IIEHSM offers eight courses from which to choose, including the IIE Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management
The IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management (IIEHSM) has eight courses from which to choose a career path in the hospitality industry.
One of the courses – the IIE Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management – equips learners with a coherent and encompassing understanding of management principles and how these apply to hospitality operations.
In this full-time, year-long course – also available to undertake as an 18-month online option – students acquire the skillset to interpret challenges in the various hospitality departments, deliver services efficiently and effectively, solve problems and exploit opportunities to improve services.
Students will also get to understand customer segmentation and target markets and have an understanding of the legal requirements that have an impact on the hospitality businesses as well as understand basic accounting principles and their application to a hospitality business.
Further teachings included in the coursework include essential skills in hospitality operations, including Front Office and Rooms Division Management, Food and Beverage Studies, and Basic Accounting and an understanding of industry practices and legal requirements.
Students will also get hand-on practical experience through the school’s Work Integrated Learning module, which allows for immersion in the daily operations of hospitality establishments.
Following graduation, career options include entry level roles in jobs such as event coordinators, conference organisers, assistant venue manager and more. The qualification also lays the groundwork for advancement into supervisory or junior management positions.
Other courses on offer at IIEHSM include Bachelor of Service Management; Advanced Certificate in Hospitality Management (also online); Higher Certificate in Service Management; Bachelor of Hospitality Management (also online); Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Leadership (also online); Higher Certificate in Event Management; Higher Certificate in Travel.
The IIEHSM has campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town. See their website or email info@iiehsm.com for more information.
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The IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management
Courses offered include the IIE Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management, the IIE Bachelor of Hospitality Management, the IIE Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Leadership Distance and the IIE Advanced Certificate in Hospitality Management. The IIE Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management is a full-time one-year course which also creates a pathway to enrol for the IIE degree. The IIE Bachelor of Hospitality Management is a three-year degree course. Both qualifications meet international standards and are available via IIE distance learning with support from the IIE HSM academic team. The IIE HSM is a school of the Independent Institute of Education (IIE), Africa’s leading provider of private higher education and is internationally accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC).
Campuses:
- The IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, 3 Keyes Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng. Tel: +27 86 111 2433
- The IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, The Quadrant, 146 Campground Road, Newlands, Cape Town, Western Cape. Tel: 021 881 3792
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