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William Blue College of Hospitality Management is an Australian private hospitality college that offers both tertiary education and vocational education and training.
Contents
- History
- Courses
- Campuses
- William Blue Dining
- Hospitality Industry Connections
- Notable Graduates
- References
The college is owned by education provider Think Education, itself part of the Laureate International Universities group. Think Education was previously owned by SEEK Learning.
Other Think colleges include: Billy Blue College of Design, CATC Design School, APM College of Business and Communication, Southern School of Natural Therapies, Australian National College of Beauty, Australasian College of Natural Therapies and Jansen Newman Institute. Together these colleges have in excess of 10,000 students enrolled.
History
The college first opened in 1990 as the William Blue International Hotel Management School. The college was named for Billy Blue, a figure in Australian colonial history.
After operating for many years at a campus in North Sydney, the college expanded to Brisbane in 2014 and relocated its Sydney campus to The Rocks in 2015.
Courses
The college offers bachelor's degree and diploma courses specialising in Commercial Cookery, Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Hotel Management and Event Management. As part of their mandatory assessment, students of Commercial Cookery and Hospitality Management spend much of their time working in the college’s training restaurant, William Blue Dining.
Campuses
The college has two campuses in Sydney (The Rocks) and Brisbane (Fortitude Valley). The campus at The Rocks was opened in February 2015 and is shared exclusively with partner college APM College of Business and Communication. Brisbane campus is also shared with APM College of Business and Communication as well as Think Education partners Australasian College of Natural Therapies, Australian National College of Beauty, Billy Blue College of Design and CATC Design School.
William Blue Dining
The college operates a training restaurant that is open to the public as part of its course delivery. The restaurant, William Blue Dining, was won several awards, including three Restaurant and Catering Association Awards for Excellence, and is currently occupying the former location of Neil Perry’s Rockpool restaurant at The Rocks.
Hospitality Industry Connections
Part of the college’s niche is strong engagement with the wider hospitality industry, largely through the operation of William Blue Dining as well as through connections with celebrity chefs such as Ed Halmagyi.