Course details

This innovative new programme integrates theory with practice. It has been developed to provide a relevant professional qualification for those who wish to embark on a career in Restaurant Operations Management.

The programme will provide the participant with the benefits of personal attention, instant feedback, hands on experience and the opportunity to complement college based learning with a structured practical internship and trained mentor in Industry.

Minimum Academic Entry Requirements

HC in Arts / Business (HETAC Level 6), or an Advanced Certificate (FETAC Level 6) plus one year relevant experience, or five years industry experience.

Proposed Modules

  • Staff Development for Restaurant Service
  •  Advanced Bar and Wine Studies
  •  Hospitalty Management Information Systems
  •  Budgets, Pricing and Cost Control
  • Food and Beverage Management
  •  Business Environment
  •  Applied Economics
  •  Accounting Practice
  •  Restaurant Marketing

Some of the Benefits You can Expect

As an Employer

  • Access to qualified restaurant supervisors/assistant managers
  • An improvement in business performance due to highly skilled staff
  • An enhanced image for you as an employer of choice
  • Increased levels of return through greater staff commitment to the business
  • Access to state-of-the-art training facilities
  • Standard operating procedure manual for participating industry operators

As a Programme Participant

  • Gain an internationally recognised qualification in 9 months
  • Avail of valuable college education and intensive industry experience in a structured manner
  • Be part of a revolution in the Irish Restaurant industry by participating in this unique restaurant operations management programme
  • Gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities
  • As a participant, you will develop a broad base of knowledge, a confidence in your skills, and the fluency to move successfully into a career that’s right for you.
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Letterkenny Institute of Technology

LYIT is a lively and inspirational place that attracts a creative mix of 3,000 students both from the local area and from 31 different countries.  This gives us a vibrant array of cultures and activities on campus and a friendly, supportive and relaxed atmosphere where students and staff work closely together.

their modern integrated campuses in Letterkenny and Killybegs enctheirage strong academic learning and career-focused practical experience.  they have excellent facilities in all departments, such as a suite of graphic design studios, state-of-the-art nursing restheirces, special purpose laboratories, training kitchens and restaurant, and an on-campus business development centre, CoLab, to support spin-off enterprises.  their multi-purpose centre, An Dánlann, houses their excellent sport and recreational facilities in addition to their medical centre, counselling service, careers office and chaplaincies.

they are deeply committed to the people in their region.  Part of their mission is to help raise the economic prospects of the young people who study with us and by doing so, the prosperity of the wider communities into which they will graduate.  That’s why every ctheirse they offer teaches the latest knowledge and skills that employers demand.  As part of this, they are involved in many cross-border programmes and are currently fostering a strategic alliance with the University of Ulster.

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