ICHM - Career Weeks

Hotel management - it's more than a job, it's a lifestyle and a passion. Twice a year, generally July and October, ICHM runs two one-week programs designed to help students make an informed decision regarding ICHM and a management career in the hotel industry.

What to expect

This live-in introduction to the course is your opportunity to experience the hotel/ hospitality environment and ICHM first hand. You can expect to:

Learn about the tourism & hospitality industry.
Discover different career paths.
Learn the job of a Hotel Manager.
Have a fun, hands-on introduction to hotel operations.
Practice being a hotel manager & work through issues together with your executive team.
Introduction to supervision & management topics including communications, HR, management & marketing.
Visit local hotel & tourism sites.
Ask questions of ICHM students.
Meet the teaching staff.
Experience the world class ICHM teaching facilities.
Learn about ICHM’s worldwide undergraduate industry placement program (internship).
In-depth understanding of Courses.
Learn the workload & demands expected of students.
Experience ICHM’s outstanding on-campus accommodation.

ICHM Career Week 2010 Brochure & Application Form

ICHM Career Week 2010.pdf

Samantha's Story

SAMANTHA HOWARD IS A CURRENT ICHM STUDENT THAT ATTENDED A CAREER WEEK, SHE IS CURRENTLY ON INTERNSHIP AT THE ISLAND SHANGRI-LA HONG KONG

Being born and raised in Hong Kong, I was lucky enough to be
exposed to travel from a young age and I was hooked!
Travel was the biggest thing for me when choosing a career path and I initially considered being a pilot. After discovering that friends and family would probably not get in a car I was driving much less an airplane, I realised I had to re-think!

After hearing about ICHM through my high school career centre,
I was instantly drawn to the course for its concentrated study
program and internship opportunities. Suddenly, I found myself
strongly considering a career in hospitality. After researching all
possible options in Australia, I still felt that ICHM was best suited to
me. Not having a plan B, I decided that I better make sure plan A
would work. I felt that the best way to know for sure would be to
visit ICHM and to get a feel for Adelaide. I signed up the next day
for the October 2006 Career Week.

On my first day in Adelaide, I met an old Hong Kong school
friend on the train to Glenelg and decided that the world wasn’t as
big as I thought it was and that Adelaide was big enough for me!
With friendly lecturers and international students, the classes at
ICHM throughout the week confirmed that it was the place I
wanted to be.

Starting ICHM in January 2008, it felt awesome to work hard for
something I wanted and enjoyed. I did my first internship at the
Hong Kong Peninsula in Food and Beverage before heading back to Adelaide for second year studies. Currently, I am on my second
internship at the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong in Sales and
Marketing. From here, opportunities and possibilities seem endless.

Thanks to Career Week, I made the right career choice and thanks
to ICHM, I have the support network for a promising career in
hospitality with travel. Can’t wait til third year!

Enjoy! Good luck!