Sodexo’s Michael Taylor wins Springboard Ambassador of the Year title
Learning and development manager for Sodexo’s Government business, Michael Taylor was awarded the title of Ambassador of the Year at the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2023, held on 20 April at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf, London.
Michael has been a Springboard Ambassador for around eight years supporting with the organisation’s FutureChef competition but also helping Springboard attract more people into the hospitality industry.
Michael has continued to visit schools and colleges to talk to young people but has also looked at attracting new recruits from other groups such the over 50s, those with disabilities and the long-term unemployed to raise awareness of the career opportunities within the hospitality industry. Over the last year Michael has attended over 20 such events.
Through Michael’s relationship with Foxes Academy, a training hotel and catering college for young people with learning disabilities, he has helped three students secure employment with Sodexo over the last year and last October organised a two-day Sodexo takeover of the college with colleagues providing practical skills lessons as well as the importance of reducing kitchen food waste.
Working with Oxfordshire County Council Michael has helped seven young adults with learning disabilities find employment through the Ways to Work scheme.