Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet

Become a certified Manual Handling Instructor with this QQI Level 6 programme - a HSA requirement for delivering manual handling training in the workplace.

Delivered by Qualtec across four days (three online, one in person at the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise), this practical, interactive course equips you with the knowledge and skills to design, deliver and assess manual handling instruction confidently.

📅 16, 17, 22 & 23 September 2026
⏰ 9:00 – 15:30
📍 Blended — 3 days Zoom + 1 day in person
💶 €700 full fee / €350 for network members
🎓 70% co-funded by ESF+ and the Government of Ireland
👥 Capped at 12 participants

🔗 https://ow.ly/8SWu50YWy7Q

Stronger leadership. Sharper financial decision-making. Better team engagement. A more resilient business.

Our Level 9 Hospitality Leadership Micro-Credential is built for current and aspiring leaders in the restaurant and hospitality industry, equipping you with the strategic skills the sector needs right now.

What you'll gain:
✅ Stronger strategic leadership capability
✅ Confident financial accountability
✅ Improved conflict resolution and people management
✅ A recognised UCC-accredited qualification

Delivered in partnership with the Irish Hospitality Institute and the Irish Management Institute. Co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through ESF+.

Join us on 28th May to find out more about the programme, the benefits for individuals and businesses and hear from past participants on their journey:

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v8n905jBQxK6zLi1WSH9uw

Save hours every week. Respond to reviews faster. Forecast smarter. Schedule better.

From writing review responses and personalised guest emails to optimising rosters, analysing margins and forecasting demand, AI is already saving hospitality teams hours every week. Our new 4-part training programme shows you exactly how to put it to work in your own business.

What's covered:

1️⃣ AI Foundations & Prompt Engineering
2️⃣ Communications, Content & Customer Experience
3️⃣ Operations, Data & Business Productivity
4️⃣ Advanced Workflows & Implementation Roadmap

Built for restaurant and hospitality owners, managers and supervisors. Short, focused 2-hour sessions designed around service patterns. Recordings if you miss a live one. And a 30-day implementation plan you'll leave with.

Secure your place: https://www.rhskillnet.ie/training/ai-for-hospitality/

Looking to boost skills, operations, or team confidence?

Choose from online, self-paced courses that deliver affordable, flexible training tailored to hospitality professionals. Access programmes that develop operational skills, drive sustainability, certify hospitality expertise, and strengthen language support, empowering every role in your business.

Discover and enrol in our eLearning programmes via the link below, and access flexible training whenever it fits your schedule.

Visit https://www.rhskillnet.ie/training_category/e-learning-programmes/ to get started.

AI is already in your business. The question is whether your team uses it like a guess or like a tool.
AI for Hospitality and Customer Experience is a 4-part virtual programme delivered by Nomad AI, covering everything from prompt engineering to review responses to scheduling to a 30-day implementation plan you build for your own business.

Sessions on 26th May, 9th June, 16th June and 23rd June, 11am to 1pm, with recordings if you miss one.

Network members €260.
Full fee €325.

Full info and booking link here: https://www.rhskillnet.ie/training/ai-for-hospitality/

A weak cocktail menu is the quietest way to leave money on the bar. Guests who order a well-made cocktail spend more, stay longer and come back.

The 2-Day Introduction to Cocktails Course at Dublin Bar Academy is built for businesses who want to lift the bar offering without spending a fortune. Two days, hands-on at a professional training bar, covering cocktail history, equipment and glassware, multi-order flow, technique, and a guided tasting of more than 30 classics so your team understands balance, texture and presentation, not just recipes.

Led by Richard Linden, founder of Dublin Bar Academy, with Head Instructor Gary Kelly. Every participant leaves with the Dublin Bar Academy Cocktail Book and the Classic Cocktail Bible of 80 reviewed recipes, so the learning lives on the back bar long after the course ends.

Dates: 25 and 26 May 2026, 10am to 5.30pm, at 141 North King Street, Dublin 7.
Network members €149.
Full fee €299.

Send a key staff member, send two, or come yourself. Book at www.rhskillnet.ie/training/2-days-introduction-to-cocktails-course-25th-26th-may-dublin-bar-academy or email [email protected].

Four Restaurant & Hospitality Skillnet programmes are running in May 2026, each one built around tailored to meet industry needs:

1. Professional Kitchen Management on 7th May, virtual, with Martin Potts of Synergy Prochef walking through menu pricing, allergen legislation and labour cost effectiveness.
2. The 2-Week Bartender Course at Dublin Bar Academy from 11th May.
3. A 2-Day Introduction to Cocktails on 25 and 26 May, also at Dublin Bar Academy.
4. AI for Hospitality and Customer Experience, a four-part programme starting 26 May, designed to cut through the hype and show your team what is actually useful.

Network members pay a subsidised rate on every programme.
Designed by the industry, for the industry, and delivered by people who have worked in it.

See the full May line-up and book your place at www.rhskillnet.ie or email [email protected].

Food costs are up. Margins are tight.
Running a kitchen is one thing. Running a profitable one is another. Our one-day Professional Kitchen Management workshop is designed by chefs for chefs, and delivered by Martin Potts of Synergy Prochef, who has spent 35 years in kitchens from Claridge's to ClubCorp resorts in Asia Pacific.
In one day you will work through effective menu pricing, TDH and function menu profitability, wastage and margin, allergen legislation, and labour cost effectiveness.

Practical. Specific. Built for the reality of your week.
Date: 7th May 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm, virtual delivery.
Network Members Fee: €110
Full Fee: €155

Secure your place: https://www.rhskillnet.ie/training/professional-kitchen-management-7th-may-2026/