Today the hospitality industry is booming and employers are looking for skilled staff to meet the demand. Whether you want to become a bartender, barista, maître d’ or run you own cafe or bar one day, we’ll help you work out the best course to get there.
Just some of the places our graduates are working
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With all the support I had from the tutors at NZMA, I felt confident I had made the right decision.
Bradley Wallbank, FastTrack Manager at McDonalds.
Diploma in Hospitality Management (Level 5)
Our Hospitality programmes
VOCATIONAL PATHWAY FOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES - LEVEL 2
This programme gives you all the basic skills you’ll need to be successful in the booming service sector industry. You will gain skills to provide great customer service in a variety of industries – hospitality, retail, cookery, travel and tourism. You will also gain some practical skills such as food and beverage service, presenting products and services to maximise sales, and handling customer enquiries.
NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY - LEVEL 3
This practical course is the perfect introduction to kick-start your hospitality career. You’ll master the fine art of coffee and cocktail making, learn about restaurant service and food safety and pick up a host of other practical hospitality skills. You’ll come away with a Level 3 certificate and a Certificate of Achievement in Basic Food Safety.
NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY (RESTAURANT SERVICE) - LEVEL 4
This exciting Level 4 programme will equip you with real word skills and experience to join the booming Hospitality industry. Make yourself invaluable to employers and Get your Liquor Control Certification, learn about menu designs, food and beverage service, food and wine pairing plus visit a tourism attraction and learn how our food, wine and customer experience is different here to anywhere else in the world. After graduating from this course you could be working in a paid hospitality job in just 8 weeks!
NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATE IN HOSPITALITY (ADVANCED), FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE STRAND - LEVEL 5
Gain the practical skills and knowledge you need to be successful in supervisory roles in a range of hospitality environments. The programme’s specialist strand in food and beverage service operations will give you the edge whether you're looking for a
NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMA IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - LEVEL 5
Develop the practical skills and industry knowledge you need to nail a supervisory, team leader or junior management role in hospitality. If you have your sights set on hospitality management and want to fast-track your career, this is the ideal programme.
NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMA IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - LEVEL 6 (1 YEAR)
This programme is ideal if you are targeting a career in hospitality management or if you already have front-line hospitality service experience but are keen to take your career to the next level and progress into management.
DIPLOMA IN APPLIED HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT - Level 6 (2 YEARS)
This intensive programme equips you with the depth of knowledge, practical skills and experience you need to carve a bright future in this booming sector. Gain a qualification that’s highly respected across the industry, both in New Zealand and internationally, and fast-track your way into a supervisory, trainee or junior management role.