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Marriott International has teamed up with Renaissance Hotels and Antz to launch a training school in Manchester to help develop hospitality skills in the young and unemployed.
The Marriott Academy comes after research from Marketing Manchester found – with an additional 2,986 hotel rooms in the pipeline adding to the 21,181, already in operation – the region will need an estimated 20,400 across Greater Manchester to manage the industry’s expected growth between 2014 and 2020.
The training delivered through the academy has been designed to give the locally unemployed, or those who have not previously given access to training, to learn and also work in Manchester’s hospitality sector.
Marriott said this will ultimately open new employment opportunities for them.
The academy is now delivering a three-week intensive employability and customer service training course to current intake of 20 successful applicants, which will be followed by a three-week work experience placement and a guaranteed interview with Marriott.
Peter Nicholson, cluster director of human resources at Marriott and Renaissance Hotels in Manchester, said: “Working with Antz Junction, we really wanted to help support those with the right worth ethic and give them the opportunity to learn, and get experience, so that they can develop a career in the hospitality industry.”
The Marriott Academy training is split between Worsley Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Renaissance Hotel Manchester and the Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel, with skills and employability training at Antz Junction Social Enterprise in Swinton.
