This session is designed to give you an overview of the jobs roles within the hospitality sector, by giving you examples of what a typical day working in this sector looks like. The session is delivered by a tutor who has real life experience of working in the hospitality sector, and during the session they will identify and explain what skills, experience (if any) and personal qualities are desired by employers with the sector. They will also identify the transferable skills that can be used to enter the job sector. You will also receive an overview of expected salaries, working hours and progression routes with the sector. There will be tips on where to search for vacancies within the sector, and also how to go about gaining voluntary experience in the sector. Overall, you will come away from this session with a deeper knowledge of the sector, which will you help decided if this sector is one you may wish to explore working within.
Course aim
The aim of this session is to give you an overview of the hospitality job sector, and the job roles within it, so you can begin to think about if this a job sector you feel you could work within.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is for beginners
- This course is for improvers
- This course is for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Identify the main job titles within the job sector
- Have knowledge of what a day in the life of working in the job sector might look like
- Identify what skills, personal qualities and experience is valued within the job sector
- List the transferable skills that can be used to enter the job sector
- Identify where to look to vacancies in the job area
What else do I need to know?
It will be helpful to bring a notepad and pen for brainstorming
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