The visit aimed to change the student perception of the hospitality industry and to ‘inspire’ attendees to choose a career in the industry. Together with UKHospitality and Springboard, Nestlé Professional, Compass, Elior and Punch Pubs aim to breathe new life into the sector by inspiring the next generation of talent.

Students got an introduction to hospitality and its various careers in an inspiring video, followed by a quiz where they were able to get a true sense of the industry’s many career pathways, fast progression rates and the competitive salaries on offer.

Mr Salmon, head of year nine at Hazelwick School, said: “The year nine students thoroughly enjoyed the presentation from Katya and Elycia. It was interesting to hear from two professionals who had completely different experiences of being employed in the hospitality industry and who are in different branches of the industry.

"One aspect that was extremely apt to hear was the importance of good people skills in terms of characteristics employers are seeking. This reinforces messages that year nine students have heard throughout the Dare 2 Dream Project- 'people employ people'. A final aspect that was useful to hear was the variety of jobs that are available in the hospitality industry and how hospitality has links to almost every subject that students are studying for their GCSEs.”

To learn more about the Choose Hospitality Pledge and join the industry-wide movement, visit: http://careerscope.uk.net/choose-hospitality-pledge/.