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Learn to design and deliver staff training that works

A three-month online programme for people who train teams in restaurants, hotels and cafés and want a clear, repeatable method.

Level: all levels3 months · 34 lessons
  • 34 lessons
  • 3 months of access
  • Curator feedback
  • Homework checks
  • 3 ready-made trainings
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Why good hospitality people struggle to teach

Hospitality runs on people. A strong waiter, bartender, chef or administrator is often promoted to mentor new colleagues, and the first thing they discover is that doing the job well and teaching it well are two different skills. New staff are shown things once, in a rush, between two rushes of guests.

The result is familiar: standards that drift from shift to shift, newcomers who leave within weeks, managers who repeat the same explanations and teams that nod in a briefing and then do things their own way. Training is treated as an occasional event instead of a system.

This course exists to turn that situation around. It teaches you how adults learn, how to find out what a team really needs, how to build a training session from a blank page and how to run it in a room full of busy, sometimes sceptical colleagues.

You learn by doing. Each block combines short video lessons with practical homework, so by the end you have not only theory but also training materials built for your own venue.

What you will be able to do

  • Assess what your team needs to learn

    Separate real skill gaps from motivation and management problems before you design anything.

  • Set clear learning goals for a session

    Describe what participants should do differently after the training, not just what you will talk about.

  • Build a training from scratch

    Structure a session with an opening, practice blocks, discussion and a closing that sticks.

  • Run sessions for adult learners

    Use exercises, case discussions and role plays that fit the way adults take in new skills.

  • Handle difficult participants and group dynamics

    Stay calm and in control when people are tired, resistant or dominating the room.

  • Onboard new employees with a plan

    Create a first-weeks programme that gets newcomers up to standard faster.

  • Check that learning has really happened

    Use simple tests, observation and follow-up to measure results after the session.

  • Prepare a personal toolkit of documents

    Keep checklists, instructions and session plans you can reuse and adapt.

34
lessons
3 months
of access to the learning area
3
ready-made trainings included
8
learning blocks in the programme below

A method built around real venues

The programme is written for the hospitality industry, so examples come from the dining room, the bar, the kitchen pass and the hotel front desk rather than from a generic office. You will see how a briefing before a shift differs from a full training day, and how to teach service standards without sounding like a rulebook.

Every block follows the same rhythm: understand the idea, see it applied to a hospitality situation, then complete a practical task. The tasks are not exercises for the sake of it. They produce pieces of a real training that you can take to your team the following week.

Because the work is practical, you do not need to be a professional trainer to begin. You need a venue or team to think about and a willingness to try new ways of explaining things.

How the course works

The lessons are delivered online in your personal learning area. You can watch them at your own pace, on a computer or a phone, and return to any lesson when you need to refresh a topic. The programme is designed to be completed over three months, which works out to a manageable weekly rhythm alongside a normal job.

After each block you complete a homework task. A curator reviews your work and gives feedback, so you know what is working and what to improve before moving on. The curator also holds a supervision-style review of your progress, helping you apply the material to the situations you face at your own workplace.

Additional materials accompany the lessons: ready-made trainings, checklists and step-by-step instructions that you can use as a starting point and adapt to your own venue and standards.

The programme

The 34 lessons are grouped into the learning blocks below. Work through them in order, completing the practical task at the end of each block.

