Professor David Foskett is the co-author of numerous hospitality textbooks that have sold over 2 million copies and are used in 140 countries. Previously the Dean of the London School of Hospitality and Tourism, and awarded and MBE by Her Majesty the Queen – David has fantastic insights into the education sector.

In this episode, David discusses what’s wrong with the current UK apprenticeship scheme, how it stands up internationally and what we need to do to improve. Passionate about the industry, David wants a bigger focus on operational control skills - which he sees as fundamental to the success of any operation.

He also highlights a great learning point for the Government during the pandemic - that hospitality workers feed the nation and as such, they deserve more recognition.