Tourism employers urged to consider ex-servicemen
Wednesday 30 June 2010 8:53 AM
TOP tourism employers in York have been invited to a lunch in the city today to demonstrate the value of taking on ex-service personnel.
The lunch is being hosted at the new five-star Cedar Court Grand Hotel and Spa by Visit York, which has 650 tourism partners in the city.
Visit York is hoping its bigger partners in the city can offer jobs to the 800 people who annually leave the army and airforce, many of them in Yorkshire.
The message that will be driven home by Visit York and Brigadier David Maddan, commander of HQ 15 (North East) Brigade will be that the leavers offer a range of managerial, technical and practical skills.
He said: “Every year some 800 army personnel leave the service and seek employment in the North East. They offer a wide range of managerial, technical and practical skills and moreover have the time to develop a full second career.”
Sue Frumin, Visit York’s business engagement manager, said: “This is the first time we have had an opportunity to work with the MoD and the local hospitality and tourism industry employs 23,000 people.
“We hope today’s lunch will raise awareness within the industry that there is this pool of phenomenal skill waiting to be tapped.”
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