People 1st and the UK Skills PassportEach different industry has its own 'council' made up of business representatives, academics, public sector bodies and industry leaders. These Sector Skills Councils take a key role in helping government to understand, shape and support business in these sectors, and, in the other direction, to provide the channel through which businesses get access to the support services government delivers.
The Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skills Council is called, appropriately, People 1st. As well as providing the voice for the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industries it provides a host of services to business:
UKSP is a very large, detailed resource. Taken together it forms the essential guide to skills, career planning and development for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector. It provides:
This factsheet gives full details of the Train to Gain service funded by the Learning and Skills Council, plus contacts for more information.
This factsheet details the colleges, universities and training centres across North East England
This factsheet provides details of the Skills Broker Service for tourism business and contact information for our North East Tourism Skills Brokers. Skills brokers can help you identify, meet and fund your training needs, whatever the size of your business.