Hospitality

About Hospitality

If you like to work hard and play hard, your dream job could be right here in hospitality. It’s an industry that’s fun, fast-paced and full of options – and your skills will be in hot demand across the globe. Opportunities in the hospitality industry are as diverse as they are dynamic, and employers are crying out for skilled staff. Become a bartender, manage a cafe, or work on a cruise ship. Better yet, go to the next level and head into hospitality management. There’s never been a better time to get qualified and launch your hospitality career.

Hospitality Programmes

NZ Certificate in Hospitality Level 3

Intakes: 15 July 2024, 19 August 2024, 23 September 2024

Bars, restaurants, cafes, hotels – the hospitality industry is fun, fast-paced and full of career options. Get in on the action with Level 3 Hospitality. It’s practical, fun, and you’ll learn real hospitality skills in our onsite café, bar and barista training areas. You’ll gain experience doing functions and events and earn a great qualification. We’ll even help you find a job!

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NZ Certificate in Hospitality Level 4

Intakes: 15 July 2024, 19 August 2024, 23 September 2024

Serious about a career in hospitality? Set your sights on supervisory and team leader roles in restaurants, bars and hotels? Gain advanced hospitality skills, get your LCQ (Licence Controller Qualification), and fast-track your career with our Level 4 Hospitality programme.

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Hospitality

“I moved here from Australia in 2015 and spent a year at high school, but I didn’t really enjoy it. I was looking to study – but in a different environment than school. I stumbled upon the Ignite Colleges website and saw they offered some free courses, so I picked out my favourite subject and enrolled! “I’d always wanted to learn more about hospitality and I really loved my Level 3 course. We got to experience lots of different kinds of events and functions, including the catering for a graduation ceremony and the night service for a farewell function. I was also chosen to go out into the community and show people what I’d been learning. At Ignite they have an onsite café for the hospitality students to gain experience in, so I learnt how to make coffees and serve real customers. “Initially I was planning to leave after gaining my Level 3 qualification, but I enjoyed it so much that I’ve just started my Level 4! The people at Ignite are really supportive and encouraging, so I knew that if I stayed on for Level 4 I would get all the help I needed to succeed. “Studying at Ignite Colleges is completely different from studying at high school, and it is definitely the best place for me. At school there were always lots of different assessments and so many different subjects to juggle, but at Ignite I get to focus on one subject which makes it really easy for me to study. When I graduate later this year I plan to get a job in the hospitality industry and my goal is to eventually work in the airlines or on a cruise ship. That’s one of the great things about hospitality – there are plenty of opportunities to work and travel.”

NZ Certificate in Hospitality Level 4