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Woodland Grange takes silver at the National Apprenticeships4England Awards

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EEF Venues’ Woodland Grange conference centre in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire has been awarded silver under the ‘25-100 Employer Awards’ category at the Apprenticeship4England Awards 2016 for the team’s outstanding work with apprentices and for the provision of training to staff.

Matthew Parsons, executive chef, (Mentor of the Year in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2015 and Apprenticeship Ambassador with The Apprenticeship Ambassador Network) and Ailish Griffin, originally an apprentice but now a commis chef at Woodland Grange, attended the award ceremony at the Emirates Stadium in London on Thursday 25th February.

This national awards programme showcases and rewards outstanding examples of quality, best practice, innovation and excellence in apprenticeship delivery.

Working closely with Stratford-upon-Avon College, eleven apprentices have been trained at Woodland Grange over the last nine years, all of whom have gone on to take up positions within the hospitality sector, with five taking up permanent positions at Woodland Grange.

Ian Chaplin, general manager at Woodland Grange, said: “We are grateful to Stratford-upon-Avon College for putting us forward for this award and we are delighted to receive this national recognition because we genuinely celebrate young talent and value what they bring to the business.

“Investing in training and development at all levels of the business plays a key role in our strategic objectives. It continues to impact positively on our performance and on our reputation for customer service excellence.”

The news comes in advance of National Apprenticeship Week starting on 14th March.

Bryan Anderson, Apprenticeship Team Leader at Stratford-upon-Avon College, said, “I’m very proud of our relationship with Woodland Grange. They are an exceptional apprenticeship provider and offer outstanding training. During their apprenticeship reviews with the College, learners have often commented on the support they receive from Woodland Grange, the high expectations that are set and the time devoted to them by the staff to help them not only meet but exceed their own personal expectations.”

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About EEF Venues

EEF Venues is a group of three AIM-Gold conference venues dedicated to meetings, conferences, team building, training and corporate events: Engineers’ House in Bristol; Broadway House in Westminster, and Woodland Grange in Warwickshire.   For further information see http://www.eef.org.uk/venues

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Apprentices can bring untold benefits to a business including increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent work-force.
Matthew Parsons, exeutive chef at Woodland Grange
We invest in training at all levels of the business, from back of house to front of house, from the top down to junior members of our team, including our apprentices.We are constantly planning for the future by viewing the bigger picture, anticipating on-going skills gaps and creating deep pools of talent across the business.
David Vaughton, director of venues for EEF Venues