What we do
Firstly, Barnardo’s Dr B’s trains young people to achieve their NVQ qualifications in Food Preparation and Cooking or Food Service plus a variety of other qualifications. We work with all young people some on day contracts from school and others train with us after leaving school. The trainees may need additional support with their literacy and numeracy, their speech, their personal hygiene, their behaviour or their attitude. They may have suffered abuse, neglect or homelessness and they are struggling to find a part of the community which they can fit into. We give everyone individual support to learn how to work and get a job.
Dr. B’s offer training in:
- Food Preparation and Cooking in NVQ levels 1 and 2
- Food and Drink Services NVQ Levels 1 and 2
- Kitchen Portering NVQ Level 1
- Hospitality Quick Service NVQ Level 2
- Business Administration Levels 1 and 2
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Basic Health and Safety Certificate
- Literacy and Numeracy ....... plus many more
Secondly, we run a restaurant, coffee shop and outside catering business which all provide a real work environment in which these young people can train and learn a work ethic which may be new and difficult for them to cope with. We have real customers who come in and expect to find a high standard of catering offered to them either here or in an outside environment where the trainees can transfer their knowledge to different situations.
Our restaurant is open to the public from 9am to 3.30 pm each week day serving coffees, scones etc. Hot specials are served between 12 noon and 2pm. We do occasionally open on evenings and weekends which are usually by private booking. Our thriving outside catering business is operational 7 days a week daytime or evening, which offers the opportunity for the trainees to work in different situations and to transfer the skills they learn at Dr B's to new environments.
