Registration is now open
Register here for this unique Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event. It is designed to provide a platform for you to equip your students with insights, knowledge, and connections that will shape their future in the dynamic hospitality industry.
Continued Professional Development
We have designed the day in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks to equip you with the knowledge you need to better support your students as they look to their future career goals. Speakers from across the sector will be present to share their experiences on careers and labour market information. From executive hoteliers to event planning virtuosos, these luminaries will share their real-world experiences, industry trends, and success stories. .
You will have the privilege to interact with accomplished alumni who have harnessed their hospitality degrees to craft remarkable careers. They will share their further and higher education journey and the personal guidance that supported them on their journey.
Careers fair
We will also be hosting our annual Careers Fair on the same day. During the fair and over a networking lunch, you'll have the chance to engage directly with employers, industry leaders, and potential mentors showcasing the various career programmes to current students at the Edge Hotel School. You'll be able to see the varied career opportunities and what employers are looking for from their future team members.
Some of the attendees at last year's careers fair were:
- Hilton
- The Savoy
- Jurys inn
- Mandarin Oriental
- Hand Picked Hotels
- Whatley Manor
- Chiltern Firehouse
- Baxter Storey
and many more.
Travel bursary and programme
We are offering a bursary to support travel expenses to Colchester campus for the event - details to be confirmed. The programme can be found below:
Programme details To Be Confirmed
Time | Activity | Staff member | Location |
10:00 - 10:30 | Arrival and welcome refreshments | | TBC |
10:30 - 11:10 | Welcome | Head of Edge Hotel School | TBC |
11:10 - 11:30
| First workshop | General Manager - Wivenhoe House | TBC |
11:30- 11:50 | Second workshop | TBC | TBC |
11:50- 12:30 | Visit careers fair | | Wivenhoe House Hotel |
12:30- 13:15 | Networking lunch | | Wivenhoe House Hotel |
13:30 - 13:50 | Third workshop | TBC | TBC |
13:50- 14:20 | Guest Q&A panel | All speakers | TBC |
14:15 - 15:00 | Certificates, hotel and campus tours | | TBC |
* Terms and Conditions apply