Restaurant Manager Training for Career Success
by Jane Smallman
A restaurant manager's working life is usually hectic, challenging but ultimately rewarding. Most managers receive extensive on-the-job training but more and more restaurant owners are seeking managers who have a formal qualification. For career success a postsecondary qualification is becoming increasingly important.
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Why is Restaurant Manager Training Becoming More Important?
There are a number of reasons why formal qualifications are more important for a successful restaurant career than they used to be. These include the following:- Postsecondary training demonstrates to prospective employers that you have the maturity and motivation to work in this high-pressure environment.
- Earning a specialized qualification means that you start your restaurant management career equipped with many essential skills going into the business at a higher level.
- Employment in full-service restaurants is expected to increase at a faster rate than in other sectors of the food services industry; as a result, highly skilled staff, such as those with formal restaurant manager training, will be in particular demand.
- The US Bureau of Labor Studies has published statistics to show that graduates of college hospitality programs do best in their subsequent careers.
What Sort of Restaurant Manager Training is Appropriate?
Restaurant manager training forms part of a wide range of programs available at different levels, all of which will help you towards achieving your ambition of a restaurant management career. They include the following:- Bachelor's or Associate's degree program in a subject such as Hospitality Management, Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, or the Culinary Arts.
- Certification Program in restaurant management. A voluntary training program offered by the National Restaurant Association.
If you want a restaurant management career, start by earning an appropriate qualification; by combining this with on-the-job experience you can be sure of starting your restaurant career on the right foot.
About the author
Jane Smallman runs a mountain guiding business with her husband. Her early training was in hotel management and she has worked in the hotel industry in France, Holland, the US and the UK. Following this she worked in an administrative capacity for a number of not-for-profit organizations in the UK, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the Refugee Legal Centre. While doing this she earned a degree in Social Sciences through distance learning with the Open University. After graduation she progressed to the University of Sussex as a full-time student where she was awarded a Masters Degree in Social and Political Thought.Sources
Posted on April 25, 2005 at 2:07 PM
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