BBPA launches two-year graduate academy as ten start programme
Ten graduates have begun a two-year programme at the BBPA Academy, combining full-time placements with four six‑month development modules. The modules cover brewing, supply chain, technical services, IT and sustainability, then commercial and operational capability, followed by people leadership and employment law, and finally marketing, menu development and data analytics, culminating in a project and presentation. Participating employers include Molson Coors UK, Greene King, Star Pubs, Admiral Taverns, McMullen, Everards, Hall & Woodhouse, Adnams, Timothy Taylor’s and St Austell Brewery. Emma McClarkin, BBPA chief executive, noted pubs and breweries support more than one million UK jobs and highlighted the value of early industry experience, while urging government to review employment costs for under‑25s to help sustain investment in people. Andy Wilson, managing director of Everards, described the scheme as preparing future hospitality leaders with experience from hands‑on brewery work to operations, HR, finance and marketing, and thanked the industry for its backing. The BBPA also cited around 1,000 applicants in the first year. Source: Beer Today
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