  1. 1Block 1 — The role of a training managerWhat the job involves and how it fits into a hospitality business.
    • What a training manager does and what they do not
    • Training as part of staff development and retention
    • Setting your own goals for the course
  2. 2Block 2 — How adults learnThe principles that make training stick with experienced professionals.
    • Why adults learn differently from students
    • Learning styles and how to work with a mixed group
    • Motivation, resistance and attention in a working team
    • Turning information into practised skill
  3. 3Block 3 — Finding out what to teachDiagnosing needs before building a programme.
    • Spotting real skill gaps in a team
    • Observation, short surveys and conversations with staff
    • Writing learning goals that can be checked
  4. 4Block 4 — Designing a training sessionFrom a blank page to a complete session plan.
    • The structure of a session: opening, core, closing
    • Choosing exercises, cases and role plays
    • Timing a session for a busy venue
    • Writing a session plan you can hand to someone else
  5. 5Block 5 — Delivering in the roomPresence, voice, questions and group management.
    • Starting a session and setting the tone
    • Asking questions and giving feedback in the moment
    • Working with difficult participants
    • Running practice blocks and debriefs
  6. 6Block 6 — Onboarding and standardsTraining newcomers and keeping service standards consistent.
    • Planning the first days and weeks of a new employee
    • Teaching service standards with examples
    • Using checklists and instructions as teaching tools
    • Briefings and short daily learning moments
  7. 7Block 7 — Measuring resultsKnowing whether the training changed anything.
    • Simple ways to test knowledge and skills
    • Follow-up observation after a session
    • Collecting participant feedback and acting on it
  8. 8Block 8 — Building your own training toolkitBringing everything together into materials you can keep using.
    • Organising your documents, plans and checklists
    • Adapting ready-made trainings to your venue
    • Planning a training calendar for the next quarter
    • Reviewing your homework and next steps with the curator

What you get

  • 34 video lessons

    Covering the full path from needs analysis to delivering and measuring a session.

  • Practical homework

    Tasks after each block that build pieces of your own training.

  • Curator feedback

    Your assignments are reviewed and you receive comments on how to improve them.

  • Supervision from the curator

    A review of your progress to help you apply the material at your workplace.

  • Three ready-made trainings

    Complete session plans you can use as they are or adapt.

  • Checklists and instructions

    Practical documents to support preparation, delivery and follow-up.

  • Additional materials

    Extra reading and resources that support the main lessons.

  • Three months of access

    Your personal learning area stays open while you study and practise.

Is this course for you?

This course is for you if…

  • Restaurant, bar, café and hotel managers who train their own teams
  • Senior staff and team leaders asked to mentor newcomers
  • HR and development specialists working in hospitality
  • Aspiring in-house trainers who want a structured method
  • Venue owners who want to build a training system without hiring externally

Probably not a fit if…

  • Anyone looking for a fast shortcut with no practice or homework
  • People who want a course on cooking, bartending or service techniques themselves
  • Those who do not work with, or plan to train, a team of any size
  • Learners who cannot spend a few hours a week for about three months

After the course

You finish with a clear view of how to approach staff training as a system rather than a series of improvised explanations. You know how to diagnose a need, write a goal, build a session and check what changed.

You also have working materials: session plans prepared during the homework, the ready-made trainings from the programme, and checklists that you can adapt for your own venue.

Most importantly, you will have practised. Having prepared and tested your approach with curator feedback, you can walk into the next team meeting or training day with a plan and the confidence to lead it.

Questions before you buy

How much time do I need each week?

The programme is designed to be completed over about three months. Plan a few hours a week for watching lessons and completing the homework, though you can adjust the pace to your schedule within the access period.

Do I need previous training experience?

No. The course starts from the basics of how adults learn and builds up step by step. Some experience in hospitality or in managing people helps you connect the examples to your work, but it is not required.

How does access work after payment?

After payment you receive access to your personal learning area, where the lessons, tasks and materials are available. Access to the learning area is open for three months on this plan.

What is the refund policy?

You can request a full refund within 14 days of purchase. Contact support and we will take care of it.

In what format are the lessons?

The lessons are recorded video lessons accompanied by practical tasks, checklists, instructions and additional materials. You can study on a computer or a phone.

Will I get feedback on my work?

Yes. A curator reviews your homework and gives comments, and also provides a supervision-style review of your progress.

Does the material stay available?

The lessons remain available in your learning area throughout the access period. Documents, checklists and training plans you download during that time are yours to keep and keep using.

Can I use the ready-made trainings with my own team?

Yes. The trainings are provided as a starting point for you to adapt and run with your own colleagues at your own venue.

Start building training your team will remember

Join the programme and turn your experience in hospitality into a clear method for teaching others.