Bar Management is a challenging and rewarding job. There are excellent opportunities for graduates across a wide range of businesses including bars, clubs, hotels, restaurants and with trade suppliers. A Bar Management qualification also gives the graduate opportunities to travel and experience diverse cultures. The area is constantly evolving to meet new trends and customer needs and the graduate will have the opportunity to experience these changes and hopefully to contribute towards developing new and exciting concepts in bars and entertainment. CIT’s Bar Management course develops student’s knowledge of the concepts and processes that are essential for sound managerial practice in the area, along with imparting the operational skills in areas such as drinks service and stylish food preparation and service. The course is taught in a modern building, which is one of the finest Tourism and Hospitality buildings in Europe and includes a stylish Training Bar, a Demonstration Theatre, Training Restaurants, IT Labs and well equipped classrooms. In addition, students have easy access to the wider Institute facilities such as an excellent Library, IT facilities, student accommodation, sports and recreation facilities, and other student supports including a wide array of clubs and societies to suit every student’s interests and tastes. Strong practical content in early years of study, along with our graduates broad range of knowledge, skills and competencies, have meant that they are a candidate of choice for a variety of organisations and many have gone on to become entrepreneurs, owning their own successful business.

Graduates will find that there are opportunities to use their knowledge both in Ireland and abroad. This Degree offers students the opportunity to acquire appropriate managerial skills and techniques that will enable them to be effective and efficient in Bar Management and related areas such as retail and the food and entertainment industries. Typical positions include: • Bar Management • Bar Training & Education • Wine Retailing and Sommelier • Hotel, Restaurant, Catering Management • Stock Control • Club Management • Entrepreneurship/Bar Business Ownership.