It's one of the things I see as my way of giving back.

We want to see students who have a passion for our industry

And we want to give them a headstart in that and some knowledge

that allows them to move a bit more easily into the world of hospitality and hotel management

The old TAFE was seen as a bit of a last resort

Here, partnered with Charles Sturt University, we focus on the hotel management itself

the pathways and the experience itself and also the reputation that Charles Sturt University brings to us as well

helps us to legitimise the product

The Ryde Campus has always been a centre for excellence

it's always had fantastic teachers, the students who are here have got fantastic resources

We have a bar, we have a working restaurant

We have rooms that we can do room service in

so the level of professionalism is above anywhere else

within a hotel management degree

The teacher-student interaction with the classes gave us a better insight of the subject instead of just attending the lecture and hearing the lecturer talk to us

It's not just delivered, it's participated in.

So the students find that they're able to have a voice within the classroom

rather than just sit there and take notes

It's more easy for us to interact with the teachers

And the teachers give attention to each of us.

So we become quite a big family.

I think the learning approach here is tremendous because a lot of the teachers here have got a wealth of industry

experience as well as academic experience

Anytime, anything we need, they're here to help us

I've never really viewed them as lecturers, they've always been like mates.

It just feels as if they're a mentor more than anything

When you leave here, you leave with a Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management

so that then will help you to travel internationally if you wish

being able to work in hotels, at snowfields and resorts around the world would be absolutely amazing

and I think this course has allowed me to do that

If someone wants to be a good manager, if you want to be in hospitality, if you want to be with people - it's the best course to follow

I'm learning things that are relevant

I'm learning about an industry that's the biggest in the world

Some of the best teachers I've ever had in my life so

it's definitely been beneficial to my learning and I've definitely grown as a person as a result

The degree is a commitment and we know it's going to be hard

The day that you walk out of here with a degree that you've worked on and tirelessly studied for

You'll feel proud and you'll know you have earned it