Bad Gleichenberg tourism schools
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| type of school | Vocational high and middle school; College; Advanced course for tourism |
| founding | 1946 |
| address |
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Strasse 18 |
| place | Bad Gleichenberg |
| state | Styria |
| Country | Austria |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 '28 " N , 15 ° 54' 28" E |
| carrier | Styrian Chamber of Commerce and the specialist groups in the catering and hotel industry |
| student | 310 |
| Teachers | around 50 |
| management | Peter Kospach |
| Website | www.tourismusschule.com |
The Bad Gleichenberg Tourism Schools are a training center for tourism and provide training for professions in the hotel and hospitality industry as well as for service professions. Tourism, business, general education and business subjects as well as communication and languages are the focus of the training.
History and school building
It was founded in 1946 as an initiative of the Styrian Tourism Section of the Chamber of Commerce as a two-year hotel management school in Pichl an der Enns (Pichlmayrgut) in Schladming . In 1949 the hotel management school was relocated to Bad Gleichenberg and opened in November with 79 students. The students were accommodated in the Villa Possenhofen, the actual main building of the hotel management school in Bad Gleichenberg. The Possenhofen was built in 1874 by Gottfried Höflinger - a native of Vienna, mayor of Gleichenberg and coffee house owner in Varaždin - as a villa hotel in the style of the founder's palace. It was named after the Possenhofen Castle on Lake Starnberg, where the Bavarian Duchess Elisabeth , who later became Empress of Austria, spent her youth. In Bad Gleichenberg it was hoped that the Empress would come to the cure one day and live in Possenhofen. In 1957 the Styrian Hotel Management School Association was founded by the Styrian Chamber of Commerce, the specialist group for restaurants and bars and the specialist group for accommodation providers. In 1961 a two-year hospitality school was established. In 1967 the new school building erected next to it (investment volume 10 million schillings; number of students 254) was moved into. In 1985 the new type of school “Higher Education Institute for Tourism Professions” (five-year training with Matura and specialist diploma) was set up. In 2002 the new branch “College for tourism and leisure industry” (English-speaking college) was started. On January 12th, 2012, governor Franz Voves and provincial governor deputy Hermann Schützenhöfer opened the intermediate wing between the boarding school and school, built according to the plans of the Szyszkowitz + Kowalski architectural office .
Higher Education Institute for Tourism (HLT)
The higher educational institution for tourism is a five-year training course to become a tourism clerk. There is a choice between two training focuses:
- Modular tourism management
- Third living foreign language
The focus “modular tourism management” includes z. B. the introduction to hotel, catering and sustainability management, e-marketing and IT management or applied project management.
The focus on “Third Living Foreign Language” concentrates not only on the two foreign languages English and Spanish or French but also on Italian. In addition to the training focuses, various practical subjects such as B. Kitchen management and service organization taught. The degree takes place with the maturity and diploma examination, university entrance qualification, replacement of the entrepreneurial examination and replacement of the apprenticeship time for four apprenticeships.
Hotel Management School (HFS)
The hotel management school is a three-year apprenticeship as a hotel clerk. The main focus of the training is hotel and catering management, although with this type of school you cannot choose between specializations. In hotel and catering management, for example, the trends in the hotel and catering trade are deepened, as well as complaints, event and quality management.
The practical subjects of kitchen management, service organization and patisserie are also taught. The conclusion takes place with the diploma examination, replacement of the entrepreneurial examination and replacement of the apprenticeship time for three apprenticeship occupations.
College for Tourism and Leisure Management
The College for Tourism and Leisure Management is a four-semester training course after the Matura or the university entrance examination. It is an apprenticeship as a tourism clerk. With this type of school you can choose the language of instruction between German and English. There are two main training areas:
- Third living foreign language French
- Modular tourism management
In addition to English and Italian, French is also taught in the third living foreign language focus.
The focus “modular tourism management” includes z. B. the introduction to hotel, catering and sustainability management, e-marketing and IT management or applied project management.
