Programme Overview
Bachelor of Vocation Tourism & Hospitality Management courses focusses on the overall development of the students with the options of multiple exits at various levels in the courses so that he is free to join the industry at any point of time during the courses. This academic program deals with hotel management and its allied areas. In simple terms, hotel management is a discipline that deals with managerial and administrative tasks of a hotel, hospitality centre or similar organization.
A Hotel or hospitality centre has an organizational structure. There exists dedicated staff that takes care of specific tasks. For example – there exists a set of staff dedicated towards cleaning rooms. Similarly, a team is assigned to take care of the kitchen. A team takes care of front office operations.
In short, there exists different departments, which work together. It is the task of a hotel manager to take care of all these departments or a specific department. The manager manages staff, takes care of finance management, manages inventory, takes care of customer service and many such tasks.
B.Voc( Tourism & Hospitality Management) courses trains students in the above-mentioned areas. This program turns students into skilled hotel management professionals. It stands for Bachelor of Vocation. It is a vocational training program. Technically, it is a Bachelor’s Degree courses.
Educational Objectives of the Programme
Create a blue print to your hospitality career & get exposed to crucial Hospitality Management Concepts.
Understand the fundamentals of the Hotel Industry, Commercial Kitchen Operations, Food & Beverage Services and the Wines.
Introduction to key principles of Human Resources, Customer Centered Marketing and specific Finance & Accounting for Hotel industry.
Focus on delivering superior performance and value to your customer.
Programme Benefits
The academic program is 3 years long. It is quite flexible, when it comes to exit options. The three notable exit options offered by this program are –
- Diploma certificate after completing one year of the program.
- Advanced Diploma after completing 2 years of the program.
- Bachelor’s Degree after completing the entire program.
The application of operations fundamentals shall be nurtured through live practical and industry trainings. The programme delivery includes theory lectures, tutorials and interactive sessions, problem solving sessions & practical sessions, research projects and class presentation and case studies.
Some of the major areas that will be covered
Food & Beverage Services, Rooms Division Management, Kitchen Operations Management, Fundamentals of Management, Marketing Introduction, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management and Managerial Accounting.
Career Avenues
Hotels/Restaurants/Airlines/Cruise Liners/Railways
Central Tourism jobs/State Tourism jobs
Corporate Chef/Kitchen Manager
Private Chef/Health Clubs/Outdoor Catering Companies/Health Clubs
Food Writer/Editor
Celebrity Chef/Dietician
Fast Food Companies/ Fine Dining Restaurants