Hospitality, Events & Tourism Career Cluster
Courses in the Hospitality, Events & Tourism career cluster from Savvas prepare students for careers in food service, lodging, travel, and event management. As they learn how to create memorable experiences through exceptional customer service and smooth logistics, students develop the essential skills to work in hotels, restaurants, cultural events, and conferences.
Hospitality, Events, & Tourism Career Cluster FAQs
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What is the Hospitality, Events, and Tourism Career Cluster?The Business Management and The Hospitality, Events, and Tourism Career Cluster is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway in the Modern National Career Clusters® Framework from Advance CTE that prepares students for careers in hospitality, tourism, event management, and recreation. Through hands-on learning, students develop technical and employability skills while exploring career pathways in areas such as hotel and lodging management, food and beverage service, travel and tourism, event planning, recreation, and customer service. The framework helps students build transferable skills and prepare for college, industry certifications, and high-demand careers.
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Why should students study Hospitality, Events, and Tourism?Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses help students explore careers, build career-ready skills, and prepare for opportunities in one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. Through Hospitality, Events, and Tourism Career and Technical Education (CTE), students develop technical and employability skills while learning about hospitality management, event planning, travel and tourism, food and beverage service, recreation, customer service, and leadership. With strong demand for hospitality and tourism professionals, these courses prepare students for college and a wide range of rewarding careers.
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What skills do students learn in Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses?Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses help students develop the technical knowledge and career-ready skills needed for success in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students build skills in hospitality management, event planning, travel and tourism, food and beverage service, customer service, and recreation while gaining hands-on experience through real-world hospitality and event scenarios. They also strengthen communication, collaboration, leadership, problem-solving, and other employability skills through authentic learning experiences.
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What careers can students prepare for in the Hospitality, Events, and Tourism Career Cluster with Savvas CTE?Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses prepare students to explore a wide range of careers across the Hospitality, Events, and Tourism Career Cluster. Students build foundational knowledge and career-ready skills while exploring pathways such as Hospitality Management, Event Planning, Travel and Tourism, Food and Beverage, Lodging, and Recreation. These pathways introduce students to in-demand careers in hotel and resort management, event management, tourism, food service, recreation, and other hospitality professions while preparing them for college and future career opportunities.
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How do Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses help students become career-ready?Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses prepare students for college and career success through a comprehensive Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum. Students develop career-ready technical and employability skills, explore in-demand hospitality, events, and tourism career pathways, and apply their learning through real-world, hands-on experiences that reflect today's hospitality and tourism industry.
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Do Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses support Perkins V goals?Yes. Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses help districts advance Perkins V priorities by providing high-quality CTE curriculum that supports career readiness, equitable access to career pathways, industry-recognized certification preparation, and workforce-aligned learning. Flexible digital courses make it easier for schools to expand CTE opportunities and improve student outcomes.
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What teacher resources are available for Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses?Savvas CTE Hospitality, Events, and Tourism courses include comprehensive teacher resources designed to simplify planning and support effective CTE instruction. Educators receive course syllabi, pacing guides, answer keys, blended learning guides, digital courseware access, and PowerPoint presentations for select courses. An on-demand, self-paced professional development course also helps teachers confidently implement the curriculum and maximize student success.
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Is Savvas CTE available in print or digitally?Savvas CTE is a digital-only CTE curriculum designed for flexible implementation in classrooms, virtual programs, and blended learning environments. The online courseware gives students anytime, anywhere access to engaging content while providing teachers with powerful digital tools to manage instruction, monitor progress, and personalize learning.
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What Learning Management System (LMS) is Savvas CTE available on?Savvas CTE is delivered through the award-winning Savvas Realize® learning management platform and integrates with many popular LMS.. Schools can seamlessly connect the digital CTE curriculum with Canvas®, Google Classroom™, Schoology®, AGILIX Buzz®, Blackboard®, and D2L® Brightspace®, making it easy to fit into existing teaching and learning workflows.
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Whether you want to empower your students to explore potential careers, prepare for college, or become certified professionals, it’s easy to do it all with Savvas PathMaker. Simply mix and match dual enrollment courses and CTE courses from our comprehensive catalog to create personalized pathways for every student.
Mix and match to build your perfect career pathways:
| Example Pathway | What students learn | What students earn |
|---|---|---|
| IT Associate | Networking† Cybersecurity 1† Professional Communication * |
Cisco Certified Network Associate 3 college credits |
| Aerospace Technology | Aeronautics and Space Travel † Drones: Remote Pilot † Intro to Astronomy * |
FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone Pilot 3 college credits |
| Digital Marketing | Meta® Social Media * Adobe InDesign® † Professional Communication * |
Meta® Certified Digital Marketing Associate Adobe® Certified Professional in Print & Digital Media Publication using Adobe InDesign® 5 college credits |
† Savvas CTE
* Outlier by Savvas Dual Enrollment
* Outlier by Savvas Dual Enrollment