Hotel chain Accor, which owns 185 hotels across multiple brands, has said that it will create 3,500 UK jobs by 2015, with £5 million invested in employee training.

The hotel chain has also announced plans to create a professional training centre in order to deliver a apprenticeship scheme.

Managing director of Accor UK, Thomas Dubaere, said: “finding and developing talent is vital to achieving our ambitious growth strategy. This is why we are making this significant investment."