The Hospitality Awarding Body (HAB) was, until January 2010, the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
's specialist awarding body for
hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship of a host towards a guest, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill and welcome. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis de Jaucourt, Louis, ...
and
catering
Catering is the business of providing food services at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio.
History of catering
The earliest account of major service ...
qualifications.
History
In 2005 the company was acquired by the
City and Guilds of London Institute
The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies to develop a national system of technical education, the institute has be ...
, retaining its independent awarding body status until August 2009.
In January 2010 all active HAB candidates registered since 1 September 2006 were transferred onto
City & Guilds awards.
See also
*
Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality
The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) is a specialist awarding organisation, offering vocational qualifications for the hospitality, culinary and tourism industries, worldwide.
CTH is recognised and regulated by Ofqual, the regulato ...
External links
City & Guilds website* American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
Hospitality industry in the United Kingdom
Hospitality industry organizations
Vocational education in the United Kingdom
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