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						| 3. PROFILE OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES |  
						| General competences: 
 
	be familiar with various methods of learning, use sources of information well, show functional literacy;understand assignments or identify the cores of problems, exert variable solutions, work both independently and within a team;communicate in one foreign language at the level of at least B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; cope with changing socio-economic conditions, be financially literate;be aware of the labour market mechanisms, and of the employee-employer relationships, act on career decisions responsibly, understand the significance of lifelong learning;use basic mathematics and the basic principles of physics and chemistry when needed in daily situations;work with the means of information and communication technologies, exploit adequate sources of information, handle information effectively;act in an environmentally-conscious manner and in compliance with strategies for sustainability;support values of local, national, European and world cultures, recognize the value of life;exert fundamentals of health protection, occupational safety, and fire prevention and safety;exert norms and prescriptions in the field. Vocational competences:
 
 
 
	perform and organize gastronomic activities, manage catering operations;know and comprehend the technological procedure of processing raw materials, food and drink preparation and checking their quality;ensure compliance with food hygiene regulations in gastronomy;apply the principles of rational nutrition and alternative meals;know food and beverage products and their catering application;handle the sales techniques, systems and types of catering services;organize and coordinate work teams’ activities in production and sales;compile menus according to gastronomic rules and other aspects;ensure gastronomic events from the organizational and economic point of view;know foreign cuisines and dining experience, respond to new trends in catering;perform and organize accommodation services, manage the operation of accommodation facilities, offer and provide services in accommodation facilities, perform reception services;work with information technology when providing services in accommodation facilities;carry out and organize professional activities of tourism services - providing tourism services, presenting their offer for different types, forms of tourism and groups of clients;perform commercial and business activities in the hotel business and tourism services;be aware of the commercial and business activities of hotels and other tourism businesses and institutions;apply modern forms of offering and selling products and services;ensure the main activities by means of current and long-term assets;determinate products and services prices;manage business administration, keep record of the movement of assets, raw materials, products and services;use economic information to manage operating sectors, know and comprehend the methods for evaluating the results of operations. |  |