You can become a hospitality manager
Penn Foster Career School can help you acquire the skills you will need as a successful hospitality manager. You can study online, in print, or both. You can choose the system that best matches your learning style.
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Certain skills are required in order to start a career in hotel and restaurant management. The goal of the Hotel and Restaurant Management program at Penn Foster is to help you learn those skills quickly and conveniently.
You'll learn about:
- Marketing and sales
- Hospitality accounting, cost controls, legal aspects, and insurance
- Menu planning, food preparation, and restaurant and banquet service
- Food service sanitation, purchasing, and storage
The at-home program will also teach you about sales, advertising, public relations, dining service, food service set-ups, and banquet and buffet catering.
Why enroll in a hotel and restaurant management training program?
There is an increasing need for capable hotel and restaurant managers. As people travel more, the need for hotel and restaurant managers increases. Operations aren't getting simpler, and consequently employers are looking for more and more specialized training.
Career outlook
You'll supervise the daily running of a big-name hotel or restaurant, watching every level of service and earning the respect of your employers and guests. You will fully appreciate your accomplishments regardless of whether you’re employed at a thriving business or starting your own. With the Hotel and Restaurant Management program, you can also learn the skills you need to open your own restaurant, hotel, or bed and breakfast.
New skills
You will acquire skills that are necessary to be successful in the hotel and restaurant management field:
- You will learn how to effectively select and schedule your staff, as well as how to communicate with and motivate them. You'll also learn about the many different theories and styles of restaurant management.
- You'll learn the various aspects of restaurant and catering service, how to plan menus based on your dining audience with an eye to cost considerations, and how to prepare and plate attractive meals within the constraints of a menu.
- You'll learn about electrical maintenance and function, as well as vital fields you'll find in the real world like climate control, refrigeration, swimming pools, and spas.
- In addition, you will acquire the proficiency to operate a business organization, as well as develop skills related to hospitality accounting techniques, methods for containing costs, marketing, and publicity.
List of Penn Foster Career School campuses
- Penn Foster Career School - Scranton, (Pennsylvania)
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