Training

BII

About the University of Hertfordshire Students’ Union

The University of Hertfordshire Students’ Union (UHSU) exists to represent and support all University of Hertfordshire students. Our services include: free skills training, an advice and support centre, a student job centre and lettings office, and retail shops. UHSU also provides the management and the entertainments schedule for the Forum, Hertfordshire’s newest entertainments venue. All Forum staff are fully BIIAB trained, and all of our venue managers are BIIAB accredited trainers. Having provided live gigs and club nights to UH students for decades, UHSU is on the pulse of the entertainment industry. See www.uhsu.co.uk for further information.

UHSU and BII

What is BII?

The British Institute of Inn keeping (BII) is the professional body for the licensed retail sector. Their mission is to promote professional standards within the sector and to provide information, skills and qualifications to help members run successful businesses. The BIIAB offers a wide portfolio of sector-specific qualifications. Some of these certifications are now mandatory requirements under Britain's Security Industry Act; namely the BIIAB level-2 National Certificate for Door Supervisors, which fulfills the licensing requirement of the act for the licensing and training of doormen. The BIIAB also gives training courses in other matters related to the hospitality industry, such as responsible alcohol sales and retail licensing requirements.

UHSU has been accredited with the BII for the last 5 years, we are currently the only students union in the country that is accredited with BII. We have recently extended our BII services to include the general public along to our training courses. We are eligible to train:

• BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Licensees (Drugs Awareness)
• BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Door Supervisors
• BIIAB Level 1 Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing
• BIIAB Award in Beer and Cellar Quality (Keg Only)
• BIIAB Award in Conflict Management
• BIIAB Level 2 Introduction to Licensed Retail Operations
• BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders

Information booklet