The graduation takes place with the diploma examination, replacement of the entrepreneurial examination, replacement of the apprenticeship periods of four apprenticeships and credits at various universities and colleges.
Advanced course for tourism
The advanced course for tourism is a three-year apprenticeship as a tourism clerk that can be completed after a technical college or an apprenticeship. The training focus is hotel and catering management.
The graduation takes place with maturity and diploma examination, university entrance qualification, replacement of the entrepreneurial examination and replacement of the apprenticeship time for four apprenticeships.
boarding schools
The schools have four boarding schools:
- Boarding school Possenhofen (for schoolgirls)
- Boarding school Haus am Park (boarding school for graduating classes)
- Boarding school Venice (for pupils)
- Boarding school Venice-South (for college students - is used as a student residence)
For the pupils of the school types "Höhere Lehranstalt für Tourismus und Hotelfachschule" there is a boarding duty, unless they come from Bad Gleichenberg or the surrounding communities. Currently (2015) around 300 pupils and students live in the boarding schools.
school uniform
During class time is school uniforms mandatory , in the practical-oriented subjects a practice clothing is provided.
Directors
- 1946–1956 Andreas Thurner
- 1956–1971 Robert Winter
- 1971–1991 Herbert H. Schille
- 1991–1996 Walter Prager
- 1996 Eckhard Labadie, interim
- 1996–2009 Helmuth Hölbing
- 2009–2017 Wolfgang Haas
- since 2017 Peter Kospach
Staff and teachers
There are currently 50 teachers and nine educators working at the school. The school and boarding school kitchen employs 13 people.
Catering on campus
The schoolchildren and the entire staff are fed by the school's in-house canteen.
particularities
Styrian wine trophy
Since 1998, the Bad Gleichenberg tourism schools have organized the Styrian Wine Trophy every year , where the best Styrian wines are awarded in various categories. In April 2014 this took place for the 17th time.
Culinary Course, Cheese Connoisseur Challenge Winner 2014
In 1997, the Culinary Course was organized for the first time in cooperation with US foreign trade , and in 2004 the Graduate Star Gala was held for the first time . In 2009 the Cheese Trophy was organized for the first time in cooperation with the Schärdinger company . In October 2014, students from the Bad Gleichenberg tourism schools achieved first place among 52 participating students from 26 Austrian schools in the nationwide cheese connoisseur challenge .
Concierge training
Since 1990 concierge training has been offered in cooperation with the international professional association of hotel concierges Les Clefs d'Or .
Vacation studies
In cooperation with the Bad Gleichenberg tourism schools, studies and surveys on vacation behavior have been published repeatedly.
Energy manager in tourism
Together with partners such as Ecoversum, Energiedetektiv, ESTAG , Bonergo, Area20 and the Province of Styria, around 15 students are trained in four semesters to become “energy managers in tourism”. The training comprises around 100 hours of theory and 100 hours of practice.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our Campus> Living and Learning in the Community. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 11, 2016 ; accessed on May 11, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Villa Possenhofen community Bad Gleichenberg. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ Szyszkowitz + Kowalski - Bad Gleichenberg Tourism School . Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ School uniform ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ↑ Best Styrian wines awarded at Weintrophy . Article dated April 3, 2014, accessed February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Styrian Wine Trophy in Bad Gleichenberg ( Memento from February 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Tourismusschulen Bad Gleichenberg - History ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ National competition - Cheese Connoisseur Challenge 2014 . Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ clefsdor.at . Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Booming tourism in God's name . Article from January 31, 2015, accessed on February 2, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Austrians travel more and more spontaneously . Article from January 15, 2013, accessed on February 2, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Short-term decision . Article dated June 19, 2006, accessed February 2, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Holidays are becoming more and more spontaneous . Article dated February 8, 2006, accessed February 2, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - domestic holidays still in vogue . APA notification of January 29, 2003, accessed on February 2, 2015.
- ↑ wko.at - Energy manager in tourism ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . APA notification dated February 13, 2014, accessed February 3, 2015.
