Diploma in Restaurant Management

Course Description

This programme integrates restaurant management theory with practice. It has been developed to provide a relevant professional qualification for those who wish to embark on a career in Restaurant Management. The programme will provide the participant with the benefits of operational, interpersonal and conceptual skills. Students are afforded the opportunity to complement college-based-learning with a structured placement under the guidance of an industry mentor.

The course will provide a springboard to a range of career opportunities within the restaurant industry. Students graduating from this programme will have developed a range of competencies enabling them to excel as a restaurant supervisor/assistant manager. Applicants must possess a mature outlook, a passion for the business of restaurants and the drive and capability to pursue a career in the restaurant industry at management level.

Who Should Apply

Mature learners and/or Career changers with a passion for the restaurant sector who have a genuine interest in the area.

Subjects Semester 1:

• Fundamentals of Restaurant Operations including Financial Management and Costings
• Beverage Management
• Restaurant Services Marketing
• Human Resource Management for Food and Beverage Enterprises
• Management for Food and Beverage Enterprises

Subjects Semester 2

• Fundamentals of Restaurant Management
• Restaurant Design and Control
• Leadership for Food and Beverage Enterprise
• Oenology
• Food and Energy Sustainability in the Hospitality industry

Subjects Semester 3

• Work Placement

This immersion style programme comprises of two twelve week college based semesters. Students attend college three days per week, Monday to Wednesday, 9.15am- 5.15pm allowing for the opportunity to continue working in industry Thursday to Sunday or alternatively complete the work placement during the summer.

Career Opportunities

• High Grade Hotels/ Restaurants
• Restaurant Management
• Operations Management
• Entertainments Management
• The Licensed Trade
• Worldwide Travel

 

Follow on Study:  BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management (WD091) Level 8

Student Profile: Eva Milka (Student of the Year 2011) Dip in Restaurant Management

“As a mature student I find that the Dip in Restaurant Management offers interesting and a diverse range of subjects, thereby enabling me to excel on a personal, academic and practical level”

Cost: All capitation & tuition fees for this course are paid by Fáilte Ireland
Note: Students on this course will be required to provide their own uniforms 

For further information, please contact Tony Quinlan, Acting Course Leader Diploma in Restaurant Management (Level 7, Special Purpose Award).

Email: tquinlan@wit.ie

Telephone: 051 304101  

Application Forms and Essay to be submitted in Hard Copy on or before Friday 8th June 2012 to Ms Maria Aylward, Restaurant Management Programme, Department of Languages, Tourism and Hospitality, Waterford Institute of Technology, Tourism and Leisure Building, Cork Road, Waterford or by email to maylward@wit.ie

Diploma in Restaurant Management Application Form
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Essay Guidelines
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