Introducing the Executive Development Network (EDN)


A brand-new training division has launched to support business leaders and managers in the growing trend for building business resilience and managing teams.

The Executive Development Network (EDN) is a brand-new training division which offers next-level management and leadership training, to help businesses grow their talent pool with high-quality apprenticeship and vocational programmes.

EDN is part of the award-winning organisation, HIT Training Ltd, which was established in 2006 and has a proven track record in quality, people-led training across the hospitality, retail, adult care and early years sectors.

Working directly with businesses, EDN develops bespoke professional training programmes to empower teams and individuals, helping them to become better managers, board members and leaders to reach their full potential. EDN offers a full training suite which includes apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 5, and through a strategic partnership with Arden University, offers a development pathway to degree Level 6 and 7 apprenticeships. 

Resilience: The business buzzword for 2021

Business leaders and managers spent 2020 trying to lead against the backdrop of COVID-19. With lockdown restrictions set to continue into spring 2021, they’re now looking for renewed confidence, inspiration and advice to help them build the resilience needed to navigate towards a brighter future. With this is mind, ‘resilience’ already looks set to be the business buzzword for 2021.

EDN offers bespoke apprenticeships run by expert tutors for senior managers and leaders, which is key to building business resilience. The full training suite is delivered via a three-tiered curriculum, Professional, Practitioner and Executive, suitable for entry level managers, seasoned leaders and board members – empowering them to perform at their very best.

Jill Whittaker, Managing Director of EDN, says: “No matter what industry you’re in, during periods of lockdown nobody wants to feel as if elements of their life are being put on hold. When it comes to our careers, learning and development is a big motivator and helps us to continue pushing ourselves. Gaining new skills is a hugely positive step in our careers. It helps teams to build resilience and feel inspired to put their knowledge and skills into practice.

“At EDN we are committed to going that extra mile to help our clients and their businesses succeed. Our trusted team of expert tutors are hungry to pass on their knowledge via our business-embedded apprenticeship programmes, which deliver defined benefits well beyond the achievement of a qualification – they help to provide a lasting legacy of learning.”

To find out more, visit https://edn.training/


HIT Training and The Clink Charity announce new partnership to launch apprenticeships for serving prisoners

Election priorities: Fixing the apprenticeship levy by Jill Whittaker OBE

Join us for a summer of learning at HIT Training!

Supporting Employers During the Economic Recovery

HIT Training welcomes Government’s Fully Funded Apprenticeship Initiative for Small Businesses

Institute of Hospitality and HIT Training Invest in the Industry’s Future

HIT Training Features for Fourth Time in The Sunday Times’ Top 100 Best Companies to Work for’

New movement to tackle gender inequality in the kitchen

HIT Training Ltd. Publishes White Paper on Apprenticeship Reforms and Workforce Development

Train your staff through hospitality apprenticeships

It’s official – our SEND pilot is now permanent!

HIT Heroes Award Winners 2022

Making 2022 The ‘Year of Retention’

HIT Training Wins Award for Championing Social Mobility Through Apprenticeships

Update to our company name

Entries now open for the Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards 2025

How to Inspire Young People to Choose a Career in Hospitality

The Clink Charity identifies first candidates for in-prison apprenticeships in partnership with HIT Training

HIT Training Ltd named “Learning Provider of the Year” at the 2025 Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards

The Apprenticeship Levy One Year on

Hospitality Employers Back Shorter Apprenticeships as HIT Launches New Working Group

New Principal appointed to HIT Chef Academy

HIT Training LTD Receives Royal Recognition for Outstanding Training Impact

We Are Now a Planet Mark Certified Business

Alex Angelogiannis wows judges to take top spot in National Chef of the Year competition

Deliveroo Launches New Chef Apprenticeship Fund to Tackle Skills Shortage

Hospitality Apprentices Impress at HIT Masterchef Finals

HIT Training Launches Suite of Training Courses and Workshops to Upskill Hospitality Teams

HIT Training Ltd announces new Managing Director Mike Worley

Championing Change in Functional Skills

HIT Training Ltd Signs New Business Drive to Help The Nation Through COVID-19 Crisis

UnTapped 2025 is here, and our Super Seven finalists are thirsty for success!

