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Diploma in Hospitality
With the successful introduction of Consumer
Studies, Hospitality Management and Tourism
Management in the South African school system,
there has been a surge in interest in careers such
as pastry and confectionary chefs, food preparation
and culinary art, food and beverage services,
hotel and lodge management, nutrition and menu
planning, hygiene and food safety, cookery, tourism
management, events management, food retail
management, food stylist, food journalist, food
product marketers and restaurant ownership.
Some well-known examples for food, hospitality
and event management are:
• Capsicum Culinary Studio with campuses in Cape
Town, Durban, Boksburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg
and Port Elizabeth.
• Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch
• HTA School of Culinary Art in Johannesburg
• SA Chefs Training and Innovation Academy in
Cape Town and Centurion
• The Private Hotel School in Stellenbosch and
Rosebank (see below for more details)
• Cape Town Hotel School at the Cape Peninsula
• University of Technology
• International Hotel School with campuses in
Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
• School of Tourism and Hospitality at the
University of Johannesburg
• Fusion Cooking School in KwaZulu-Natal
• Oxbridge Academy Events Management
• Rosebank College Higher certificate in Event
Management
Africa, it's not that easy and I saw a gap in the
market! I decided to use my TPHS qualification to
open stores in Stellenbosch, Brackenfell and the
Neighbourgoods Market in Woodstock.
WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO ENROL AT THE PRIVATE
HOTEL SCHOOL?
I chose TPHS because it’s a private institution that
works with the American Hospitality Academy and
City & Guilds and therefore the qualifications are
internationally recognised.
WHAT COURSE DID YOU STUDY?
I studied an Advanced Certificate in Hospitality
Management and I liked the broadness of it… you
learn something about everything. I did subjects
that people do in a BCom.
THE PRIVATE HOTEL SCHOOL
GRADUATE
Roderick Portocarero, graduate of The Private
Hotel School (TPHS) in Stellenbosch and now coowner
of the Belgian waffle business, For the Love
of Yummyness.
WHY CRÊPES AND WAFFLES?
Coming from Belgium, I grew up with a traditional
waffle store on every street corner. Here, in South
WHAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS YOU LEARNED
AT TPHS?
Don’t crack under pressure! At TPHS they put us
under pressure with short deadlines for projects,
but this ultimately prepared me for the industry
where this happens on a daily basis.
FINAL WORD…
You won’t find a better learning environment than
TPHS! They also incubate entrepreneurship, so if
you want to own your own business one day, they
have equipped you with the skill and mindset.
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