Value proposition

The HCT Department incorporates the three facets of the world wide tourism industry - culinary, hospitality and tourism. The HCT team have international industry experience combined with academic expertise to ensure the students receive a grounded education in their chosen specialist field.

The Department offers programmes from Level 6 to Level 9. Please see link below for programme Details:

http://www.ittralee.ie/en/InformationAbout/Courses/SchoolofBusinessComputingandHumanities/HotelCulinaryTourism/

The HCT team continue to collaborate with industry through a number of forums, continuous professional development, active learning through industry projects, industry placements for students, Kerry Food Network, All Kerry Tourism, Failte Ireland, conferences and scholarships.

Our international collaborations include both academic institutes and industry - Johnson & Wales University Rhode Island, French Culinary Institute New York, Friesland College in the Netherlands, Ecole Gregorie Ferrandi in Paris, Hotel Schachener Hof and Hotel Bad Schachen, Lindau, Germany.

The facilities include Five Kitchens, Training Restaurant and Bar, Demonstration Kitchen, Resource Rooms, Training Reception and Computer Lab.

Hotel, Culinary and Tourism Education, Educational Programme Development, Research, and Industry Collaboration