Richard Phillips Partnership – Creating a Benchmark for Hospitality Excellence
With much talk of the acute skills shortage in the Hospitality industry, celebrity chef and Michelin star restaurant owner Richard Phillips is proud to announce the pre-launch of the Richard Phillips Partnership (RPP) a partnership network which will create and encourage excellence in staff training and service across front and back of house. (Official Launch July 2015)
RPP will provide a unique network that offer exemplary hospitality training placements and where we will work with the very best chefs, restaurants and hotels across the county. Candidates will have the choice of 3 Richard Phillips venues for training and placement in addition to a number of other equally highly reputable partner properties across the region. The unique RPP training and mentoring programmes will be aimed at existing staff and young people seeking apprenticeships.
With our main training delivery partner – HIT Training – we have developed a bespoke 1-3 year onsite training and mentoring programme. Consistent Tutor-lead education will be given at each of our partner sites and regularly assessed complimented with additional on and offline training modules.
We aim to establish an outstanding culture of excellence for the industry and create a unique network of dedicated RPP partners who all have the same end goal – to provide the highest standard of training in our region and achieve nationally recognised qualifications. Moving forward this will enable us to develop a talent pool of exceptional staff for our partners
Planning for this partnership began in January in 2015 and is headed up by Celebrity Chef Richard Phillips, Lisajane Davies, Gary Beech and supported by Zena Cooper of HIT Training.
Mission Statement:
• To create a network of excellence working with key industry partners and chefs.
• To train the next generation of back and front of house staff and retain and reward them within the partnership network.
• To improve career prospects for young people in the industry and to reduce recruiting costs.
• To improve qualifications, enhance career progression and training for existing staff members.
• To promote hospitality as a career and provide a secure support network.
• To provide real work experience and provide opportunities to work in some of the finest establishments
Work in progress:
• Identifying which restaurants/establishments could become partners i.e. award-winning, AA Rosette, Michelin level and Gastro Pubs.
• Identifying sponsors and marketing partners.
• Identifying partners who can potentially take on funded apprentices/trainees and the maximum number per site.
• Finalising training and learning modules.
Twitter @RPPPartnership
Email: RPPartnership@bynaise.com
Telephone: Lisajane Davies 07871 823572