Culture of Craft – The Rise of the Craft Apprenticeship

HIT celebrates new tri-nation partnership

HIT Training Apprentice Becomes First to Achieve New Hospitality Supervisor Apprenticeship

Apprentice Drew Dawson Crowned Winner of Toque D’or® 2019

Functional Skills: The Cornerstone of Apprenticeships

It’s Time to Take Unnecessary Food Waste off the Menu

Do Hospitality Careers Need a Rebrand?

An Industry Collaboration

What Are Flexible Apprenticeships?

HIT Training Receives Matrix Accreditation

Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase 2021 goes Online

HIT’s exciting brewing competition is back for 2024

‘The Super Six’ Unveiled

Developing an Apprenticeship Strategy

Harness the Power of Plant Based: One Bite at a Time

New National Chef of the Year is unveiled in front of industry elite

Center Parcs Celebrates Apprentice Trailblazers

The Power of Adding Plant-Based to your Menu

HIT Training develops UK’s first Level 5 Hospitality Operations Manager Apprenticeship

HIT Training Elevates Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion by Becoming Patrons of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance

Employee-owned training group signals long-term commitment to UK skills with new name

Mental Health Awareness Week – Dealing with Anxiety

Vacherin’s Nick Smith Crowned Winner of the Craft Guild of Chefs’ National Chef of the Year

Industry Collaboration Launches Talent Hub to Inspire and Retain Next Generation of Hospitality Professionals

HIT Training Ltd scoops the award for Best Training Provider at the prestigious Apprenticeship Guide Awards

How to Manage Stress: Stress Awareness Month 2021

HIT Training Offers Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship to Drive Business Improvement

Hat-trick for HIT: Apprenticeship Provider of the Year three years running

Jill Whittaker Takes Top Honour at the 2024 Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards

Brewer Apprenticeship Graduation Event: Celebrating Brewing Talent and Achievement

Apprentices Make History After Completing the UK’s First Ever Brewer Apprenticeship

We’re Unmasking Talent in the Hospitality Industry with the Launch of the HIT Heroes Awards

Sam Dixon takes the top spot in Young National Chef of the Year

HIT supports new platform to promote pub and hospitality careers

How to Offer a Degree Apprenticeship for Employers

New Hospitality Academy Launches to Tackle Industry Challenges and Raise Service Standards

Helping Neurodiverse Professionals Succeed in Hospitality

Sodexo Culinary Academy focuses on inspiring and elevating chefs at every level

HIT Training and BII Collaborate on a Series of Ready to Reopen Webinars

What employers need to know about new funding rules

How to Overcome Misconceptions and Unleash Employee Potential

How the ‘Mini-Budget’ Supports Employers, Training and Skills Development

There’s No Age Limit to Invaluable Training

Women in beer are brewing up change

Winners of Fired Up and Un-Tapped Apprentice Competitions 2023 announced

HIT Training Ltd Welcomes Government Reforms to Functional Skills and Shorter Apprenticeships

Free online assessment to help employers shape their workforce

Untapped competition: Meet the 2024 Rising Stars of Brewing

Integrating Plant Based Food into your Menu

Chopping Boards to Boardrooms: The Benefits of Apprenticeships at Any Career Stage

Crunch Time: Over Half of Hospitality Businesses Risk Losing their Apprenticeship Levy Fund

HIT Training Ltd Earns Prestigious Gold Membership in The 5% Club

Jill makes Public Sector Catering’s ‘Most Influential’ list

A Listening Ear Makes All the Difference: World Suicide Prevention Day

Employer Newsletter – We’re here to stay

Three Signs your Employees are Reaching Burnout – and How to Support Them

HIT Heroes Award Winners 2023

HIT partners with Hospitality Jobs UK to form new recruitment partnership

The Real Barrier to Exceptional Hospitality Isn’t What You Think

Rising stars of the UK culinary scene revealed for Young National Chef of the Year final

HIT Training First to Launch New Qualification for Health and Social Care Sector

HIT Retains One Third of Staff for Over 10 Years

What is the Apprenticeship Levy?

HIT Training Ltd Receives ‘Good’ Ofsted Rating for 14th Consecutive Year

Flexi-apprenticeships are the Answer to the Dwindling Hospitality Workforce

HIT Celebrates Hospitality Day

HIT Heroes Winners Unveiled in Celebration Event

HIT Training Ltd strengthens its board with four new Directors

Sign up to news, events and great resources