Head Chef Review
at Whitbread plc
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Hospitality Management
Nottingham
Review Submitted: August 2025
Overall Rating
4.8 /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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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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:
5/5
My day to day job roles include things like, ensuring the deliveries are received and placed for the next scheduled delivery.
There is also a level of team management expected from me within my team in the kitchen. This will be including ensuring everyone is happy with what we are doing that day and what I can do to make sure everyone is happy and we reach the targets set out by my line manager and general manager.
There is also a level of team management expected from me within my team in the kitchen. This will be including ensuring everyone is happy with what we are doing that day and what I can do to make sure everyone is happy and we reach the targets set out by my line manager and general manager.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I am really enjoying my programme as this is allowing me to put in some of the work I learn into my actual day to day life at work.
This has also helped to expand my knowledge about the industry I work within.
However the only con surrounding this is I feel like I struggle to keep up to date with my modules due to labour restraints and other external problems
This has also helped to expand my knowledge about the industry I work within.
However the only con surrounding this is I feel like I struggle to keep up to date with my modules due to labour restraints and other external problems
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt many new things that so far that I might have not been able to learn without the programme.
This is including things like setting out targets, British values and demographics within customers
This is including things like setting out targets, British values and demographics within customers
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
It is well organised and structured with a timely plan set out for when each module is expected to be completed by. This is also helped by the regular meetings with my lifetime coach
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Initially I felt very supported by my manager to complete my programme modules. However due to higher up labour restraints on the business this has become a challenge on recent months and now it feels like I am no longer supported as well
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I receive plenty of support from my training provider with regular online learning sessions being sent to me to help expand my learning and with regular meetings to also support this.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It has helped me progress within my role due to things like team management and my own personal progression being at the centre of it all
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
There has been many additional works been added to me through online teaching sessions that my lifetime coach has sent me
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Whitbread plc to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Whitbread is a good company to work for and has always kept the employees at heart of what they do whilst making sure that they provide a service to our customers
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Whitbread plc?
be patient and make sure that they complete their online training as soon as possible as this is important to how quickly they will be able to pick up anything within the business they work for
