HOSPA Professional Development receives Savoy Educational Trust grant to support self-funded learners

HOSPA Professional Development has been awarded a grant from the Savoy Educational Trust to help improve access to professional education for hospitality professionals.

The funding will support learners who are not sponsored by their employers and are self-funding their studies, helping to remove a key financial barrier for those looking to develop their commercial skills while continuing to work in demanding hospitality roles.

The grant will enable HOSPA Professional Development to offer financial assistance to more individuals across the sector, supporting learners as they build the knowledge and confidence needed to progress in their careers.

The Savoy Educational Trust supports education, training and skills development that help people build successful long-term careers in hospitality. Through its grant-making, the Trust helps strengthen the future hospitality workforce and support excellence across the industry.

Receiving this scholarship funding from the Savoy Educational Trust is a significant achievement for HOSPA and will make a meaningful difference to hospitality professionals who are investing in their own development. This support enables us to offer financial assistance to learners who are not sponsored by their employers and are self-funding their studies, removing a key barrier to accessing professional education

Janel Clark, Head of Professional Development at HOSPA

She added: “The funding will allow more individuals to develop their commercial skills while continuing to work in demanding hospitality roles. We’re extremely grateful for the Savoy Educational Trust’s commitment to supporting HOSPA Professional Development, knowing that this partnership will help us continue to make our programmes more accessible and support learners to achieve their professional ambitions.”

A thriving hospitality industry depends on people who continue to learn, develop and grow throughout their careers. HOSPA Professional Development plays an important role in helping hospitality professionals build the commercial knowledge, professional expertise and leadership potential needed to progress within our industry. We are delighted to support these scholarships and look forward to seeing the positive impact they will have on individuals and the wider hospitality sector

Angela Maher FIH, Chief Executive of the Savoy Educational Trust

HOSPA Professional Development provides specialist courses for hospitality professionals across finance, revenue management and asset management, helping learners develop practical commercial expertise that can be applied directly within the sector.

For more information on HOSPA Professional Development, please visit: www.hospa.org/professionaldevelopment