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Batemans introduces two-day pub training course

March 14, 2008: Batemans has introduced its own two-day foundation course called Running a Pub Successfully, designed to help guide those considering entering the trade, or those already in it and wanting to improve their business skills.

	COURSE DETAILS
v	Running a Pub Successfully is open to anyone wishing to learn more about the industry. The setting is ideal for 'getting away'. Rather than a faceless boardroom, the course is run out of an old windmill, with a river and paddock on one side, and a real ale brewery on the other. For further information, or to book, call Jane Black 01754 882030 or e-mail jblack@bateman.co.uk.

Batemans has been running cellar service training in its own Windmill Training Centre for five years, helping more than 500 attendees annually. This is attended by all Batemans brewery staff annually, as well as tenants and free trade licensees.

But the brewer has recently become a British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) training centre and is now running the new foundation course, which gives guidance on most aspects of running a pub. Topics include: licensing, financial management, stock control, cellar management, customer service, employment law, maximising wine sales, fruit machine management, developing a catering operation and promoting your pub.

The course is delivered by skilled trainers who have had years of experience in the trade, and by Batemans own Profit Partnership (retail) managers. This gives new tenants the opportunity to build up a good relationship with the Batemans team and helps with continuity when the new licensee takes over his or her pub. Emphasis is placed upon fun and variety, with demonstrations and tours around the Visitor Centre and Theatre of beers, along with role playing and games.

Lesley Young, manageress of Batemans' Visitor Centre, who recently attended the course said: "Though I have been in the pub trade for some years, I found the profit and loss section particularly helpful. But, just as importantly, the course was fun to be on, the presenters really knew what they were talking about and encouraged group discussions. I found that I have remembered much more than from most courses as I enjoyed the time that I was there."

The two days are designed to give publicans a basic understanding of all the appropriate areas of the public house business and, most importantly, the motivation to learn more. The two-day course is competitively priced at £199 per person and includes all food as well as overnight accommodation.