CEO of @springboard_UK. Former editor of @caterertweets. Dad x3. @cpfc fan. Amateur gardener, baker, chess player and beer drinker
London, England
Joined July 2014
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Chris Gamm retweeted
🎓Celebrating our latest @DiageoGB Learning for Life graduates! Congrats! A huge thank you to the businesses that supported our trainees throughout: @Hilton @noblerotbar @royallancaster @leohotelsukire @IHGhotels @flatironsteak Please drink responsibly. #HospitalityCareers
We hear a lot about young people struggling to find work. Last week, I met 14 Springboard graduates of, ready to take their first step into hospitality. Last year, 77% of our trainees secured work in hospitality. The talent is there. Opportunity and confidence make the difference
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Meet Wayne 👋 and join us on a BTS to show a day in the life of a Springboard Careers & Employability Delivery Manager.
It’s about more than delivering a course. It’s about helping people build the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to take their next step into hospitality. 💜
From preparing lessons and delivering employability sessions to helping trainees believe in themselves and their potential, gain skills, build their CVs and prepare for interviews, our CEDMs are there to support every step of the journey.
They also work closely with employers and partners to create work placements and employment opportunities, helping turn learning into real career pathways. 🤝
Want to help create opportunities like these? Partner with Springboard and help us connect people with the skills, experience and opportunities they need to build careers in hospitality.
👉 Find out how your business can become a Springboard Business Partner: loom.ly/WvFc3J0
#DayInTheLifeVlog #BTS #Springboard #Hospitality #HospitalityCareers @CareerScope_
Great visit to the National Theatre with 30 school leavers on Springboard’s Summer Kickstart course.
They enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour, met the team and explored the many hospitality opportunities on offer, from KERB street food and Forza Wine to Grind coffee.
Chris Gamm retweeted
💜 From completing a Springboard employability programme to building a successful career with @HiltonYork , Juliane's journey is a fantastic example of the opportunities hospitality can offer.
A nominee for the Fiona Colley Trainee of the Year Award at the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2026, Juliane shares how Springboard helped her gain the confidence, skills and experience to take the next step in her career.
👉 Read Juliane's inspiring story: loom.ly/2Jdop9g
Know someone who could benefit from one of our employability programmes? Find out more and sign up here: loom.ly/Fq-WfxQ
#Springboard #HospitalityCareers #SuccessStory #HiltonYork #SpringboardAwards
Harden's Insider: Springboard to a career in hospitality.
How Carys Williams went from FutureChef Champion to working with Michelin-starred James Sommerin @Springboard_UK @SBFutureChef
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Chris Gamm retweeted
Former Springboard trainee David Bilsland features in @thetimes today. David completed the @DiageoGB Learning for Life course in 2022 - secured a job at Nando’s where he still works today! loom.ly/KlRz6NM
#diageolearningforlife #springboard #hospitalitycareers #welldone
A brilliant evening at the Springboard Awards last night. We raised £190k to support Springboard’s work changing lives through hospitality, an incredible result that will make a huge difference. Congratulations to all our winners and everyone shortlisted!
Chris Gamm retweeted
🏟️ The #Springboard Virtual Race is back for 2026 – and this year it’s the Stadium Sprint! 🏃♀️Get ready to go the distance this July as we race together to raise vital funds for Springboard. Ready to sprint? Register now: springboard.uk.net/virtualra…
#StadiumSprint #VirtualRace2026
Huge congratulations to 15 year old Kate Skinner from Inverurie, who was crowned 2026 FutureChef Champion today. An outstanding standard this year and the future of hospitality is in very safe hands. Thank you @Kate_Dearden, Minister for Hospitality, for celebrating with us.
A fantastic day at Xcelerate at Edgbaston delivering a hospitality taster session with Compass and DWP. 32 trainees took part in hands-on sessions across bar, barista and kitchen. Great to welcome local MP Al Cross, who saw first-hand the impact of opening doors into hospitality
How AI-proof hospitality industry offers fast-track to success with transferable skills - great article on how @Springboard_UK and @diageo are changing lives in today's @TheSun thesun.co.uk/money/38497786/…
Proud to have judged Apprentice of the Year at the Lifetime Training Awards, especially during #NationalApprenticeshipWeek.
Huge congratulations to winner Greice Citadin (Mitchells & Butlers) and highly commended Wayne Kershaw (@greeneking ).
Huge congratulations to 16-year-old Jessica from Torquay, winner of the South West Regional FutureChef Final.
Judges were blown away by the standard, but Jessica’s sea bream and poached pear dishes were outstanding.
Chris Gamm retweeted
Wonderful to see @Springboard_UK trainees from Diageo Learning for
life programme featured today
By Royal Ap-pint-ment! 🍺
The King has officially opened the Guinness Open Gate Brewery London.
His Majesty met Diageo’s Learning for Life hospitality graduates, tasted brews exclusive to the site, and joined a festive celebration with local community groups in Old Brewer’s Yard.
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London stands on what was once Combe & Co., an 18th Century powerhouse in Covent Garden’s booming brewing district of the time. In 1901, Guinness Extra Stout was bottled on this very site under Combe, Watney and Reid.
Diageo’s Learning for Life programme offers free hospitality training for those looking to build careers in the industry.
Chris Gamm retweeted
By Royal Ap-pint-ment! 🍺
The King has officially opened the Guinness Open Gate Brewery London.
His Majesty met Diageo’s Learning for Life hospitality graduates, tasted brews exclusive to the site, and joined a festive celebration with local community groups in Old Brewer’s Yard.
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London stands on what was once Combe & Co., an 18th Century powerhouse in Covent Garden’s booming brewing district of the time. In 1901, Guinness Extra Stout was bottled on this very site under Combe, Watney and Reid.
Diageo’s Learning for Life programme offers free hospitality training for those looking to build careers in the industry.
Signing off 2025 in style. Proud to introduce His Majesty The King to four @Springboard_UK graduates at the opening of Guinness Open Gate Brewery, the London home of Learning for Life. They shared how Springboard helped change their lives and kickstart their hospitality careers
Chris Gamm retweeted
Margarita went to @HOW_College last week and WON the local final of @SBFutureChef - @Springboard_UK cooking competition, inspiring the next generation of chefs!
She will now take part in the regional final in February! This is the second time Margarita has won the local final and we could not be prouder of her!
May also took part in the competition and received high praise for her dish! We are very pleased for Margarita and super proud of them both - a huge well done girls 💙
#futurechef #careers #chef #hospitalityandcatering #foodtech #food #cooking #schools #schooluk #ukschools #achievements #proud #educhat #edchat #ukeduchat #ukedchat #worcester #worcestershire #bishopperowneworcs
Chris Gamm retweeted
Christmas is here! Treat yourself this festive season 🎄You could win a Afternoon Tea for Two at The Clermont Victoria 🪄🍰 all while supporting Springboard’s work helping young people and career changers into hospitality. Get your tickets👉 loom.ly/YNqCWx8
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