What is it?

Businesses in the Hospitality and Catering sector include hotels, motels and camping sites, as well as restaurants, bars and canteens.

Facts and figures

• Around 46,200 employees work in hospitality and catering in Sussex. Despite employing 7% of the workforce, the financial contribution of the sector to the Sussex economy is estimated to be around 3% of Sussex GDP in 2005
• Employment in the sector in Sussex is expected to increase by around 7% over the next five years, which is above the average for Sussex as a whole. Employment in the sector in 2010 is forecast to be in excess of 50,000
• 49% of workers in the sector are low skilled (with qualifications at Level 1 or no qualifications) compared with 40% of all workers. Only 9% of workers have qualifications at NVQ level 4 or above
• Employees are more likely to work part-time than their equivalents in all industries (55% compared with 36%)
• Workers are more likely to be aged 29 or under than those in all industries (41% compared with 23%) and are more likely to travel less than 5km to work (59% compared with 44%)

source: Sussex Enterprise

Employers in Sussex

Major hotels and chains feature in Sussex especially around Gatwick Airport and in Brighton. 76% of employers in Sussex employ between 1 and 10 people.

Higher education qualifications suitable for the sector

• foundation degrees / HNDs such as Food and Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Event Management, Hospitality Management
• undergraduate degrees such as BA Entrepreneurship in Hospitality, BA Food and Culinary Arts, BA International Hospitality Management
• postgraduate degrees such as MA or PhD in Culinary Arts

Here we are focusing on higher education but there are many other qualifications and routes to study available including NVQs, Apprenticeships and BTEC awards. Talk to your local college or private training provider about what's available.

Where to study in Sussex

• University of Brighton
• Chichester College
• City College Brighton & Hove
• Sussex Downs College

 

 

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