New Hotel Management Training School for the Midlands

Moreton Hall Hotel Training School wins National Lottery support WCG (Warwickshire College Group) has just received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its project to create a Hotel Training School based at Moreton Morrell College.

Made possible by National Lottery players, the project aims to bring Moreton Hall, a much loved regional landmark, back to life following a devastating fire in 2008 and make it a centre of excellence for Hospitality and Tourism training.

The Moreton Hall Hotel Training School is an important development in the region and has been designed to supply the region’s visitor economy with the skilled workforce it very much needs.

Neil Coker, Group Vice Principal Curriculum at WCG, commented on curriculum plans: “Our new Diploma in Hotel, Tourism and Destination Management, which starts this September, is designed to train young people to meet the current and growing skills demand in this vast industry.

The programme will be truly responsive and link directly with industry and employers. We want to give students a rich and challenging programme that results in them being fully prepared to enter employment and having the skills needed to fulfill skills gaps in the near and longer term future.

Our course will be innovative and a leading example of excellent practice in employer linked training and learning. Any students or careers advisors interested in finding our more should visit www.wcg.ac.uk.”

The Hotel itself will be designed as a high quality boutique hotel, providing students with a commercial hotel setting in which to develop their skills and to ensure they are work-ready for the many jobs, from chef to hotel manager, tour guide to events manager, available in this industry.

Anyone wishing to offer support or insights should contact moretonhall@wcg.ac.uk