• Pass at least one subject at Grade E in GCE A level (or)
• Equivalent foreign qualifications (or) possess level 3 Diploma from CTH (or)
• Mature candidates (minimum 30 years old with 8 years of working experience) with NITEC or minimum 2 GCE O level passes (at least C6 in English and any other subject) or 3 GCE N level passes (at least grade 5 in English and any two other subjects)

Language Proficiency: Students entering the programme whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to TOEFL 500 / IELTS 5.5 or pass in BMC English entry test
Articulate with: CTH Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management QCF (equivalent to the 2nd year of any Hospitality-related bachelor degree programme)

1. Rooms Division Operations (RDO)
   This unit covers understanding rooms division operations (front office and housekeeping departments), front office processes and housekeeping operations.

   Assessment: Closed book written examination

2. Rooms Division Supervision (RDS)
   This unit covers evaluating the effectiveness of rooms division operations (front office and housekeeping departments), supervising housekeeping operations, supervising housekeeping operations and managing the performance of staff.

   Assessment: Assignment or work-based assessment

3. Food and Beverage Operations (FBO)
   This unit covers understanding the principles of food production operations, food production operations and food and beverage service.

   Assessment: Closed book written examination

4. Food and Beverage Supervision (FBS)
   This unit covers evaluating the effectiveness of food and beverage operations, developing food and beverage operations, understanding how to arrange banquets and functions, understanding how to supervise the purchasing and storage of food and beverages and the management of staff performance’

   Assessment: Assignment or work-based assessment

5. Finance in Tourism and Hospitality (FTH)
   This unit aims to introduce learners to the essentials of finance in tourism and hospitality. Learners will understand the key principles for controlling finance, how to interpret financial statements and the use of IT to support financial management in the tourism and hospitality industry.

   Assessment: Closed book written examination

6. Customer Service Management in Tourism and Hospitality (CSMTH)
   This unit covers the management of customer service operations, managing the resolution customers’ queries and complaints, analysing the effectiveness of customer service in hospitality or tourism and understanding the use of quality systems in the tourism and hospitality industry.

   Assessment: Assignment or work-based assessment

7. Global Tourism and Hospitality (GTH)
   This unit covers understanding the size and scope of the global tourism and hospitality industry, the food and accommodation sub-sectors it, the issues and influences affecting it and the growth of global tourism and hospitality brands.

   Assessment: Assignment

Examination Board. CTH Management Programmes are widely recognised by universities as offering equivalency to degree level study and CTH Level 4 Diploma students may therefore gain direct entry onto the second year of a variety of hospitality degree programmes. Similarly, CTH Level 5 Diploma students may enter onto their chosen degree at final year level. The Examinations are conducted five times a year, in January, March, June, September and November.

• Full-time: 9 Months
  Students have theory lessons for a period of 9 months at BMC on Monday to Friday.
• Part-time: 12 Months
  Students have theory lessons for a period of 12 months at BMC on weekday nights.

6-months Industry Attachment (IA)

Industry Attachment (IA) is provided to the students who successfully completed the 7 core modules of the course. Students can secure IA in or outside Singapore. BMC International College will assist in the IA application by linking them to the industry partners of the College. Students who do not wish to do the Industry Attachment (IA) or are unable to secure, will have to successfully complete a Research Project.

The application for training work permit is subject to approval by the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore.

Students can achieve the guided learning hours in combination of face to face classroom interactions, self study and group study as well as research work. They will be required to attend a certain number of lecture hours to support their studies, and will receive guidance to complete the learning hours.

Upon completion of all 7 modules, the Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management QCF Certification will be awarded by Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality.

The Grade Structure is Pass 40%, Merit 60% and Distinction 80%.

Closed book written examination or assignment/work assessment.

Assessment results will be available to the students within 3 months upon completion of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal (if any) on assessment results must be lodged within 7 days after the release of assessment results.