Hotel Management and Design courses are professional courses that are in high demand in the market. When the interest lies for both of them, it is very difficult to choose one. The choice can be narrowed if we swim under the possibilities of the two.
Hotel Management
What is Hotel Management?
Hotel management is the area of managing all the operational aspects of hotels by hoteliers and or you can also be a part of a management team in any company. It is widely divided into four different departments.
- Food Production
- Food and Beverages Service/ food Production service (F&G)
- House Keeping
- Front Office
The hospitality industry is very wide and has a lot of opportunities of growing as it is the most growing sectors. More the nations are developing, tourism and hotel management is coming into light. There are already a certain number of hotels in the world and the number is only increasing.
Jobs and Designations according to the departments:
The four main departments and designations for hotels are mentioned below.
Food production:
As the name suggests, food production is related to producing or preparing food. It includes all the chefs the hotel department, i.e., entirely related to the manufacturing of food. It has a specific hierarchy that specifies designation and work flow of the particular department.
The hierarchy of designation under Food Production.
Food & Beverages Service (F&B service) / Food Production Service:
This department is all about managing the serving of food items and beverages to the customers. No manufacturing is included. The main aim is to achieve customer satisfaction.
The hierarchy of designation under Food & Beverages Service.
Housekeeping:
Housekeeping is related to sanitary services, i.e., all the cleaning of every part of the hotel comes under this department.
The hierarchy of designation under Housekeeping.
Front Office:
The hierarchy of designation under Front Office.
The concierge is also a part of Front Office, but not the part of the hierarchy.
As Hotel Management is a very booming career option these days, we have a lot of good colleges for the same. Generally, with the degree of Hotel Management, most of the colleges provide a course of Tourism also as an additional subject.
Design courses
When it comes to design courses, there are a number of courses with different specifications and different market value. All of them are highly paid career options. It solely depends on what field is of your interest. When talking about NIFT and NID, both have their different sets of courses.
National Institute of Fashion and Technology (NIFT):
NIFT offers the whole range of fashion courses only. As the name suggests, National Institute of Fashion and Technology, all the fashion apparel related courses are being offered. Those are as follows:
Bachelor Programmes:
B.Des. (Fashion Design)
With this program, Students can opt for the career options like Designers, Forecasting, and Fashion Trends Forum Organisers, Freelance Design Consultants, Illustrators, Costume Designers, Stylists, and Entrepreneurs.
B.Des. (Leather Design)
With this program, Students can opt for the career in Leather industry, the options are like Merchandising, Product Development, Retail, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and many other areas.
B.Des. (Accessory Design)
With this program, Students can opt for the career options like Designers, Product Managers, Visual Merchandisers, and Entrepreneurs in broad areas of precious and costume jewellery, giftware, watches, leather goods, footwear, handicrafts and lifestyle products within the specialization offered at different centers.
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B.Des. (Textile Design)
The program prepares students to pursue careers In Design Studios, Textile Mills and Export Houses, Mills, with Fashion Designers, Handloom Cooperatives, Buying Houses and Buying agencies as Design Fabric Managers or work independently as Entrepreneurs or Designers.
B.Des. (Knitwear Design)
The careers are as Designers, Merchandisers, Creative Managers, Production Managers, and Entrepreneurs.
B.Des. (Fashion Communication)
In this course, the students acquires communication skills for Lifestyle and Fashion Industry. Â Five exit levels are envisaged overall: Graphic Design, Visual Merchandising and Retail Space Design, Styling and Photography, Fashion Journalism, PR/Events & Fashion Advertising.
M.Des. (Master of Design)
The graduates from this programme would become innovators in the field of fashion and textiles as well as communication design, holding key positions in large fashion and corporate houses.
The employment opportunities also include trend predicting and forecasting, fashion styling, design and management of fashion brands, etc. The graduates will be able to make contributions in Research and Development through their work in Government and private agencies. They can also become scholars and contribute to the teaching community, or find themselves placed as entrepreneurs running their own studios.
National Institute of Design (NID):
NID comprises all design related courses from types of Interior design to different Fashion Design courses. Though, the fashion field particularly is covered a little less than the NIFT, but everything is covered within these courses.
Bachelor Programmes:
- Des. (Animation Film Design)
- Des. (Ceramic & Glass Design)
- Des. (Exhibition Design)
- Des. (Film & Video Communication)
- Des. (Furniture & Interior Design)
- Des. (Graphic Design)
- Des. (Product Design)
- Des. (Textile Design)
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Master Programmes:
- Des. (Animation Film Design)
- Des. (Ceramic & Glass Design)
- Des. (Film & Video Communication)
- Des. (Furniture & Interior Design)
- Des. (Graphic Design)
- Des. (Product Design)
- Des. (Textile Design)
- Des. (Design for Retail Experience)
- Des. (Digital Game Design)
- Des. (Information Design
- Des. (Interaction Design)
- Des. (Lifestyle Accessory Design)
- Des. (New Media Design)
- Des. (Photography Design)
- Des. (Strategic Design Management)
- Des. (Transportation & Automobile Design)
- Des. (Toy and Game Design)
- Des. (Universal Design)
Hotel Management and Design are a very vast and versatile fields which have a lot of promising career options. Which field to choose depends solely on the student’s choice and interest and as well as the required qualification.  Since, these are professional courses, the salary or packages will solely depend on the person’s skill set.
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