Hospitality and

Culinary Management 

 

Internship/Practicum Opportunities    

    

     An Internship can be an extraordinary experience for a student. Culinary Majors must complete five-2 credit hour practicums before they graduate. Each practicum is 16 weeks long and requires the student to work a total of 125 hours. See Program of Study for suggested practicum flow.

 

      Hospitality Majors must complete one-3 credit hour Internship and work a total of 125 hours.Their work experience should be involved in all areas of the company, examples would be: front desk, housekeeping, sales and service.

     The intern learns about the occupation, work environment, pressures and rewards of the company’s area of emphasis. Additionally, the intern gains work-related experience and develops interpersonal skills which showcase the intern as a potential employee.

     For information or to apply please contact Malka Madkholkar, Internship & Practicum Coordinator at mmadkholkar@hccfl.edu.

 

 Requirements to apply for Culinary Practicum:       

  • Complete FOS-1201 AND FSS-1223    
  • Resume   
  • Availability to work at a practicum site at least 2 days a week

 

Requirements to apply for Hospitality Internship:    

  • Complete a minimum of 50 credit hours       
  • Resume   
  • Availability to work  at a practicum site at least 2 days a week

 

The following is a list of currently available internship opportunities:

List of Internship/Practicum Employers:       

  • Westin Tampa Bay                                   http://www.westintampabay.com/                                       
  • Meals on Wheels of Tampa                      http://www.mowtampa.org/                               
  • Aramark/Tampa Aquarium                        http://www.aramark.com/                   
  • David A Straz Center of Performing Arts   http://www.strazcenter.org/               
  • Embassy Suites                                        http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/                   
  • Publix/Greenwise  Supermarket               http://www.publix.com/

  


 

This page was last updated - July 18, 2011  by Eugene Broda