working in hotels offers people exciting career paths for the future. We're pleased to be working with our hotel owners to create jobs and training opportunities in the UK at this time."
IHG, the official hotel provider to the London Olympics and Paralympics, is due to complete two hotels before the Games this summer.
The hotel jobs announcement was welcomed by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. He said: "This shows real investment in our future workforce, is a huge boost for jobs across the country, but crucially will see local people benefit from training and work."
The Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place between 27th July and 12th August, when millions of people are expected to descend on the capital.
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Posted by Chris Burnham
