Case Studies: The Hospitality and Catering Manager

When David Berry from Berkshire completed his HND in Hospitality Management he took with him the exciting memories of working at the Gleneagles Hotel and Golf Resort in Scotland. An enviable position, he had the opportunity to meet and take care of sporting stars and celebrities from around the globe.

All Higher National courses feature work placements or work-related experience, so when Farnborough College of Technology arranged this opportunity for David, he was delighted.

“HNDs contain a lot of practical work as well as theory which suited me. It allowed me to get a lot of hands-on experience, something which is important in this type of work. Having something like that on my CV meant employers noticed me – I even had job offers because of it,” said David.

Although the offers of employment were tempting, David decided to use his HND to gain direct entry to the final year of a degree in Hospitality Management at Bournemouth University.