Casual Dining Group holds training programme for refugees
The programme saw nine refugees spend three weeks training to work in the hospitality industry.
A training programme that aims to support Syrian refugees to properly transition into the hospitality industry has been completed by the Casual Dining Group (CDG).
The programme, run in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), World Jewish Relief, and SPS Training Solutions, saw nine refugees spend three weeks training during March.
The first and second weeks focused on theory, which was then put into practice over the third week, where they gained first-hand industry experience working at a Bella Italia and Café Rouge in Coventry.
After the programme, CDG offered employment to three of the course participants whilst a further three members have been given provisional offers when vacancies arise.
The companies involved are now in talks about replicating the programme on a wider scale.
