Advanced Diploma of Hospitality (Hotel Management Pathway)

To be successful in the largest and fastest-growing industry in the world, you need to be skilled in both hospitality and business. This course will teach you the skills required to succeed in the hospitality industry and combine these practical skills with contextualised business and management knowledge. Given the far-reaching relevance of customer-focused business skills, this program offers you a scope for career progression that goes well beyond the hospitality industry.

The highlight of this course is that you get to participate in an 800-hour paid work placement program that is built into the final stages of the course. Your study program will include a mix of face to face classes and online study through our Online Learning Portal.

The Advanced Diploma is also designed to prepare you for further study, with articulation to the third year of the William Blue Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management). You can also articulate into the third year of the La Trobe University Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality) also taught at William Blue, provided they meet the La Trobe course entry requirements

Course Quick Look

Qualification Intake Dates VET FEE-HELP

Advanced Diploma of Hospitality

February, May and September

Course Duration CRICOS & NTIS Codes Study Options

2 years full-time

Provider: 00246M
CRICOS Course: 066929E
NTIS Code: SIT60307

Full Time /
Blended On Campus and Online Learning

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Course Structure

Year 1

On Campus Subjects

Introduction to Hospitality Studies

Kitchen Operations 1

Kitchen Studies 1

Food & Beverage Operations 1

Food & Beverage Studies 1

Responsible Service of Alcohol

Hospitality Academic Studies

Hospitality Information Technology*

Rooms Division Operations*

Introduction to Human Resource Management*

Food and Beverage Operations 2

Food and Beverage Studies 2

Introduction to Hospitality Accounting*

Hospitality Operations & Risk Management

Leadership*

Workplace Engagement

Advanced Wine Studies

Online Subjects

Food Safety Supervisor

Career Management Tutorial

Introduction to Business Communication and Management

Introduction to Sales and Marketing

Food and Beverage Management*

Hospitality Law*

Hospitality Environmental Sustainability


Year 2

On Campus Subjects

Hospitality Accounting 2*

Strategic Marketing Management*

Advanced Human Resource Management*

Event Management*

Industry Placement (800 hours total in a hospitality environment)

Online Subjects

Facilities and Design Management

Business Statistics

*Educational Institute: American Hotel & Lodging Association Diploma

Students who achieve a passing grade of 69% in subjects marked by an asterix and in Kitchen Studies 4 may be eligible to receive an International Diploma from the American Hotel and Lodging Association in addition to your William Blue qualification. Click here for more details.

For more information about the units of competency, industry placement and holistic assessment of this course, please click here.

To view the entry requirements and tuition fees for this course, please click here.

For more information about this qualification, including detailed subject descriptions, please contact a Course and Careers Advisor.

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William Blue Graduate, 2008
Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality)
Management Trainee, Crowne Plaza Canberra

"Thanks to William Blue I was able to achieve my current position and now have an excellent foundation to build my career."

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