Over-16s look to their future with Edwardian Group London: Traineeships provide insight into the hotel and hospitality industry

Abstract

Purpose

Describes the over-16 traineeships and graduate-management program at Edwardian Group London, an hotel and hospitality company.

Design/methodology/approach

Examines the reasons for the programs, the form they take and the results they achieve.

Findings

Explains that both courses provide participants with wide experience of the different departments in the group.

Practical implications

Reveals that successful participants have a high chance of being employed by the group.

Social implications

Describes two programs that offer through training in the hotel and hospitality industry and a strong chance of employment on completion.

Originality/value

Contains detailed interviews with participants of the programs.

Citation

(2015), "Over-16s look to their future with Edwardian Group London: Traineeships provide insight into the hotel and hospitality industry", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-12-2014-0156