A recipe book to directly address the needs of Hospitality and Home Economics courses offered by SQA.

This book, an essential text for hospitality management students, examines the relevance and applications of general management theory and principles to hospitality organizations. Using contemporary material and case studies, the book indicates ways in which performance may be improved through better use of human resources. Rigorous academic theory is related to hospitality practice, based on the authors' great knowledge of the hospitality industry. The text takes a vocational basis and the illustration of the theory with the real-life examples of hospitality management in action provides a solid and stimulating introduction to the subject.

Over the last decade as the importance of vocational qualifications has been firmly established, the system has become increasingly complex and hard to grasp. Now in its sixth edition, this popular and accessible reference book provides up-to-date information on over 3500 vocational qualifications in the UK. Divided into five parts, the first clarifies the role of the accrediting and major awarding bodies and explains the main types of vocational qualifications available. A directory then lists over 3500 vocational qualifications, classified by professional and career area, giving details of type of qualification, title, level, awarding body and, where possible, the course code and content. The third section comprises a glossary of acronyms used, together with a comprehensive list of awarding bodies, industry lead bodies, professional institutes and associations, with their contact details. Section four is a directory of colleges offering vocational qualifications in the UK, arranged alphabetically by area. Finally, section five is an index of all qualifications, listed alphabetically by title.

Annual directory containing detailed descriptions of more than 1,000 cooking schools worldwide. 417 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4, trade paperback

The only comprehensive resource to culinary education worldwide. Contains detailed descriptions of more than 1000 career and recreational programs in the U.S. and other countries.