For those with a love of people and travel, it’s hard to go past a career in hospitality. The Diploma of Hospitality Management equips you with the skills needed for a successful career in the diverse and fast-paced hospitality industry. As your career develops, the knowledge and experience gained while studying the Diploma of Hospitality Management could take you to workplaces as diverse as international hotels, resorts, cruise ships, and restaurants. Others have taken the plunge and opened their own hospitality business.

The Diploma of Hospitality Management offers you a stand-alone ICMS qualification delivered through the Aspire Institute or, should you wish to further your studies, you could choose to use your diploma qualification as a pathway into a bachelor program at ICMS, with completed specialisations and subjects counting towards your degree. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Hospitality Management you will receive advanced standing for subjects in an ICMS bachelor degree.

Aspire Institute is a trading name of ICMS, International College of Management, Sydney Pty Ltd. All Aspire students are part of the ICMS student community, with lectures held at our Northern Beaches Campus and core business subjects at our new City Campus, subject to availability. Aspire students receive dedicated academic support, including study skills.

• Develop technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts of the hospitality industry in some depth
• Develop basic academic and applied research skills within a hospitality context
• Identify appropriate sources of data for problem solving in a hospitality industry context
• Explain the importance of ethical and sustainable hospitality practices in a global context
• Describe solutions to routine hospitality industry situations
• Name specialist hospitality technology
• Present project findings in both written and personal presentation forms to diverse hospitality industry audiences
• Apply technical business knowledge to a range of hospitality industry contexts
• Use business management principles and motivational factors to diverse individuals and teams in the hospitality industry
• Appraise performance of self and others within a hospitality setting

Aspire Institute is proven in its ability to provide reputable English language lessons and support through Aspire English, which operates from the same campuses. All Aspire students receive personalised support to maximise success in their studies.

The Student Success Centre (SSC) provides Academic Learning Advisors at all campuses to help Aspire students develop academic skills and adapt to tertiary student life. Based primarily in Manly, with advisors also available at the City Campus on designated days, the SSC offers flexible online and face-to-face appointments. Support includes:

• English language assistance (ESL support)
• Wellness support
• Effective study techniques
• Report and essay writing skills
• Exam preparation techniques
• Time and stress management
• Academic writing and oral presentations
• Specialist numeracy support for subjects like Accounting and Statistics

The SSC also runs a Peer Assisted Learning Service (PALS) and offers 24/7 online support through Studiosity.

* In accordance with the Australian Government ESOS National Code international students on a student visa can only undertake 33% of their total enrolment load online and must be enrolled in at least one (1) on-campus subject in each compulsory study period. Learn more