...Conrad Lashley; Warwick Best; Conrad Lashley; Bill Rowson Purpose Nottingham Business School recently validated a suite of generic qualifications based round the theme of leisure retailing. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Advanced Diploma, where one of the first cohorts...

...Sarah Harper; Caroline Brown; Wilson Irvine Purpose To examine the role of formal qualifications in the career development of contemporary hotel general managers in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was used which provided a sound basis for comparing the opinions...

... in institutions has become an urgent need for the Chinese government and the institutions themselves. The purposes of this study are to examine the education needs of tourism academics in terms of their perception of the value of upgrading their qualifications, the likelihood of further studies, levels...

..., achieving improved productive performance” (p. 64). Because many positions within the industry involve relatively low‐skilled work, opportunities exist for entry into the industry for people with little or no previous experience, skills or qualifications. Arguments advanced above suggest...

...., 1992). © MCB UP Limited 1998 Career development Hospitality industry Qualifications Vocational training Due to increasing competition for international travellers, and a shortage of fully qualified hospitality professionals, tourism ministries in many countries are exploring...