About PACE

PACE is an organisation with a regional and national network of embers whose aim is to encourage catering educational nstitutions to work together to manage the challenges of continual change within hospitality and catering education.

PACE acts as an ambassador on behalf of its members to express their shared views to relevant bodies and organisations affecting catering, education and training. PACE also strives to promote staff development and interchange within the industry.

PACE provides unity across the hospitality and catering sector, and controls the education, welfare and opportunities of more than 160,000 students annually.

PACE current members represent 385 colleges throughout Great Britain and the Channel Islands.

PACE Primary Aims

- To sustain a national stake in Hospitality Education/present a national voice for hospitality education and training

- To review constitution to reflect strategic plan

- To promote recruitment to hospitality industry

- To have a major influence on the design of national curriculum and certification of qualifications /experience

- To develop and sustain industrial links within all aspects of hospitality and related industries

The Directors of PACE are:

Jim Armstrong, PACE Chief Executive
Gordon Sibbald, PACE Secretary, Leeds Thomas Danby
Geoff Booth, Westminster Kingsway College
Bill Farnsworth, Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies