Hospitality and Tourism Cluster
CIMC supports instructors and programs in the Hospitality and Tourism career cluster by providing a variety of instructional materials, ranging from career exploration to occupational preparation. Some of our related resources are featured below. Many others are available. See the Career Clusters Resource Matrix for a more comprehensive list of products available in your cluster. To learn more, or to order any of these materials, contact our customer service department at 800.654.4502 or by e-mail, or use our online catalog.
Career Clusters Resource Matrix
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The Career Clusters Resource Matrix identifies the skill standards, curriculum, and assessments produced by our divisions (CIMC, MAVCC, and Testing) that can assist you, whether you are looking for occupational duty and task statements, in-depth curriculum content for students and teachers, competency assessments of occupational competencies—or a combination of these. Simply identify the specific pathways within the Hospitality and Tourism cluster to locate the resources that meet your needs. Matrices for different Career Clusters can be found on our Instructional Choices page. For more information about Career Clusters, visit CareerTech's Career Clusters website.
Hospitality and Tourism matrix (PDF file)
Touring Oklahoma
Touring Oklahoma provides students with an opportunity to explore careers in the Hospitality & Tourism cluster within the context of Oklahoma events, attractions and places of interest. This curriculum also helps students to become more aware of marketing opportunities for destinations in specific regions of the state. Students will learn about tourism themes and destinations in Oklahoma, compare economic opportunities in different regions of the state, and explore careers in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Unit titles include:
- Describing Travel in Oklahoma
- Defining Tourism Themes for Oklahoma
- Touring Arbuckle Country
- Touring Frontier Country
- Touring Great Plains Country
- Touring Green Country
- Touring Kiamichi Country
- Touring Red Carpet Country
Touring Oklahoma covers the following Hospitality and Tourism pathways:
- Travel and Tourism
Beverage Management
Beverage Management, part of the Culinary Arts series, gives foodservice workers the knowledge they need to get started in the industry. Topics include Beverage Basics, Wine, and Laws and Responsible Beverage Service. With Job and Assignment Sheets that are set up for schools that can and cannot offer alcohol to students, and a customizable teacher CD, this publication is sure to satisfy both students' and teachers' needs.
Beverage Management covers the following Hospitality and Tourism pathways:
- Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services
Culinary Concepts
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As the first publication in the four-part Culinary Arts curriculum series, Culinary Concepts whets students' appetites for working in foodservice. The curriculum is aligned with the American Culinary Federation (ACF) "Knowledge and Skill Competencies." Topics include workplace and employability skills, safety and sanitation, menu planning, purchasing and receiving, management, and more.
Culinary Concepts covers the following Hospitality and Tourism pathways:
- Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services
We are offering Unit 1, "Introduction to the Foodservice Industry," as a free sample to download.
Introduction to the Foodservice Industry, Student Workbook (PDF file, 99 KB)
Online Competency Testing
Our Testing division offers online competency tests for several different careers in the Hospitality and Tourism cluster.
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Updated 02.15.08