HCIMA members are being encouraged by past President David Battersby FHCIMA to put up themselves and their colleagues as Springboard Ambassadors, in support of next month's careers festival promoted by Springboard UK.
Battersby launched the initiative in his presidential inaugural address in October 2000. Young managers are to be recruited by the end of September, and will be trained as Springboard Ambassadors, so they can play an effective part in the careers festival. The ambassadors are expected to engage inactivities which promote the industry to pupils and teachers in a local sixth form college, secondary school, further education college or university.
Activities can be varied and innovative as long as they encourage young people to think about the hospitality industry as a future career option.
One example is Groundhog Day on 22 October, the culmination of thisyear's careers festival, when people in the industry are being encouraged to take a "shadow" to work for the day.
