Diploma in Hospitality Management

The aim/focus of the Diploma in Hospitality Management is to provide learners with the appropriate knowledge, technical and personal skills and attitudes to work effectively, efficiently and sustainably at operational and supervisory levels within the hospitality industry. Their basic managerial and high level operational competencies in hospitality management operation will provide the foundation to process into managerial positions. The diploma will enable graduates to manage future operations competently including front office management, housekeeping, culinary arts, beverage services, practical knowledge of wines, cocktails and Barista training.

This programme will be phased out by the end of 2023 and only returning students will be allowed to complete this programme. New students enrolling in 2024 will have to enrol for the Diploma in Hospitality Management (Revised Curriculum).

Upon completion of this qualification, graduates will be able to: 

• Utilise the required technical skills to effectively apply different cooking methods suitable for particular events and Determine the role of ingredients in pastry making. 
• Utilise the required technical skills to prepare various types of pastries 
• Demonstrate the effectively apply the risk-return principle, the cost-benefit principle as well as the time value of money principle in a hospitality organisation. 
• Demonstrate the ability to calculate different types of costs incurred in hospitality and catering enterprises 
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial initiative applied in the development of a business plan for a hospitality enterprise. 
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare a budget for a specific period showing the estimated turnover and other income as well as the estimated expenses and therefore the results as estimated income.