Do you dream of having a career as a supervisor or manager in a place where guests, customers, travellers and visitors come together? Do you want to work in an internationally oriented environment either at home or abroad? Do you want to become an excellent hospitality manager, who is flexible and capable of making a difference in the hospitality sector of a company? Would you like to become a motivational and inspirational leader for groups in the future? Then the Manager International Hospitality course is perfect for you!
Within this course of study, it's all about people-oriented leadership! You will learn in various learning environments like at home and perhaps even abroad. During your first year, you will be taught in a learning community of students at one of several international hotels in Amsterdam. This community will foster a sense of cooperation and competition, which will help develop your leadership and management skills. In the second year of the programme emphasis is on the travel industry, more specifically incoming tourism in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. By the end of the second year you will have the opportunity to do an internship abroad. In the final year you will further develop your supervisory skills. Thorough cooperation between students, the school, and the business world are crucial. The course is small-scale with a lot of personal attention from your teachers and study advisor. The study advisor will guide you throughout your student career, together you will make sure you get the most out of the programme.
The International Hospitality Manager is operational within the entire corporate chain. You are continuously supervising all processes and will know how to define new operational steps. The program's emphasis is on attitude and behavior, something that is really important in the current job market. In this program you will learn about: communicating effectively in English and Spanish,, working in an international environment with a variety of cultures, result-oriented working and networking; innovative and creative thinking, leading, motivating and inspiring others, through various leadership styles, working in different hospitality environments, functioning as a contact for guests, customers, travellers and visitors, achieving commercial success, using technology and social media marketing tools, working in a project and in teams, developing your skills to become an independent professional.
Where will you be able to work? You will be able to work as an International Hospitality supervisor or manager in different hospitality environments with guests, customers, travellers and visitors. After successfully completing the course, you can find a job in all sorts of middle management positions within many internationally oriented chains where hospitality plays a key role. The world is your oyster!
You are always welcome to enroll in one of our intermediate vocational courses if you have completed your general secondary education. Your prior education determines the level you can enroll in. Some courses have additional requirements. If you do not have a pre-vocational secondary school diploma or a document issued by your higher general secondary school that shows that you have passed year 3, you will start your career as a student at our college in an entry course.
A pre-vocational secondary school diploma with a pass mark for Dutch and at least a pass mark 7 for English, or a document that shows that you have passed year 3 of either intermediate or pre-university secondary school. If you have previously obtained a non-Dutch degree we will need to evaluate your diploma. Please make sure to indicate this in your application. Furthermore, although the main part of the course will be taught in English, it is a bi-lingual program, which means that your level of Dutch needs to be at least at 2F.
This course requires you to participate in a compulsory interview in English concerning your motivation. This interview will last 30-45 minutes and will also be an opportunity for you to receive further information.
MBO College Centrum – indication of the additional costs BOL: € 750, laptop not required.