Tourism - the dominant driver of jobs since the recession in the UK
1New employment analysis released this week shows tourism to be the major driver of jobs in this country since the recession.? The work, commissioned by VisitEngland the national tourist board and carried out by the Office for National Statistics shows that between September 2009 and September 2013 the number of people working in tourism industries in England rose by 6% equating to 153,000 jobs.? Over the same period, the number of people working in other industries grew by just 3%.
Tourism in England is worth ?106billion and employs 2.6million people ? it is a key employer in this country and an engine for growth.? According to People 1st, which promotes and supports skills and workforce development, tourism and the visitor economy is one of the largest employers of apprentices. ?Figures from 2012-13 show approximately 65,000 apprenticeships in this important employment sector.
Earlier on this month London Mayor, Boris Johnson, teamed up with the British Hospitality Association to announce 7,000 new apprenticeship positions in the catering industry for the city.
VisitEngland?s Chairman Lady Cobham said: ?English Tourism Week is the ideal time to raise the profile of how important tourism is in stimulating new jobs in this country and providing exciting and challenging career opportunities for people of all ages.?? I?m delighted that VisitEngland has teamed up with a number of apprentices from Hilton Worldwide to celebrate English Tourism Week in central London, to help raise the profile of the breadth of opportunities available in the industry.?
Global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide?s National Apprenticeship Academy has already seen more than 200 participants to date train with the company through one of seven 12-month apprenticeships since 2012, including food & beverage, professional cookery, front desk and health & fitness. The Academy?s entry-level education to the exciting world of hospitality includes on-the-job training from professionally qualified experts, development workshops and master classes.
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Source: Tourism – the dominant driver of jobs since the recession, ITCM 1 published Apr 01, 2014. Viewed Apr 03, 2014.