Technology Higher Education course in Hosting

Application: annually, through vestibular, Sisu, transfer among courses or related areas and application of holders of a Higher Education diploma.

Offer: every six months

Modality: presential

Requirement: intended for High School graduates

Course Structure

The course is structured in modules that allow an intermediate certification for the rapid inclusion of the student in the labor market, providing a better integration between theory and practice. The first module aims to develop students' skills related to the supervision and operation of the areas concerning reception and reservations of a kind of hosting.

At the end of this module, the student will get the certificate of means of lodging receptionist. On the second module, competences focused on the food and beverage sector will be developed, enabling the issuance of a certificate of food and beverage assistant. Meeting the local demand for growth of the events sector in hosting facilities, the third module will work on the relevant skills to train an event assistant, which will be the third certification issued in the course. At the end of the fourth module, the diploma of Technologist in Hospitality will be given to the student.

Professional Profile

The professional who has been graduated from the Technology Higher Education course in Hosting will be qualified to plan, organize, run and control the activities related to the Hosting Industry. Their technological knowledge derived from their acquired skills allow them: to make judgments on the best solution for the evaluation of risks; to propose innovative management models; to subsidize the implementation of projects of continuous improvement, to carry out studies of technical, economic and commercial feasibility of projects; to participate in studies related to the tourist market and manage small and medium-sized hotel enterprises with means to obtain efficiency. Their preparation for getting into the market is focused on the preservation of the environment and on social responsibility.

Therefore, the possible areas for the Technologist on Hosting to work in are listed below:

• General Manager of small and medium-sized hotel enterprises
• Hosting Manager
• Events and Banquet Manager
• Sales Manager
• Hotel Hospitalization Manager
• Off Shore Hotel Manager

• Consultant for small and medium hotel enterprises