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Supervise Staff Training Resource Management in Food Preparation Food Safety Supervision for Catering Menu Planning and Costing Global Influences on Eating and Drinking Supervise Food Production Sustainability for Food Service Professionals Project 1: Food and Beverage Event – Plan and manage a catering event demonstrating advanced cooking skills Project 2: Applied Food Project – Research, design, develop and sell a food product range using advanced cookery techniques

Learn the strategic mindset that the best producers use to not only create more successful events, creative projects, or business endeavors; but more enriching lives.

Learn how to THINK differently to make sure you succeed in events in the post-COVID19 era.

Sustainable Catering and Events: A FREE 1-HOUR masterclass to help you reduce food and beverage waste at any gathering by minimising negative environmental, social, and economic impacts.

Supervise staff training Food safety supervision for catering Supervise food production Catering operations, costs and menu design We are excited to welcome you to our professional Catering Management course. Catering Managers are required for very busy catering and event companies. Studying to ensure you are well equipped to handle the diversity of skills required in this job will help secure you a position in the future. Apart from the long hours most of these jobs expect of their employees, the role comes with the huge job satisfaction of successfully completing an event. Most catering companies specialise in a particular type of event ranging from weddings, corporate events to birthday parties and new product launches. Our hugely popular Catering Management course will give you the skills and tools to help you succeed in the cutting-edge Hospitality and Catering Industry.

Created by the SDSU L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, in collaboration with Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the Master's in Meeting and Event Management program is the first graduate-level program in North America that's designed to elevate meeting professionals to business event strategists.

In the course, we will build a thoughtful and thorough event timeline step-by-step. I will be sharing my personal tips for timeline structure that has been successful time and time again.

In this foundation course, gain an understanding of the event planning process for creating and executing meetings, events, and conventions of all sizes. Learn to establish clear meeting objectives while taking into consideration the needs of adult learners. Topics covered include venue and site selection, budgeting, negotiations with suppliers, registration, and management of onsite logistics.

Improve your ability to meet new people. Learn to give an “elevator pitch” (speech) to introduce yourself to new people and to highlight your key qualities. Make connections with people and use your skills to attend a networking event.

The BS in Hotel and Tourism Management prepares students for management positions in one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors worldwide. Combining a thorough liberal arts program of study with industry-specific business classes, students gain in-depth knowledge in the areas of hospitality finance, sales and marketing, revenue management, special event planning, destination development, and food and beverage operations. Frequent site visits, industry events and guest speakers ensure they make use of all the opportunities New York City has to offer, both in and out of the classroom. In addition, they gain hands-on experience through internships, which develop them into successful—and highly employable—industry professionals.

The program blends the requisite specialist operational knowledge and skills, with advanced managerial competencies, in order to educate the new generation of tourism executives. It emphasizes the cross-cultural, moral, ethical, institutional and environmental issues in the management of tourism organizations, while covering all specialized business and operational skills. The strategic partnership with Costa Navarino ( the premier luxury destination in Greece) and a series of events in collaboration with key tourism players throughout the program, as well as a well- organized internship process strongly support the development of a professional network and increase considerably the employability of students upon graduation.

4-Day Professional Bartending Programme in London Bartender’s Essentials is a four-day, practical training programme designed to develop confident, bar-ready bartenders. This course focuses on what it actually means to work behind a bar, combining drink preparation, customer service, teamwork, and professional conduct. Participants will not only learn how to make drinks, but how to: • Work efficiently within a bar team • Share and manage a station • Communicate with guests confidently • Deliver consistent service under pressure Training is hands-on, fast-paced, and built around real bar scenarios, using real ingredients. Participants will prepare and serve actual cocktails throughout the course, not just practice techniques with water. Training takes place behind a fully operational bar setup, allowing participants to experience what it’s like to work in a real service environment. In addition to drink preparation, participants will learn essential bar-back procedures, including glass washing, station cleaning, and stock replenishment. These fundamental skills are critical to maintaining a professional bar and supporting efficient service. The programme concludes with a practical assessment day, where participants demonstrate their skills in a live, performance-based environment.

This one-year conversion programme provides an opportunity for students who have successfully completed an ordinary degree (level 7 – NFQ) or honours degree (level 8 – NFQ) in a different discipline to attain an honours degree (level 8 – NFQ) equivalent in a further single year of studies. The individual modules run in conjunction with existing modules on our degree programmes. The offering of the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management programme further develops the learners’ key skills, their strategic ability and introduces learners to the hospitality management discipline. The three-month industry placement forms an integral part of this programme.

Event Planning: It All Comes Back to the Basics.