Shaping Brighter Futures – Equipping participants with the management skills, tools and techniques to advance

 Pictured (L-R): Dervla O’Neill, Learning and Development Manager IHF Skillnet; Deidre Donoghue, The Hamlet Hotel; Frances Townsend, The Skylon Hotel; Patrick Kickham Lennon, Seafield Hotel; Malini Deepchand, The Savoy Hotel; Denyse Campbell, IHF President; David Vaughney, Villa Rose; Bridget Tiernan, Sandymount Hotel; Margaret Laura, Dooley’s Hotel and Angela Harvey, Course Director, Griffith College.

On Tuesday, 8th November, 32 graduates of the IHF Skillnet Certificate in Applied Human Resource Management for Hotels and Guesthouses were celebrated at a graduation ceremony hosted by Griffith College. The graduates of this course from 2021 and 2022 were conferred in front of friends and family, and were presented with their certificate by Prof. Diarmuid Hegarty, President of Griffith College. Denyse Campbell, IHF President, shared in the celebrations at this inaugural event.

The Certificate in Applied Human Resources is designed to develop the participants’ management capabilities enabling them to build, motivate and manage successful teams and individuals. The programme covers topics such as Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management and Employee Development, in addition to the latest in Employment Law.

Bridget Tiernan, HR Manager with the Sandymount Hotel and one of graduates commented, “The HR course was excellent. It was full of practical and relevant tips and best practice which I was able to immediately deploy. I would thoroughly recommend the course.”

Pictured (L-R): Deidre Donoghue, The Hamlet Hotel; Frances Townsend, The Skylon Hotel; Patrick Kickham Lennon, Seafield Hotel; Malini Deepchand, The Savoy Hotel; Denyse Campbell, IHF President; David Vaughney, Villa Rose; Bridget Tiernan, Sandymount Hotel and Margaret Laura, Dooley’s Hotel.

Angela Harvey, Course Director added “This is a challenging time for HR Professionals in the hotel sector and this bespoke course brings the practical training and support needed to ensure future success”.

The next Certificate in Applied Human Resource Management for Hotels and Guesthouses will begin on Wednesday, 8th February 2023 and you can contact Dervla O’Neill – oneilld@ihf.ie to request the course brochure or prebook a place.