State-Certified Business Administrator for the Hotel and Catering Industry

This programme is aimed at professionals who have already completed their training in the hospitality industry and have gained some professional experience and are now looking to move up to a new level: as a manager in a hotel or related service industry, or perhaps in self-employment.

This programme will extend your professional competences by providing you with additional business know-how, key competences and foreign language skills.

Depending on your personal preference, you will also have the opportunity to carry out an 8-week placement in Germany or abroad between the 1st and 2nd year to help you prepare for your future responsibilities. After successfully completing your training, you will be qualified for management tasks and will have countless career-developing opportunities throughout the entire sector.

The key to success ...

• Adding business thinking and skills to your existing practical experience

• Making use of theoretical basics to solve practical tasks

• Intensive contacts with the industry

• Supporting you in developing your own personal strengths

• Placements for acquiring practical knowledge in your specialisation and/or for

expanding your intercultural horizons

• Effective language courses at various fluency levels

• Active contact to alumni

• Development of personal and social skills

Wide range of job opportunities in ...

• Hotels and resorts

• Restaurants

• Event agencies

• Operation of restaurant chains and catering firms

• Companies in the tourism sector, such as cruise providers

• Health spas and resorts

• Service companies in related sectors

• Completed formal training in a relevant profession* with at least one year of
  practical professional experience
• Alternatively, another professional qualification plus 5 years experience in the hospitality industry
• Foreign language skills (English)
• Communication and teamwork skills
• Organisational skills, resilience
• Mobility, flexibility

• Business administration
• Management, HR, marketing, communication
• Hospitality and tourism law
• F&B, hotel organisation, catering and event management (incl. organisation of an event project)
• English and French
• Project work: develop an idea for a company and draw up a business plan
• Optional additional courses: e.g. business English, 3rd foreign language
  (Spanish, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Chinese, Arabic), training leading to
  examination as an instructor, state-certified wine expert
• 8-week placement (optional)

Please contact us to arrange an appointment if you would like to find out more. We would be happy to discuss our course structure and content in detail with you.

You can apply using the convenient online application form. Of course, you can also apply with a traditional written application. In either case, please include your curriculum vitae, your chamber of commerce and vocational school certificates or appropriate proofs of employment as well as proofs of placements and/or work experience.

• Monthly course fee €98.00/month

The course fees include:
• Practice-oriented teaching
• Selected additional courses
• Mentoring during placements

• University entrance qualification €50.00/month extra (in 2nd year only)
• 3rd foreign language €70.00/semester