HT114119
Higher Diploma in Global Hotel Management

Programme Aims

The programme aims to prepare students with global mindset in the hospitality industry and equip with conventional hotel operation skills and to nurture creativity and ideation abilities through learning smart technology applications, like hotel visualisation, to cope with the global trends in the 21st century through workplace learning and assessment.

Students will have opportunities to be trained and to learn in different tiers of hotels or other hospitality organisations to acquire relevant industrial competencies throughout the 2 years of studies. 

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Duration of Study
2 Year
Mode of Study
Full Time
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
IVE (Haking Wong)
Entrance Requirements

Please refer to General Entrance Requirement 

Career Prospects

Graduates are competent to develop their careers in the hotel and catering industry in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland and overseas.

Articulation

Graduates may articulate to the Degree programmes offered by Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi):

  • BA (Hons) in Hotel Operations Management

Graduates may pursue relevant accredited Degree programmes offered by local or overseas institutions, e.g.:

  • BSc (Hons) International Tourism, Hospitality and Events offered by the Northumbria University* in UK

(Interview may be required for certain programmes)

Note
  1. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute (s) / campus (es) / class venue (s) if circumstances so warrant.
  2. Individual programme module will be jointly operated by the Hospitality and Design discipline for interdisciplinary collaboration
  3. Students enrolling in this programme are required to pass a medical examination for food handler at student's own expense.
  4. Students are required to purchase the designated uniforms.
Curriculum
  • Housekeeping Essentials
  • Front Office Essentials
  • Food & Beverage Operations
  • Hospitality Project Management 1 (Year Long module across Semesters 1 & 2)
  • Customer Service Fundamentals
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • IT Essentials - Smart Living
  • Digital Age in Hotel
  • Hospitality Project Management 1 (Year Long module across Semesters 1 & 2)
  • Food Hygiene and Safety
  • Fundamental Food Production Principles and Practices
  • Global Trends in Hospitality and Tourism
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
  • Global ESG Practices in Hospitality
  • Mocktail and Lifestyle
  • Hotel Visualization (Year Long module across Semesters 3 & 4)
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Local Experience & Culture
  • Fundamentals of Event Tourism
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Food and Beverage Project
  • Hospitality Project Management 2 (Year Long module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Hotel Visualization (Year-long module across Semesters 3 & 4)
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Hospitality Project Management 2 (Year Long module across Semesters 4 & 5)
  • Room Division Operations Management
  • International Alcoholic Beverage Studies
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Enrichment Module B

This programme includes a compulsory workplace learning and assessment, relevant workplace training and assessment may involve shift duties and may take place during evenings, weekends or public holidays.

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