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CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY VTR013

Duration (approx) 600 hours
Qualification
Certificate

Why Study Hospitality?

Train for a Career Hotels, Resorts, Events, Restaurants or Catering  

Hospitality is a major employer, through enterprises ranging from hotels, resorts and guest houses to restaurants and catering businesses.

This course is a great starting point for building skills, knowledge and opportunity; both for those who already work in hospitality or food service, and those who hope to forge a career or start a business.

If you want to work in the hospitality industry, you need to understand the scope of foods you might be dealing with. Along with meats, fish, vegetables, baked goods and other solid foods, there can also be a very wide range of beverages which you may need to become familiar with.

When we talk about beverages we are referring to any drink except for water...orange juice, tea, milk, and so forth. But for our purposes we are only interested in drinks which are made from plant parts, or extracts from plant parts. This still leaves us with a vast range of drinks.

One of the most useful, and widely accepted, ways of classifying beverages is to firstly split them into alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. 

This course will provide you with an in depth and extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry.
 

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

This course will help you develop not only knowledge and skills; but a real awareness of the hospitality industry and the many opportunities it can offer you.

Sometimes a student will already be working when they commence this course; or may enter employment while they are studying.

For others; you may study; complete the course and then consider making a move to working in the hospitality industry.

There are many options as your career develops. Some of you may start your own business, perhaps as a caterer, running a guesthouse or a cafe; and others may choose to find work for someone else.

What Will You Learn in This Course?

This course is made up of six x 100-hour modules. There are three core modules of –

  • Event Management
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Hotel Management

You will then choose three electives to suit you and your specific career interests. You can view more on the modules by clicking on the links below.

This course is suitable for professional/career development, CPD or personal interest.

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY VTR013
 EVENT MANAGEMENT - BRE209
 FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT BTR102
 HOTEL MANAGEMENT BTR202
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 3 of the following 16 modules.
 BED & BREAKFAST MANAGEMENT BTR203
 CLEANING SKILLS VTR207
 DRINKS COUNTER AND BAR SERVICE VTR204
 FOOD COACHING VRE110
 FOOD PREPARATION - BRE212
 FOOD PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY - BSS301
 HUMAN NUTRITION I BRE102
 HUMAN NUTRITION II BRE202
 INDUSTRY PROJECT BIP000
 PUBLIC SPEAKING BWR206
 RESEARCH PROJECT I BGN102
 SECURITY MANAGEMENT BBS207
 STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS VBS101
 TIME MANAGEMENT BBS208
 VIRTUAL AND HYBRID EVENT MANAGEMENT BRE218
 WEDDING PLANNING BTR104

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What's involved in Catering?

Catering is a very competitive industry, and it can be a challenge to balance customer needs, budgets, and still maintain competitive offers.

Caterers can at times work long and unsociable hours, sometimes catering for more than one event in a day. Caterers will often be required to work evenings, public holidays, and weekends. 

Catering can be physically demanding, standing for long periods of time, setting up equipment, loading and unloading equipment, carrying heavy food platters, and working long hours. 

There can be a significant amount of pressure to ensure the food is prepared in a timely manner and presented well. Mishaps can produce high levels of stress, for example burning the food, a late delivery of produce, dropping a plate of food, etc.

How to become a Caterer 

There are many different ways to become a caterer. Many people will start as wait staff then work their way up. Others may come from an event management background. Others will train as chefs then move into catering.

There is no one route to becoming a successful caterer, and ultimately it will come down to developing a certain set of skills, which will probably come through work experience, personal experience, and training of some sort (cooking, business, hospitality, event management etc). 

Some of the skills you will need include:

  • Leadership skills – depending on your role, most caterers are responsible for running a smooth event. You will need to be confident, and able to use your initiative to solve problems, and have good communication skills to ensure your team gets the job done in a manner that keeps the client happy.
  • Time Management – it is crucial that everything is ready for the event you are catering for. It can’t be 10 minutes late, let alone a day late.
  • Culinary and creative ability – You will need to be able to develop innovative and appealing menus that please the client, as well as having the ability to produce the food.
  • Customer service – this is an important part of a catering role. You will need to be able to give great customer service to your client in the preparation of the event, and excellent customer service to their guests during the event. Having good interpersonal skills will also help you to network and gain new clients.
  •  Business skills – you will need to have good business skills to effectively manage your business. These skills range from administrative tasks to marketing skills, to financial management skills.

What Are the Advantages of Studying with ACS Distance Education?

  • You can start at any time to suit you.
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  • You can study when and where suits you. They are flexible to fit in around you and your lifestyle.
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  • It is not just a course, it is a package of learning that includes – course notes, tutor feedback, self-assessment tests, research tasks and assignments.
  • Our tutors are all experts in their field, with years of experience in their field.
  • They are also keen and enthusiastic about their subject and enjoy working with students to improve their knowledge and skills.
  • Courses are also updated regularly to meet the demands of the changing needs for knowledge and to keep our courses up to date.

What Next?

Learn about the Accommodation, Food Service and Hospitality

Everyone who leaves home is a potential customer for the hospitality industry, whether for an hour a day, or longer. That fact makes almost everyone, everywhere, a hospitality industry client (and that's a lot of potential customers).

If you want to be successful in hospitality, you need to understand the services that can be provided; how to provide them, and how to attract and sell a potential client, so they choose your offerings above others.

Understand more about the organisation, planning and running of hospitality organisations. Study this extensive hospitality course.

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Check out our eBooks

Food PreservingA great supplement for students of nutrition, self sufficiency or even horticulture, the Food Preserving ebook is a great introduction into all things preserving.
Saving Your BusinessMost businesses fail; but failure is more often than not avoidable. This book shows you how to quickly get a handle on what is wrong, take action, and give a shaky business the best chance of resurgence.
Event ManagementThe Event Management ebook can be used as a reference for students or as a foundation text for professionals who need to know the finer details for organising an event. This book takes the reader through the all of the considerations that need to be looked at prior to, during and after an event is organised. The topics covered in the Event Management ebook are 1/ Scope and Nature of Event Management, 2/ Developing a Concept and Planning, 3/ Organising the Resources Required, 4/ Catering: Food and Drink, 5/ Promoting an Event, 6/ Managing the Clientele, 7/ Risk Management, Legalities and Contingency Planning, 8/ Delivering the Event, 9/ Organising Celebrations and Parties, 10/ Organising Exhibitions, 11/ Organising Conferences and Seminars and 12/ Working in the Event Industry.
Starting a BusinessBusinesses don't need to fail! This is concise, easy to read, and alerts you to all of the things that commonly make a difference to business success or failure. Seven chapters are: “A Reality Check”, “The Product or service”, “Managing a Business”, “How to Find Customers”, “How to Make a Sale”, “Delivering the Product or Service”, “Pitfalls to Avoid”.