Created by the British Institue of Innkeeping (BII), PEAT gives you the knowledge required to evaluate the agreement that you are considering and is a mandatory requirement for any new tenant or lessee who takes on an agreement in England or Wales with a pub company or brewery who is a member of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). PEAT is an essential part of the recruitment and final interview process and it must be completed at least five days prior to your final stage tenancy interview with us here at the brewery, so the sooner you get it completed the better. Once you have completed PEAT your qualification does not expire and you will receive a PDF certificate that you will need to provide to the brewery later in the recruitment process.
Training with Shepherd Neame
A range of training is available for all licensees, designed to ensure that the opportunities and challenges of running pubs are clear and to equip you with the necessary skills, knowledge and ability to maximise the profitability of your business.
Pre Entry Awareness Training (PEAT)
Training
As outlined in the twelve step tenancy recruitment process, it is mandatory for all new tenants to take the following courses within their first six months of joining us, we have therefore teamed up with leading hospitality training company Pub & Bar Academy and online training provider CPL Learning to ensure that you are able to carry out these courses as quickly and as easily as possible.
- Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH) provided by Pub & Bar Academy
- Financial Management provided by Pub & Bar Academy
- Food Safety (Level 2) provided by CPL Learning Online Portal
- Health & Safety (Level 2) provided by CPL Learning Online Portal
- Cellar Training
Once you have completed your Tenancy Sign Up process with us, you will be given direct online access to CPL Learning and our training co-ordinator will book your space and send you the joining instructions for each of the Pub Bar & Academy courses individually. A £1,000 training deposit is built into your pub’s ingoing costs to cover the above courses; however we will refund you £500 on completion of the mandatory courses within the required six month period.
British Institute of Innkeeping
Shepherd Neame recognise that one of the key elements to running a successful pub is the professionalism of the tenant and their team. We encourage all tenants to join the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), a professional body for the licensed retail sector, and to take complete advantage of the support and information available at their Members Area and Knowledge bank. We recommend it so much, that in fact we fund your access to the BII during the first year of your tenancy with us.
The BII can offer you support and access to helplines for HR advice, Legal advice, Licensing support, Business rate support, Taxes, Staff contract builders and much, much more. You can see the BII website here.
CPL Learning
As part of your Compliance Package, from the first day of your tenancy with us you are automatically signed up with our business partners, CPL Learning. CPL Learning offer over twenty E-learning courses directly to our tenants and their employees.
All courses include video, animation and gaming technology to make the learning experience interactive and fun, they cover a wide range of subjects to include Customer Service, Age Verification, COSHH, Allergen Awareness, Drugs Awareness, Health & Safety and Fire Safety. These courses will ensure that you and your team are compliant with the current legislation and that you have the most correct and up to date knowledge to apply to the work place.
Working together
We are committed to the principle of acting in an honest and transparent manner with our licensees, as enshrined in the voluntary Code of Practice, which describes the minimum requirements governing the operation of tied public houses by companies with less than 500 tied premises. Companies with 500 or more tied premises are governed by statutory legislation, namely the Pubs Code and Adjudicator regulations 2016. Supervised by the Pub Governing Body, the Code sets standards for landlord companies regarding the interaction with tied tenants throughout the life of their relationship with the company.
Our codes of practice
You will be provided with a copy of the Code of Practice when you sign up to take on a tenancy with us and you can review and download a copy of the code for both tenants and lessees here.
Tenanted code of practice
The minimum requirements governing the operation of tenanted public houses by companies like Shepherd Neame.
Leased code of practice
The minimum requirements governing the operation of leased public houses by companies like Shepherd Neame.
Industry support - PICA-Service
The Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) offers an accessible, independent, low cost dispute resolution service to the licensed industry that allows tenants/lessees and pub companies/breweries with 1-499 pubs to resolve disputes in a fair and timely manner. PICA-Service applies to the England & Welsh Pub Sector Codes of Practice, and the Pub Sector – Scotland Code.
Industry support - PIRRS
The Pubs Independent Rent Review Scheme (PIRRS) offers an accessible, independent, low-cost rent review resolution service for pub tenants and lessees in England, Wales and Scotland.
Championing pubs and breweries
Shepherd Neame is a member of the BBPA, the UK's leading trade association representing pubs and breweries. Their members brew over 90% of British beer and own over 20,000 pubs. The BBPA publish an annual guide to running a pub that provides valuable data for publicans on the typical operating costs in the UK pub industry. Representing the best available data from BBPA members, their ‘Guide to costs for tied tenants and lessees’ is a vital reference tool for anyone thinking of investing in a pub.