...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...

... fees, transport, resource and stationery costs were perceived by both men and women as a major barrier to enrolment (McGivney, 1993). The absence of educational qualification criteria for employment in many areas of the hospitality industry, results in an industry comprised of employees from...

... programmes seem to benefit both associations and members. 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...