§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his estimate of the shortfall in trained personnel in the hotel and catering industry in the next three years. [27092]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Hospitality Training Foundation's Report Employment Forecasts to 2004, published in 1996, provides the most recent data on this subject.
HtF as NTO for the hospitality industry (hotel and catering) has a three year Business Plan which outlines its future direction and sets out a programme of work designed to address, directly and indirectly, the industry's skills shortages.
HtF in its former role as Industry Lead Body for hotel and catering was responsible for monitoring future skill requirements and training needs.