Unit 1: The Contemporary Hospitality Industry

The aim of this unit is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the hospitality industry. Gaining insight into how hospitality organisations function within the wider business environment.

Students will examine the purpose of different hospitality organisations, exploring the size, scale and scope of the hospitality industry. Students will explore the skills requirements and the challenges that hospitality organisations have with recruiting sufficiently skilled staff to support business growth. Students will consider the external factors that impact the hospitality industry and will gain an understanding of what drives supply and demand for hospitality products and services. Students can then use the knowledge, understanding and skill sets gained in this unit to be able to identify, and take advantage of, potential trends and developments.

By the end of this unit students will be able to:
1. Examine the current structure, scope and size of the hospitality industry
2. Explore current and anticipated skills requirements in the hospitality industry
3. Review the internal and external factors that impact the hospitality industry and how they relate to current issues facing the hospitality industry
4. Analyse the current and potential trends and developments affecting the hospitality industry.