Explore the journey, achievements, and insights that have propelled these hospitality and event professionals to thriving careers.
Are you passionate about guiding your students toward rewarding and fulfilling career opportunities? Register now for the Inspiring Hospitality Careers Event 2023.
This unique Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event is designed exclusively for you, providing a platform 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 Hospitality and Events Careers Fair on the same day. During the fair and over a networking lunch, engage directly with employers, industry leaders, and potential mentors showcasing the various career programmes to current student at the Edge Hotel School. Here 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 of up to £100* to support travel expenses to Colchester campus for the event. The programme can be found below:
Time | Activity | Staff member | Location |
10:00 - 10:30 | Arrival and welcome refreshments | | Ivor Crewe Seminar Room |
10:30 - 11:10 | Welcome | Prof. Andrew Boer Head of Edge Hotel School | Ivor Crewe Seminar Room |
11:10 - 11:30
| The industry post-COVID and practical - based learning | Oliver Brown General Manager - Wivenhoe House | JT1 |
11:30- 11:50 | Working with an expanding brand | Paula Musson Cluster Human Resources Manager | JT1 |
11:50- 12:30 | Visit careers fair | | Wivenhoe House Hotel |
12:30- 13:15 | Networking lunch | | Wivenhoe House Hotel |
13:30 - 13:50 | From college to career | Oliver Harris Operations Manager - Whatley Manor | JT1 |
13:50- 14:20 | Guest Q&A panel | All speakers | JT1 |
14:15 - 15:00 | Certificates, hotel and campus tours | | JT1 |
* Terms and Conditions apply