My name is Maria, I am a Reservations Supervisor at Park Plaza Hotels Europe.

The reason why I chose an apprenticeship is that I was working as a supervisor for over 2 years and I felt it was a good opportunity to step up.

I joined Shepherd Neame as Assistant Manager at The Samuel Pepys, St. Pauls, in March 2019. I had only been with the company for a couple of months when our District Manager approached me with the proposal of joining the Apprenticeship Scheme.

Working in Melia Hotels International as receptionist, the possibility to apply for an apprenticeship with Umbrella Training was opened.

After a few weeks, I found myself admitted in the Hospitality Supervisor program and very happy to start a new opportunity to grow and develop myself further.

My name is Nikoletta, 29 years old. I am from Hungary and living in London for almost 9 years. I am working at the Goring hotel as a Floor Supervisor for 4 years, and my background and experience is practised through the time in Housekeeping.