AEHT

The National Institute of Tourism training (I.N.F.T.)

The various schools and application units of the I.N.F.T. develop their activities under the technical and pedagogical guidance of the central services. They are strategically located in those areas of the country which are more oriented towards tourism activities and which, therefore, are in greater need of professionals adequately equipped to serve the requirements of the various tourism and hotel establishments in their particular area.

This school was founded in 1991 and was established in Estoril’s Tourism and Hotel Scholar Centre. Here they provide higher education courses for the hotel and tourism sectors, namely :

- Higher Degree in Hotel Direction and Management
- Higher Degree in Tour Operating Direction and Management
- Higher Degree in National Tour Guiding

These courses provide the successful students with the higher level certificate and professional qualification for the following careers : Hotel Direction Assistant, Tourism Technician and National Tour Guide.

The school also develops specialized courses aimed at National Tour Guides, as well as thematic seminars designed for professionals in the tourism and hotel management sectors, namely courses on Tourism Animation and complementary training courses for Hotel Directors and Tour Operators.

This school was founded in 1967 and was established in the former Bishopry of Faro. Today it is located at the site of the former Convent of S. Francisco which has been specially refurbished for its present day purpose. Here basic and continuous training courses in both hotel and tourism areas are taught, namely :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Training Courses for Technical Staff :
• Tourism Management and Techniques
This course provides the successful students with a professional qualification which could enable them to enter into a career as a Tourist Technician.

- Professional Training Courses :
• Front Office / Back Office
• Cookery / Pastry
• Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide the successful student with an academic qualification (12th grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification enabling them to enter into a career as a Receptionist, Cook and Waiter/Barman respectively.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Specialised Courses
• Graduation in Hotel Direction • Rent-a-car Reception.

- Language Courses :
• Dutch • German

Thematic seminars are also held, aimed at professionals working in the hotel and tourism sectors.

Directly dependent on the Hotel and Tourism school of Algarve, this unit has been teaching Continous Training Courses since 1970. It has recently relocated to more modern and better equipped premises. The following courses are taught :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Professional Training Courses :
• Cookery / Pastry • Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide a professional qualification to enable the successful student to enter into careers as a Cook and Waiter / Barman respectively.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Language Courses :
• German • English

This school has been in operation since 1989, in the Quinta da Boavista, and at present the opening of a Hotel Application Unit (Estalagem) is being considered. The following courses are taught at the school :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Courses for Training of Technical Staff :
• Food & Beverage Manager

This course provides successful students with a professional qualification for entry into a career as a Food & Beverage Manager.

- Courses for Professional Training :
• Front Office / Back Office • Cookery / Pastry • Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide the successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into careers as a Receptionist, Cook, Waiter / Barman respectively.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Upgrading Courses :
• Bar • Cookery • Pastry • Restaurant

- Language Courses
• English

Thematic seminars are also held, aimed at professionals working in the hotel and tourism sectors.

Founded in 1974, this school was the first to be destined specifically for the training of technical professions. Today, it is part of the Hotel and Tourism Scholar Centre of Estoril, and courses of basic training and continuous training are held here, namely :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Professional Training Courses :
• Front Office / Back Office • Cookery / Pastry • Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide the successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into careers as a Receptionist, Cook, Waiter / Barman respectively.

b) Continuous Traning Courses :

- Upgrading Courses
• Front Office • House-keeping • Bar • Cookery • Restaurant

- Specialised Courses
• Scansion • Flower Decoration

- Language Courses :
• English • French • German

Thematic seminars are also held, aimed at professionals working in the hotel and tourism sectors.

This is a pioneering school in the domain of training for the hotel and tourism industry in Portugal. It was founded in 1957 and over the years it has trained thousands of professionals.The following courses are currently taught at the school :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Professional Training Courses
• Front Office / Back Office • Cookery / Pastry • Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide the successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into careers as a Receptionist, Cook, Waiter / Barman respectively.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Upgrading Courses :
• Bar • Cookery • Restaurant

- Specialised Courses
• Scansion • Art • Natural Heritage • Graduation in Hotel Direction • Tourism Courier

- Language Courses :
• English • French • German • Japanese

Thematic seminars are also held, aimed at professionals working in the hotel and tourism sectors.

Under the direct responsibility of the Tourism and Hotel School of Lisbon, this Unit teaches basic training and continuous training courses in premises which belong to the Tourism Region of the Blue Coast (Setubal). The following courses are taught :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Professional Training Courses
• Restaurant / Bar

This course provides successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into a career as a Waiter / Barman.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Upgrading Courses :
• Cookery • Restaurant

- Language Courses :
• English • French

Founded in 1968 with the purpose of supporting the development of the tourism industry in the North of Portugal, this school teaches basic training and continuous training courses, namely :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Courses for the Training of Technical Staff :
• Hotel Management and Techniques • Tourism Management and Techniques

These courses provide the successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into careers as an Assistant Hotel Director and as a Tourism Technicician respectively.

b) Continuous Training Courses :

- Upgrading Courses :
• Graduation in Hotel Direction • Rent-a-Car Receptionists

Thematic seminars are also held, aimed at professionals working in the hotel and tourism sectors.

This recently renovated application unit is located in a former estalagem (hostel) of the town of Santa Maria da Feira and is under the responsibility of the Tourism and Hotel School of Oporto. Here the following courses in basic training are taught :

a) Basic Training Courses :

- Professional Training Courses
• Cookery / Pastry • Restaurant / Bar

These courses provide the successful students with an academic qualification (12 grade of compulsory schooling) and a professional qualification which will enable the successful student to enter into careers as a Cook and Waiter / Barman respectively.

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