Hospitality Management - Certificate & Diploma & Advanced Diploma

Awarding Body: The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)

Course Structure

Certificate in Hotel & Catering Supervision - Part 1

1. Fundamentals of the Hotel & Catering Industry
2. Housekeeping & Accommodation Studies
3. Restaurant Services
4. Front Office Operations & Administration
5. Food & Beverage Management

(The ICM Certificate in Hospitality Management is awarded on completion of all Part 1 subjects)

Diploma in Hospitality Management - Part 2

1. Hotel & Catering Law
2. Accounting, Purchasing & Cost Control
3. The Human Resource in Hospitality
4. Hospitality Management
5. Marketing for Hospitality & Tourism

(The ICM Diploma in Hospitality Management is awarded on completion of all Part 1 & 2 subjects)

Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management - Part 3

1. Strategic Management in Hospitality
2. Customer Service (New)
3. Economics & Hospitality
4. Organisational Behaviour & Hospitality Management
5. Environmental Management in the Hospitality Industry

(The ICM Diploma in Hospitality Management is awarded on completion of all Part 1, 2 & 3 subjects)

Associate Degree in Hospitality Management

The Associate Degree in Hospitality Management is awarded on completion of the above subjects and a 6,000 word work or industrial based research project.

Programme Objectives

The programme extends the knowledge obtained at certificate level and concentrates on providing students with the additional knowledge, skills and techniques required for the efficient management of hotel & catering operations.

Recommended Course Duration

One academic year of full-time study for the Diploma and Advanced Diploma and six months for the work based project.

Examination Grades

Grade A - Distinction 70% and above
Grade B - Credit 60% to 69%
Grade C - Pass 50% to 59%
Grade D - Marginal Pass 40% to 49%
Grade F - Fail 39% and under

Status of Qualification
Professional Vocational Diploma. A Higher Technician/post A-level qualification. Students who complete the ICM Advanced Diploma examinations will have reached a level equivalent to the first year of a Hospitality Management degree.

Examinations
Externally set and marked by the ICM. Examinations are held in March, June, September and December each year. Candidates must be registered and paid-up Student Members of the ICM at the time they undertake the examinations.

Entry Requirements

The Certificate in Hotel & Catering Supervision
The minimum age for registration for this programme is 18.

Applicants should have attained one of the following entry qualifications:

1. Any Two ICM Single Subject Diplomas
2. Three GCSEs/GCEs at grade A, B or C (or equivalents)
3. Any qualification equivalent to one of the above.

The Diploma in Hospitality Management
Applicants should have attained one of the following entry qualifications:

1.The ICM Certificate in Hotel & Catering Supervision
2.Any qualification equivalent to the above
Applicants over the age of 19 who do not hold one of the required entry qualifications will be considered for entry on to the programme providing they have had a minimum of two years full-time practical work experience in the hospitality industry.

The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management

Applicants should have attained one of the following entry qualifications:

1.The ICM Diploma in Hospitality Management
2.Any qualification equivalent to the above
Applicants over the age of 19 who do not hold one of the required entry qualifications will be considered for entry on to the programme providing they have had a minimum of two years full-time practical work experience in the hospitality industry.

Continuing Education
The Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management may be offered (subject to examination grades obtained) as an entrance qualification for a wide range of Hospitality Management degree level studies and may also be offered for entry on to HND programmes. The Associate Degree may give advanced entry onto these programmes.