International College of Advanced Education

Courses

Hospitality | Tourism | Commercial Cookery

What is the Hospitality Industry?

Detailed Hospitality course information

The Hospitality Industry provides goods and services including food and beverage, and accommodation, to both locals residents and people away from home. The Hospitality Industry is one of the largest employers in the world, and provides many career opportunities for skilled employees.

Who employs Hospitality graduates?

Gaming	Food and Beverage	Accommodation
casinos	restaurants	room service contractors
security firms	cafes	large international hotel chains
clubs	cafeterias	local hotel management groups
	fast food outlets	individually managed hotels
	function and convention centres	motels
	hospitals	guesthouses
	educational institutions	bed and breakfasts
	pubs
	cocktail bars
	taverns
	sports clubs
	night clubs
	airlines
	catering companies

What sort of job can I get?

Gaming	Food & Beverage		Accommodation
	Kitchen	Service	Housekeeping	Front Office
secretary	owner/ operator	venue manager	rooms division manager	rooms division manager
club manager	restaurant operator	owner/ operator	housekeeper	front office manager
gaming manager	Food and beverage manager	food and beverage manager	housekeeping supervisor	front office supervisor
poker machine supervisor	chef	catering manager	floor supervisor	cashier
games/ promotions director	chef de partie	restaurant manager	butler	telephonist
TAB/Keno operator	cook	restaurant/ service supervisor	laundry/room attendant	receptionist
poker machine attendant	food production assistant	catering supervisor	public area cleaner	reservation clerk
door steward	larder hand	restaurant cashier		car park attendant
cloakroom attendant	kitchen hand	host/hostess		porter
change steward		cocktail bar attendant		bell desk attendant
		waiter/bar person		clerical assistant
		bottle shop attendant		concierge
		snack bar attendant
		store person
		bus person
		bar useful
		cellar hand

People who enjoy working in the Hospitality Industry are generally:

• outgoing
• flexible
• customer-focussed
• well-presented
• patient
• attentive to detail
• observant
• self-motivated

What are the rewards of a career in Hospitality?

Portability: if you are well-trained, enthusiastic and professional, you can work in the Hospitality Industry all over the world.
Flexibility: hospitality careers are mostly not nine-to-five jobs. Many hospitality businesses operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Fulfilment: satisfying hospitality customers' needs and wants can be professionally very rewarding.
Career options: there are many different career paths available, with a great variety of tasks and responsibilities. Well-qualified and enthusiastic people in the Hospitality Industry often gain rapid promotion, especially if they are prepared to travel and take on different roles.

What is Tourism?

Detailed Tourism course information

Tourism involves people travelling away from their usual home, for leisure, pleasure or recreation.
The Tourism Industry employs many thousands of people around the world in an enormous variety of careers, and includes all business who are directly involved in satisfying the needs and wants of tourists.

Who employs Tourism graduates?

Hospitality Sector	Travel Operations	Visitor Services
Hotels conference centres entertainment venues gaming venues	travel agents tour wholesalers tour operators airlines cruise lines railways coach companies	theme parks government departments tourist attractions special events organisers regional tourist organisations visitor information centres sports and recreation facilities

What sort of job can I get?

Hospitality Sector	Travel Operations	Visitor Services
Convention/special events planner Sales and marketing manager	Flight attendant Travel clerk/consultant tour guide	Regional tourism officer/manager Tourism development consultant/manager Tourism investment consultant Tourism sales and marketing manager Theme park officer/manager Tourist attraction officer/manager

People who enjoy working in the Tourism Industry are generally:

• outgoing
• friendly
• interested in travel
• customer focussed
• well-presented
• attentive to detail
• aware of current events and trends

What are the rewards of a career in Tourism?

Portability: the tourism industry operates in desirable locations all over the world, and travelling is a real opportunity of a tourism career.
Location: people with careers in the Tourism Industry work in some of the most desirable and exotic destinations in the world - you work where other people go for holidays!
Career Options: there are many different career paths available, with a great variety of tasks and responsibilities. Well-qualified and enthusiastic people in the Tourism Industry often gain rapid promotion, especially if they are prepared to travel and take on different roles.
Variation: due to its dynamic nature, no two days are the same when working in the Tourism Industry.

Commercial Cookery

Detailed Commercial Cookery course information

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