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Crown Institute offers Gateway programmes for secondary school students interested in Travel and Tourism, Small Business and Hospitality. These courses are a great way for you to gain credits toward NCEA and to experience what it’s like to work for a successful company in these industries. It also looks great on your C.V. and may open up employment opportunities for you in the future.
Designed for students interested in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
This programme will place you in a hotel for 30-40 hours of work placement. You will get to experience different departments of the Hotel, giving you an overview of this rapidly expanding industry. If you are looking at a career in Travel or Hospitality, hotels offer the best training, and fantastic opportunities for travel and advancement. Completing this programme gives you an advantage when looking for work in any field in the future, and will allow you to enrol directly into our level 4 courses in Travel and Tourism, Small Business or Hospitality.
You need to complete three unit standards:
Level
02
Credits
02
You will be trained to maintain personal knowledge of the hospitality organisation’s products and services and then provide such information to hospitality guests.
Level
03
Credits
05
In this unit standard, you will undergo a thorough training to apply your knowledge to provide hospitality service and also to maximise sales for the organisation. This experience will be excellent for learning real-world selling skills.
Level
03
Credits
03
This is an assessment on your workplace, you will be given a workbook to fill out during your placement that will help you gather the information you need for this assessment.
All applicants will be interviewed before being placed in an organisation. We will be assessing your motivation, maturity and initiative during this interview. You will also need to attend a Gateway induction at Crown Institute that will help you prepare for the placement.
Interested?
Speak to your Gateway Co-Ordinator or Careers Advisor and put forward your name for this programme.
Designed for students interested in Business or Marketing
You will need to complete approximately 30-40 hours of work in an organisation we place you in, and complete three unit standards related to business and your workplace, totalling 11 credits. You will also need to attend a half-day induction at Crown, which covers personal presentation for work, basic customer service and workplace expectations. Completion of this course will allow you
to enrol directly into our level 4 course in Small Business.
You need to complete THREE unit standards:
Level
03
Credits
04
This unit provides knowledge about factors that are critical to the success of businesses. It also covers the knowledge of business costs, taxation and profit implications.
Level
03
Credits
04
This unit covers the business communication process which is critical for the success of all businesses and business employees. It also enables you to examine business situations using the communication process model.
Level
03
Credits
03
This is an assessment on your workplace, you will be given a workbook to fill out during your placement that will help you gather the information you need for this assessment.
All applicants will be interviewed before being placed in an organisation. We will be assessing your motivation, maturity and initiative during this interview. You will also need to attend a Gateway induction at Crown Institute that will help you prepare for the placement.
Interested?
Speak to your Gateway Co-Ordinator or Careers Advisor and put forward your name for this programme.
“We have worked with the team from Crown in school for the past two years. Students have enjoyed the interactive nature of the teaching delivery enjoying their project day making coffees and learning barista skills. We have found the course to be exceptional value for money and the staff has always been accommodating to meet our needs.”
Craig Dyason
Albany Senior High School
