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Create Academy · Free taster days
Is the Academy right for me?
Join a relaxed taster day in our training kitchens and hear from chefs, mentors and graduates about what free training with Create is really like.
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Create Academy
Free, hands-on training in real kitchens, cafés and events.
Catering & events
Delicious food for your event that changes lives behind the pass.
Four cities, one mission
Training hubs in Leeds, Doncaster, Sunderland and Manchester.
Who we are
A social business born in a night shelter kitchen in 2007. We run catering, events and a city-centre restaurant, and every penny of profit goes back into training and jobs.
2007
Founded in a night shelter kitchen
100+
Trainees supported every year
4
Cities across the North of England
100%
Of profit reinvested in our mission
How it works
Good food, better futures
Our model is simple. Customers book catering, events and restaurant tables. The income funds the Create Academy. Trainees learn on the job in those same kitchens, then move on to paid work.
See our impact- 01
You book
Catering, events or a table at our flagship restaurant.
- 02
We train
Profits fund free, practical training with professional chefs.
- 03
Lives change
Graduates move into jobs with mentoring along the way.
Support our work
Book us, mentor with us, hire our graduates or partner with us. Every route helps someone take their next step into work.
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