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Last month Conor completed his Apprenticeship with ASK Italian gaining a well-deserved Distinction in every element! “Joining the ASK Italian Apprenticeship scheme has helped me along the way to my ambition of one day having my own restaurant. The support I received from Head Office, My General manager, as well as having my very own Trainer who helped me at every stage, meant that I was able to come away with the qualification and grade that I was aiming for” A year ago, Conor was a Waiter with ambition now he is an Assistant Manager of a busy restaurant. #LookBeyond #CareersASKItalian #NAW2020 #FireItUp Interested? apprenticeships@azzurrigroup.co.uk
At ASK Italian we are passionate about the development of our people. We call one of our development programmes we run with our Head Chefs 'Avanti' meaning 'forward'. Last week we took our chefs on this programme to Puglia, in the South of Italy, to experience some of the ways this region produces such a variety of amazing ingredients. We were joined by chef Theo Randall, who also gave our chefs a cookery masterclass in cooking these great ingredients. They also had the opportunity of spending the day at Le Ferre, who produce some of the greatest Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the whole of Italy, which we cook with and sell in our restaurants in ASK Italian.
Row your ASK off!! Last week nearly 500 participants proceeded to race over the length of a marathon in 32 Dragon Boats to raise money for our charity - Great Ormond Street Hospital. Vernon Kay was this year’s GOSH ambassador to help hand out raffle prizes and crown Team Fourth as Champions of a thrilling finale – what a fantastic day, thank you to everyone who got involved for such a wonderful cause. #GOSH #GreatOrmondStreetHospital #RowyourASKoff #weareASKitalian
ASK Italian is taking a proactive approach to Mental Health awareness in the workplace. Yesterday members of the People Team, along with colleagues across @Azzurri Group, took part in a Mental Health Awareness & Skills course. They are now proudly accredited as Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Champions! #mentalhealthawareness #weareASKItalian #mentalhealth
A Huge congratulations to Hoda who has Graduated as Assistant Manager in waiting for ASK Italian - York. Hoda started her Apprenticeship training back in April last year as a FOH Team Member. Her journey so far has consisted of a structured training programme, Trainer visits, workshops, projects, 1 and 2* chef journey and finally her AM journey plus graduation into role. Her confidence has grown incredibly throughout this time and we are looking forward to seeing her take her next steps into End Point Assessment before completing the Apprenticeship programme. What a story! If you are interested in hearing more details about our programme please email: Apprenticeships@azzurrigroup.co.uk
As part of the 2019’s Brand Momentum report, Stone & River caught up with Azzurri Group boss Steve Holmes to discuss the success of ASK Italian and Zizzi during turbulent times for the industry - http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vM5c5
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Chris Webb to Finance Director and also a warm welcome to Karen Sweetman who has joined our sister company Zizzi as Finance Director. Steve Holmes, Azzurri’s CEO told Propel - “Chris has worked for Azzurri Group for seven years and his appointment as Finance Director is a reflection of ASK Italian's leading position in the Italian casual dining sector and its ability to develop talent through to senior positions within the business. Karen’s appointment reflects the brand’s ongoing success in the UK as well as its continued expansion into Ireland and, most recently, China” Well done Chris and a very warm welcome to Karen!
A huge congratulations to Rhys who has graduated as an Assistant Manger following his journey from a Team Member to an Assistant Manager. During his Apprenticeship Programme, Rhys has gained some valuable knowledge and skills as well as a change in his behaviour in line with our ASK Italian CAPI qualities. He is now very close in moving forward into Gateway for his end point assessment and gaining his level 3 qualification in Hospitality Management! If you are interested in doing the same then please email Tom.dawson@askitalian.co.uk to hear more about our Apprentice programme #weareASKitalian #NAW2019
Last week we ran our very first 2-day Area Support Trainer Roadshow – 30 General Manager’s, Head Chef’s and Assistant Managers were invited to come along and develop their skills, knowledge and behaviours in all areas of Training, Coaching and Delivering Feedback. Development and progression is continuously spoken about here at ASK Italian and our AST’s support the inductions of our new Managers to the business, our New Menu Training and support the People Team in landing our Journey programme. A huge thank you to all of our awesome AST’s!
Huge congratulations and well done to Stacey our Apprentice from Castleford who has graduated to become an Assistant Manager in the business. Stacey joined 16 months ago and began her Apprentice journey in November 2017. Her journey consisted of a structured programme, Trainer/Ops visits, 4 workshops, various projects and finally her Assistant Manager journey plus graduation. “It can’t be compared to any other Apprenticeship programme out there – 53 weeks may sound a lot, but it really flies by. It’s an opportunity to take you from Team Member to Assistant Manager, with the best training - it’s too good of a chance to miss! I wouldn’t change my experience for the world, it’s been fantastic…and you can have this too”
