Costa Unveils Apprenticeship Programme
Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Whitbread’s effort to address youth unemployment.
Whitbread PLC, owner of Premier Inn and Costa, recently announced its commitment to creating more than 6,000 apprenticeships by 2020, and launched a brand new apprenticeship scheme for Costa. To deliver this pledge Whitbread plans to take on around 1,200 apprentices across its Premier Inn, Costa and restaurant brands each year.
The new Costa Apprenticeships programme will provide an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Customer Service and Barista Skills and will open for applications in Summer 2015.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, said: “There really has never been a better time to start an apprenticeship and it’s a huge leap forward to have Whitbread, one of Britain’s leading employers in the hospitality industry, hiring even more apprentices".
Whitbread's commitment to apprenticeships leads to real success stories, with 34 percent of apprentices gaining a promotion within 15 months and 95 percent of them moving to management positions within the same time frame.
Apprentices are also 45 percent more likely to stay with the company than non-apprentices.
