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Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn and Costa, is set to incest £5.7m in creating 6,000 apprenticeships by 2020.
The investment will also include the launch of a brand new apprenticeship programme for Costa which will provide an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Customer Service and Barista Skills.
Whitbread said its Premier Inn apprenticeship scheme, which has been running since 2010, has delivered 1,100 apprenticeships to date with a further 960 trainees currently working towards their apprenticeship.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said: “There really has never been a better time to start an apprenticeship and it’s a huge leap forward to have Whitbread, one of Britain’s leading employers in the hospitality industry, hiring even more apprentices.”
Andy Harrison, CEO of Whitbread said: “Our 45,000 team members are our greatest asset and it’s vital we invest in them, creating opportunities to develop their skills and build their careers. We will commit £5.7m to our apprenticeship programmes over the next five years.
“I firmly believe that investing in apprenticeships is essential to Whitbread’s future success and to the health of the UK economy, as well as helping the next generation to achieve their full potential.”
Whitbread said that 45% of its apprentices are more likely to stay with the company than non-apprentices, 34% of apprentices gain a promotion within 15 months and 95% of them move to management positions within the same time frame.
