Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet

Network overview 

Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet supports businesses of all sizes in the hospitality sector through subsidised upskilling programmes. The network’s mission is to grow Ireland’s world-renowned hospitality sector, by ensuring the skills and training needs of businesses are adequately resourced. The network upskills business owners, managers, chefs and front of house staff. 

Collaborating with industry, the network designs, develops and delivers responsive, bespoke and flexible training courses to address the ongoing needs of businesses. Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet is promoted by the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI). Membership of the network is open to all to private hospitality sector businesses.

Supports to businesses

• Assist businesses to identify and address current and future skills needs 
• Information regarding successful approaches to learning and talent development 
• Guidance on achieving value for money when investing in learning and development 
• Strategic programmes that enhance business innovation and sectoral competitiveness 
• Flexible training and education programmes customised to the needs of the sector 
• Innovative new programme design and development 
• Leadership programmes for business owners and executives 
• Certified and non-certified technical training 
• Training relating to communication, problem-solving and other core skills 
• Advice on gauging the effectiveness of training 
• Access to a network of businesses within the sector 
• Conferences, seminars, and other informal learning and networking events 

The Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet is very valuable to our sector and our business. Each of the trainers was an expert in their areas and gave us great advice on applying what we learned to our own workplaces. Meeting people with varying backgrounds at the training was also a great plus. The small class size was ideal for this knowledge sharing and networking.

Bernadette Thornton - Woodford Dolmen