School of Tourism showcases its CPD Programme at the Hotel and Catering Show 2013

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In March, the School of Tourism will be exhibiting at the Hotel and Catering show being held at the BIC on the 5th – 6th March, to showcase its  CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme.

Keith Hayman, BU’s Head of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the School of Tourism, outlines how the course works:

“Everything about our CPD programme for employers is flexible, from course content to delivery times. Working closely with Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset-based brewing and pub company ,we came up with a bespoke programme of 6 units delivered over eighteen months. The units include HE Study Skills; Hospitality Context; Services Marketing; People and Performance; E-Marketing and Financial Reporting. The first cohort received its CHE (Certificate of Higher Education) in 2012 and will progress to a Foundation Degree in Business and Hospitality Management in 2013” explains Keith.

Anthony Woodhouse , MD Hall & Woodhouse, shares his experience of working with the School of Tourism CPD Programme:

“From our perspective, the central pillar to H & W’s long term strategy is that we have to be a great place to work. It’s very simple. Learning and development sits at the very heart of that,”

“One of the additional benefits of the CPD programme is group cohesion. As a company we understand no-one can know everything about the business. Having our team, drawn from all parts of the business on this course means that when they come across a challenge, they have a peer group to help them find the solution.”

Could bespoke CPD give your organisation the edge over your competitors? 

www.bournemouth.ac.uk/hospitality-cpd    Tel: 01202 961481   

Email: khayman@bournemouth.ac.uk  or cmain@bournemouth.ac.uk

Visit us on stand H20 at the Hotel & Catering Show in Bournemouth, 5-6 March 2013

Two Event Management Students Chosen for Eventice Final

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Two Level H BAEM students have been selected among the finalists to compete in this year’s Eventice competition at Confex March 19-21.

Sophie Emma Bailey and Jake Potter have been selected to join 10 other final year students in the annual competition.

Last year 4 students from Bournemouth University made it to the final with one of our students coming 2nd.

Run by Event and ESP Recruitment the Apprentice-style competition is designed to bring the next generation of talent into the event industry.

The competition will see contestants take part in a number of challenges to scoop the prize of the role of project coordinator at George P Johnson.

The winning candidate will start in the new business department supporting sales and marketing, before moving into client services and working with clients such Motorola and Cisco.

Congratulations to Sophie and Jake – we wish you both the best of luck!

Retail Management student is awarded one of the Institute of Directors Studentships

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Final year Retail Management student Vernon Barns has received one of the Institute of Directors Studentships.

For the first time ever, The Institute of Directors offered student membership to their organisation.

The memberships were advertised to students back in October and students had to complete a dual questionnaire/IoD application to apply.

The applicants were judged on the quality of their application and successful applicants were notified at the end of 2012.

The benefits of the Student IoD membership are numerous:

  • personal, confidential support from a ‘guru panel’, 
  • a placement and internship notice-board advertising work experience opportunities, 
  • access to an exclusive IoD crowd-funding community for those wanting to set up their own businesses. 
  • Access to all local and national IoD events with opportunity to meet and share ideas with senior business professionals from a range of business sectors.

Congratulations to Vernon on this great achievement!

Hospitality Student wins the Employee of the Year Award for FJB: The Sandbanks Hotel

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Hospitality management student Kathleen Smart has recently been awarded Employee of the Year 2012 from her placement company FJB: The Sandbanks Hotel.

Kathleen worked at the FJB: The Sandbanks Hotel from June 2011 – September 2012 as part of her placement year.

 During the FJB Christmas party held in January, each of the four hotels from the FJB group nominate and award one staff member from each hotel.

Kathleen’s team nominated her for the award for the FJB: The Sandbanks Hotel.

A massive congratulations to Kathleen for this incredible achievement!

BU Centre of Excellence in Learning – Kelly Goodwin appointed as a Theme Leader

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On the 1st January 2013 the new BU Centre of Excellence in Learning was established.

The Centre of Excellence will build a Community of Practice around identifiable themes that are of strategic importance to BU.

Following an application and interview process, Kelly Goodwin from the School of Tourism has been appointed as a Theme Leader for the Centre.

Kelly will be the leader of the Employability, Work-based Learning and Professional Practice   theme.

This is a tremendous achievement for Kelly and we all wish to support her in this exciting role, which is very much at the heart of what we do within the School of Tourism.

The launch event for this Centre of Excellence will be on Thursday 7th February and so we will be bringing you more information soon.

Level I BAEM students receive guest lecture from Ultimate Experience

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On Friday 1st February, the Level I Event Management students received a guest lecture from Stephen Lawrence, the MD of Ultimate Experience of the Concerto Group.

 He was also joined by the current BAEM placement student Tammy Thurman and also former placement student (and current BAEM level H student) Fran Murphy on the day.

 All three of them shared their experiences of what it is like to work for the Concerto Group.

 Stephen and Tammy also stayed on to answer questions from interested students in placements with Concerto Group.

 The students were very pleased with his visit, and it follows on from his Careers Fair visit with us in past November. 

Stephen commented that “the Concerto Group are very pleased with the calibre of students that the course produces so it’s an investment keeping a relationship with the events management degree at Bournemouth University.”

Enter 2013 Awards

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Last week, after the success of Enter 2013, Professor Dimitrios Buhalis and PhD student Soultana Symeonidou were both awarded separate awards from the conference committee.

Dimitrios was awarded for his 20 years of contributions to Enter and Soultana came third in the award for Best PhD Proposal.

Enter 2013 ran from Tuesday 22nd – Friday 25th and celebrated 20 years of continuing contribution and ground breaking interactions within the IFITT community.

The ENTER conference, organised by IFITT, offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism.

Congratulations to both Dimitrios and Soultana! For more information on Enter please see here

School of Tourism graduate sets up graduate and student recruitment website Witlr

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Recent School of Tourism graduate Nick Guy has just launched a new student and graduate recruitment business with a twist.

Witlr, set up by Nick and his business partner David Rubie-Todd who also studied at Bournemouth, aims to redefine how businesses find their ideal candidate. Witlr aims to create an online hub where businesses can find their ideal employee. In turn, they will make it easier for graduates to find a role that suits their skill set and personality, leading to greater job satisfaction and long term career prospects.

Nick explains the need for such a tailored service. “Witlr is a professional platform that gives students and graduates a place to discover opportunities that previously they would never have known or thought about. In my final year at university I was applying to all the big graduate schemes not because I particularly wanted to work there but it just seemed like the only option available.”

We wish the team the best of luck for this new business and encourage any students or graduates to take a look at the site:

Visit www.witlr.com to build your profile and be instantly connected to employers.

Find out more about the team on their Facebook page or follow @Witlr for the latest news and advice.

The Student Talent Employability & Engagement Programme (STEEP) for Final Year Students

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We have recently launched a number of activities for students in their final year as part of the STEEP programme.

 The activities vary from survivor training with the RNLI, First Aid Courses, Career opportunites and High Flying in the New Forest

Take a look at the link below to see if any take your fancy and for information on how to sign up:

STEEP 2013 Programme

Tourism Management Graduate wins ITB Science Award for best dissertation

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Astrid Fehringer, a 2012 MSc Tourism Management graduate, has recently found out that she has won the ITB Science Award for best dissertation.

Astrid now has to present her dissertation at the award ceremony in Berlin as part of the ITB conference.

Congratulations to Astrid on this brilliant achievement. We shall be bringing you news of her trip to Berlin after it has happened in March.