The Hotel School offers students an opportunity to integrate theory with the practice and responsibility of the professional workplace through our internship program.

Paid internships are integrated within the Associate Degree of Hotel & Tourism Management course to assist you to work out which career pathway is best suited to you and to add valuable experience to your career. You may undertake your internship within Australia or internationally, gaining experience in any sector of tourism and hospitality. To complete the Associate Degree, you must undertake 440 hours per year of workplace experience as well as complete the related academic assessments.

Benefits of internships:

Gain experience within the tourism and hospitality business environment

The Hotel School has connections to leading hotels, resorts, restaurants plus other hospitality and tourism organisations, helping take your classroom knowledge into the workplace.

Internships provide students with the opportunity to:

• Apply theory of the associate degree to the hotel environment
• Practice their skills in a live hotel environment
• Embed themselves into the workings of a hotel environment from a Housekeeping or Food & Beverage perspective
• Engage with guests and be a part of the guest experience
• Begin building their networks within hotels
• Gain a better understanding of the area or direction they’d like their hospitality career to take

On successful completion of the internships, students should be able to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the practicalities of the hospitality industry
• Have the confidence to begin their career in hospitality
• Start to design their career progression

 All students complete a Professional Development subject which develops knowledge and skills relevant to gaining employment, and practical approaches to dealing with common workplace issues. Through this subject, students are well prepared to apply for internship opportunities promoted through The Hotel School. Alternatively, students may choose to approach targeted organisations, or if they are already working in the hotel sector they may seek approval to register their position as the internship.

*440 hours of work each year.

**Paid internships subject to employer approval of internship application. The hourly rate for paid internships is based on Hospitality Industry General Award pay rate effective 29/5/2020. Award rates are reviewed each year in line with the revision of the applicable Federal award. The internship may be undertaken in any location around Australia. Subject to availability. Paid internships at the Hayman Island Resort are subject to InterContinential Hayman Island Resort approval of internship application and employee contract terms and conditions. The hourly rate for paid internships at InterContinential Hayman Island Resort is based under the terms and conditions of The Off Shore Island Resort Collective Agreegment (OSIRCA) .