BBPA launches Academy Graduate Scheme

A new sector-wide graduate scheme for the pub industry has been launched by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), called the BBPA Academy. 

Launched in collaboration with some of the UK’s pub companies and breweries, the BBPA says the two-year scheme will recruit and train the next generation of industry leaders, creating an accessible route into the pubs and brewing industry and providing experience and skills to graduates starting in their careers.

Graduates will spend two years within one of the participating companies, progressing through structured six-month modules across different departments.

The companies involved are Admiral Taverns, Adnams, Daniel Thwaites, Everards, Greene King, Hall & Woodhouse, McMullen, Molson Coors Brewing Company UK, Robinsons Brewery, Star Pubs, St Austell Brewery and Timothy Taylor’s Brewery.

“We are very excited to be launching the BBPA Academy which will give graduates the chance to gain first class experience and be supported by some of the UK’s leading pub companies and breweries," says Emma McClarkin, CEO of of the BBPA. “Having so many companies collaborating on the Academy is proof that the sector is committed to investing in the next generation of the sector’s guardians, and knowing our industry is in safe hands.”

Further detail

Each Academy module includes industry experience, technical skills and training, development workshops, seminars and a formal review session.

Areas within the modules can include brewing, operations, finance, people management, marketing and sustainability. Graduates will have the opportunity of promotion to a full-time position at the end of the scheme.

"I’m so delighted to be working with the BBPA and Su Cacioppo [JD Wetherspoon] who have been instrumental in bringing this idea to life," adds Andy Wilson, managing director of Everards and co-founder of the BBPA Academy. "The idea was to seek out future leaders and give much-needed career paths for graduates across the country, and I’m proud of the way the industry has come together to support this initiative.

“I genuinely hope this provides an outstanding career for ten graduates from next September that will continue for many years to come so we can leave a legacy for the future.”

Applications are welcomed from final-year undergraduates, graduates within the last two years or degree apprentices. No specific degree discipline or final grade is required. Applications close on Sunday 11 January.

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