Hospitality team recognised with employer connections award
We are delighted to announce the Moray College UHI Hospitality Team won the Employer Connections Award at the annual College Development Network Awards last night. This year the Awards was bigger and better than ever before, recognising the talent, skills and achievements of colleges, their staff and learners from across Scotland.
The Employer Connections Award sponsored by Morrison Construction focuses on the creative approaches Moray College UHI use to enhance engagement activity with local employers to support the ambitions of Developing the Young Workforce.
Our Hospitality team established the Hospitality Association Moray (HAM) in September 2016 to support industry by developing a communication network to provide opportunities for effective collaboration.
The aim of the partnership is to create business development opportunities, support skills development by providing bespoke training required by employers and continue to work with the community to bring young people, education and the college closer to industry.
One of the most significant and exciting developments of HAM has been the mentorship programme which matches an employer with the student to work together throughout the duration of the students’ studies. This was introduced to build the students confidence when working in industry and enhance opportunities for progression into employment in the local area.
Alistair Fowlie, Assistant Director at Moray College UHI said “We are delighted to win this award on behalf of the hospitality team at Moray College UHI and Hospitality Association Moray. It’s fantastic to have recognition of the work carried out through HAM over the past year and we are looking forward to continue our partnership with local industry to provide opportunities for our students and the community.”