The TUCO Foundation was created to provide additional support to those working in the public sector. The award-winning TUCO Academy will offer subsidised training opportunities, courses, study tours and professional development events to both members of TUCO and non-members through The TUCO Foundation. Bursary placements will be available as well as free-of-charge allergen and food safety training.
Although TUCO itself operates for members within the catering and hospitality sector, The TUCO Foundation will provide training for those outside of the industry, meaning staff from all departments can undertake courses including finance, marketing, management colleagues and more. Some of the courses on offer cover skillsets such as chef’s skills, team-building, leadership, customer service, compliance, mental health, food photography. Many study tours - organised trips to food and drink establishments around the world – will offer bursaries, giving staff the opportunity to learn first-hand about a country’s eating habits, to experience a city’s food service trends for themselves, or to directly observe the practices of a well-known food brand or outlet.
As well as the subsidised professional development opportunities, The TUCO Foundation will provide thought leadership in the form of research and reports, available to download free-of-charge, giving those in the industry and outside of it, the professional insight needed to stay one-step-ahead. Networking events will also be available at a discounted rate, and following these events, surplus food will be donated to local charities or shelters via the Foundation.
The TUCO Foundation will also donate on an ad-hoc basis to worthwhile charities worldwide and conduct fundraising for various good causes.
Mike Haslin, CEO of TUCO, says: “We are delighted to have launched The TUCO Foundation today. TUCO has long supported its members through trying times, especially over the last four years, and we felt it was now time to extend that support to the wider community. To be able to offer grants and bursaries towards the award-winning training courses will allow colleagues to flourish without additional financial hurdles that we know face many today.”
Matthew White MBE, Chair of The TUCO Foundation, says: “As previous Chair of TUCO, to have come full circle to chair The TUCO Foundation, is an honour. The Foundation will strive to support great causes worldwide, as well as those closer to home. To help drive its work both within the hospitality industry and outside of it, alongside my fellow trustees, will be a privilege.”
The trustees of The TUCO Foundation are:
- Matthew White MBE (Chair) - Director of Student Experience and Education, The University of Reading
- Phil Rees-Jones - Director of Campus Services, Cardiff University
- Mike Haslin - CEO, TUCO
- Annabel Hurst - Head of Catering, Conferences and Events, Cardiff University
Visit www.tucofoundation.org for more information about The Foundation, or contact Mike Haslin [email protected].
To discuss your training requirements, contact Head of Academy Sarah McLoughlin [email protected].
