BBPA Academy takes on first 10 graduates in brewing and pubs
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the first cohort of its new Academy, a two-year graduate programme described as the first of its kind across the sector. Ten graduates have started, working full-time with leading pub companies and brewers.
The programme is split into four six-month modules. These combine industry experience with technical training, workshops, seminars and formal reviews. Each placement is tailored to the individual graduate while giving broad exposure to the sector.
What the modules cover
- Module One: brewing, supply chain, technical services, IT, sustainability, climate change and personal development.
- Module Two: audit, compliance, finance, property, kitchen and pub operations, and area management.
- Module Three: people leadership, employee relations, workforce planning, motivation and employment law.
- Module Four: marketing, menu development, procurement, distribution, public relations, data analytics and wider industry knowledge, ending with a mandatory company project and presentation.
Participating employers
The employers involved are Molson Coors Brewing Company UK, Greene King, Star Pubs, Admiral Taverns, McMullen, Everards, Hall & Woodhouse, Adnams, Timothy Taylor's Brewery and St Austell Brewery. This gives graduates experience across both national and regional businesses.
Andy Wilson, Managing Director of Everards, said the scheme is geared towards future hospitality leaders and offers breadth, from hands-on work in a brewery through to operations, HR, finance and marketing. He added that supporting the graduates is "investing in hospitality itself".
Call for action on employment costs
BBPA chief executive Emma McClarkin said pubs and breweries support more than one million jobs across the UK, and that half of the sector's workforce is under 25. She used the launch to call on the Government to review what she called soaring employment costs for young people.
Source: Brewers Journal · Image: Pixabay