What are the benefits of the Diploma?
The benefits of the Diploma in Hospitality are wide-ranging; listed below are just a few. The Diploma:
- Offers learners valuable work-related training and experience alongside general education.
- Gives young people the opportunity to develop highly useful transferable skills that can be used in any work setting.
- Creates opportunities for students to follow their dream and get the taste of their chosen industry without foreclosing their options.
- Gives young people the chance to explore and experience the industry and make more informed decisions about their way forward.
- Adopts a different style of learning, which combines academic study with learning applied in the context of the real workplace.
The traditional choice has been between mainstream education and work-related training. To be precise, the choice was often made by the selection process around the age of 11. The Diploma marks an end to the either-or choice, combining valuable and industry-relevant training and experience with mainstream education in a personalised blend to suit the individual learner.
The world is constantly changing, society is different from how it used to be, the global economy has seen radical shifts and industries are being transformed. People, too, change jobs and, indeed, industries more frequently than ever. This constant change makes it very difficult to anticipate exactly what industry-specific skills will be needed in future. This is why the Diploma gives all learners a vital foundation incorporating English, maths, ICT and the skills of learning, critical thinking and working with other people, a foundation aiming to ensure that learning, progression and work opportunities can be grasped as they arise