Inverness Meallmore employee Andrew Johnstone among 12 staff members awarded scolarships from Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland
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AN Inverness member of staff at a care home group was one of the 12 beneficiaries of a hospitality scholarship scheme.
Andrew Johnstone who works at Meallmore care home in Culduthel, has joins the other successful applicants from the group who have been awarded scholarships from Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland.
The scholarship is for a virtual Leadership, Management and Supervisory training programme, which will last six to eight weeks and has been designed to motivate and develop top talent in response to the significant impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had across the tourism and hospitality sectors in Scotland.
Speaking on the new programme, Jody Marshall, Meallmore’s Group Hospitality Manager said: “Meallmore is thrilled and honoured to be part of such a high profile training opportunity. As a care home provider which places a huge emphasis on hospitality in our homes, being awarded places in this prestigious hospitality industry programme will be a huge benefit to our team. We see this as a significant achievement for our brilliant staff.
“Meallmore has a fantastic team of talented, passionate and extremely motivated chefs and kitchen assistants. We provide the highest quality catering and hospitality services in the industry and offer an experience that you come to expect from the best restaurants and hotels around the world. This ensures we continue to provide the very best care and make each of our homes a place of comfort and happiness for every single one of our residents.”
Administered by HIT Scotland, the programme is funded by the Scottish Government’s National Transition Training Fund.
HIT Scotland is a charity for the hospitality industry encouraging the development of anyone working or studying in the sector in Scotland.
Figures released from HIT Scotland stated 1450 delegates were appointed to the programme, and less than 1% of these were awarded to the care sector.
In total Meallmore, after opening their first care home in Inverness in 1987, operates 26 care homes across Scotland offering care for the elderly and mental health rehabilitation.
Meallmore’s hospitality offering has also received industry awards. In 2021 Meallmore won The Nutrition and Eating Well Award at the Scottish Care Awards. This was awarded to Meallmore for its ‘whole home approach’ to food and nutrition within its care homes, as well as providing recognition to the catering and care staff and nutrition-related activities provided.
More information about Meallmore Ltd can be found at https://www.meallmore.co.uk/
More information about the virtual Leadership, Management and Supervisory training programme from HIT Scotland can be found at https://hitscotland.co.uk/talent-development-programme
