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Training Resources
Restaurant, Hotel & Club Training Resources
Ken Burgin

The latest training tips and methods for hotel, restaurant, cafe, culinary, club, bar & waiter trainers and educators.

These pages are designed to inspire you and your students: if learning is enjoyable, retention is always improved. Do a great job and advance your career...

Links to useful training sites, culinary resources, food & beverage information, chef training, waiter training and online training. Plus Powerpoint and presentation resources, training in computer and numeracy skills, customer service training and information to help you use blogs, online groups and podcasting as training tools.

If you're from a college or education website, why not add this page to your Link resources.

OTHER RESOURCES on this website: check the Hot & Cool Blog for trend-tracking and industry updates. Plus How to Do It Videos or For Chefs & Waiters and keep up with Tip of the Week.

Check the Training Library for entries before July 2006 (still very useful).

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Good Resource for Showing Staff How to be Wise With Waste
PhotobucketAccording to research, over half the food produced in the world today is lost, wasted or discarded as a result of inefficiencies in the human-managed food chain. Reducing food waste is one of the biggest challenges for the food service industry. it's not only disposal expenses to consider, but other costs and inefficiencies throughout the supply and preparation chain.

Unilever have put together a good step-by-step resource for training and building staff awareness. It's on their website or available here.

Permalink Saturday, Jan 28, 2012 08:11

Use this simple QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator to make a Competition for Students, or Customers

Suddenly QR codes are being used everywhere, and you can see a raft of creative uses for your bar or restaurant on this website.

Here's another one at QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator. It was designed as an educational tool, but no reason why it couldn't also create a treasure hunt for your customers to get involved. Or a design a quiz for staff on product knowledge - if they have fun, they're more likely to remember the content! There are also lots examples on educational use of QR codes at the bottom of the web page.

Permalink Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 03:17
Texting at Work, Texting While Walking - this Video Might Help Get the Message Across
There's no easy answer for the problem of mobile phones at work, short of total prohibition. Latest I heard was 'we need them on so we know the service times'...yeah, right!

This short, light-hearted video shows some of the dangers in the street - maybe useful for raising awareness. Or sweetening the message when you introduce a total ban!

Permalink Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012 02:49
8 Reasons Why Students Should Blog
PhotobucketThe author has been blogging for several years, and gives 8 compelling reasons why students should make the effort to write a blog. In the competitive job environment, it can create a very real advantage for job applicants.

Read full article here.

Permalink Monday, Jan 23, 2012 10:19
Responsible Alchohol Training Guides

PhotobucketThis Server's Guide and the accompanying Trainer's Guide provide information that blends useful skills, legal and social responsibilities and best practices in order to achieve a responsible service of alcohol within the hospitality and retail industries.

With the help of these guides, users will come to know the law and their legal responsibilities, promote social responsibility to communities in which they operate and support best practices within their professions.

Read the full article here.

Permalink Monday, Jan 23, 2012 12:57
How to Make a Cooking Video

FOOD52's videographer Elena Parker shows her tricks for shooting and editing cooking videos quickly, with one camera and a $30 mic.

Here's the example that was used in the video above:

Permalink Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 08:57
How Airline Meals are Made [video]
The Science Channel's "How It's Made" series explains the history and process of making airline meals in an interesting segment that might just have you craving mystery meat in a cream sauce eaten with plastic utensils.

Read the full article here.

Permalink Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 09:24
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