Restaurant Management
This 60 credit Diploma 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.
Students are afforded the opportunity to complement college-based-learning with a structured placement under the guidance of an industry mentor.
Students graduating from this course will have developed a range of competencies enabling them to excel as a restaurant supervisor/assistant manager.
Delivery
Two twelve-week, college based semesters - Monday to Wednesday, 9.15am- 5.15pm. Work placement must also be completed (consisting of 400 hours in industry)
Qualification
Diploma in Restaurant Management (60 credits, Special Purpose Award, Level 7)
Fee
All Capitation and Tuition fees are paid by Fáilte Ireland.
Note: Students on this course will be required to provide their own uniforms (approx €250) and to make a contribution to food cost of €200.
Closing Date for Applications
Friday August 11th 2017
Further Information
Nuala Gordon, Course Leader Tel. 051 302717 Email: ngordon@wit.ie
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Restaurant Management Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| Fundamentals of Restaurant Operations including Financial Management and Costings | Fundamentals of Restaurant Management |
| Beverage Management | Restaurant Design and Control |
| Restaurant Services Marketing | Leadership for Food and Beverage Enterprise |
| Human Resource Management for Food and Beverage Enterprises | Oenology |
| Management for Food and Beverage Enterprises | Food and Energy Sustainability in the Hospitality industry |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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| Work Placement |
Restaurant Management Entry Requirements
To apply for this programme you must submit the essay as outlined below and complete the application form
Essay Guidelines:
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You are required to discuss the current issues facing the Irish restaurant sector
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Word Count: 2000
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Format: Times New Roman – Font 12 – Spacing 1.5 - Text Justified
The essay must be submitted with your application form.
Restaurant Management Application Form
Restaurant Management Careers
Graduates can gain employment in high grade hotels and restaurants as restaurant managers, operations managers and entertainment managers.
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They will also be equipped to work in the licenced trade and in the international tourism industry
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There is also an opportunity for follow on study, in particular on the BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management
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WIT student wins Restaurant Service Award at the 2016 IrelandSkills National Competition
The course thought me how to improve my existing skills and learn how to work as a good manager. The hands on practical experience helped me put my management skills into practice while learning some great core managerial skills that helped me move up in my pwn career. Definitely the course for you if you want to work your way into management.
Despite enjoying a nursing career which spanned thirty one years, I have always had a passion for food. The Diploma in Restaurant Management course has given me a new opportunity to change my career direction, and gave me insight into an industry that is full of creativity, variety, opportunity and camaraderie. I thoroughly enjoyed all the valuable modules, delivered by passionate and professional lecturers that bring the best out in you. Whether or not, I fulfill my dream to open my own business, I have no regrets undertaking this course. I have made many news friends and contacts that I will cherish forever.
"The Diploma in Restaurant Management Course at WIT has been highly beneficial to me as a person and for my career. It created so many opportunities for me to develop networks. This course has given me the confidence to showcase my talents and has made the drive for success even more prominent in my life. It provided affirmation of the skills I had coming into the course in addition to providing a diverse range of opportunities for new learning. I would highly recommend this course for those already working in the hospitality industry and to those in management looking for a change in career. "
Diploma in Restaurant Management Course is perfect opportunity for anybody who is already working in hospitality or is thinking about going to the business. It offers the opportunity to upskill, move up career the ladder or change direction completely. Since I started to do this course every class, lesson was more and more interesting. The amount of information and knowledge I got during this 9 months was amazing.
Also helped me to decide what I want to do in future. It offered me the opportunity to move into the area of mixology. I did my first cocktail competition with WIT and it gave me lot of confidence. WIT also placed me at The Cliff House so I could train with Ireland's champion cocktail bartender. I have competed in many competitions since and I love my new career. During the course you meet great people on both sides as classmates and lecturers, you do lot of interesting field trips where you get more knowledge. I have to say it is big opportunity for anyone.
Being a part of The Diploma in Restaurant Management programme is what gave me the confidence to say ‘I can do this’. My whole working career I was quite shy, but I loved my job. I had been working my way up through the ranks of responsibly within a restaurant over the years, but always felt there was something missing.
I moved to Ireland in 2014 looking for the next thing, this course was suggested to me by a colleague, and I have never looked back. I thought I would always be in a restaurant, but this course gave me the ability to learn and work in all departments of the hotel sector.
The knowledge and skill shared on this course has put me where I am today, and for that I will always be thankful. It’s a short term course with a life time benefit.
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