Deputy Hotel Manager Review
at Whitbread plc
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Hospitality Management
London
Review Submitted: March 2024
Overall Rating
4.1 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
My role involved assisting the Hotel Manager ensuring compliance with sanitation, hygiene, health and safety legislation and organisational and quality requirements and working policies and procedures.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
3/5
I enjoy the program although sometimes is hard to manage the apprenticeship while working full time in the hotel, sometimes long hours of work don’t allow me to dedicate fully to the activities in the apprenticeship
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes, I’ve learned many new things since I started in this new role, like payroll management, Employee relations, F& B compliance, among others
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
It is well organised, we have our platform that allows us to see the activities in a calendar plus all the courses completions
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
I receive help when I need, when the manager is not around there is always information in our organisation platform (Sharepoint) or our Academy Online available.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
We speak every couple of months via zoom to review how I’m doing and review different subjects from the course.
I have the contact details in case I need additional support.
I have the contact details in case I need additional support.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Gives me more confidence on my day to day job
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Great Ormond Street Hospital marathons or charity walks for the employees of the company
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Whitbread plc to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It’s a big company with a lot of opportunities for development, courses and perks. With many different locations for either Hotel careers or F&B related ones .
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Whitbread plc?
To start with their Academy Online courses as soon as possible to get the hang of their job duties, the courses and the videos are very complete.
