Beverage Management - Moraine Valley Community College

Beverage Management from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Resort Management degree that prepares you for a Hospitality career. Moraine Valley Community College?s Beverage Management Program prepares students for entry-level positions in the beverage area of restaurants , hotels and clubs. The Beverage Management Program combines small-business management training applicable to the hospitality industry in general and the beverage area in particular. This certificate program requires fewer credit hours to complete than an associate?s degree. Courses taken in this certificate program may be applied to Moraine Valley?s Restaurant/Hotel Management or Culinary Arts Associate in Applied Science degree program without loss of credit. This program is intended to lead to employment. If you are considering transferring to a four-year college or university to obtain a bachelor?s degree using the courses from this program, make an appointment with an academic advisor to review your options. Alcohol awareness certification is also provided by the Beverage Management program and is required by many communities. Nature of Work? A beverage manager may oversee an operation, as well as manage a lounge or beverage service area. A beverage manager deals with all facets of operation, including personnel, menu planning, inventory control, sanitation, beverage preparation, and marketing. Related Job Title? Food and beverage manager, bartender, sommelier, purchasing agent, convention services manager, customer service manager, restaurant manager, food production manager, and food and beverage sales. Employment Outlook? Job openings are expected to be abundant for food and beverage serving and related workers. Overall employment of these workers is expected to increase as fast as the average over the 2004-14 period as population, personal incomes, and employment expand. While employment growth will create many new jobs, the overwhelming majority of openings will arise from the need to replace the high proportion of workers who leave the occupations each year. Projected employment growth between 2004 and 2014 varies somewhat by type of job; however, average employment growth is expected for almost all food and beverage serving and related occupations. Food and beverage serving and related workers derive their earnings from a combination of hourly wages and customer tips. Earnings vary greatly, depending on the type of job and establishment. In some large restaurants and hotels, food and beverage serving and related workers belong to unions-principally the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union and the Service Employees International Union. View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Resort Management courses.