HOSPITALITY: Subject Matter Expert Report

To meet compliance requirements established by the U.S. Department of Labor for recipients of Round 4 TAACCCT grant funding, Creative Precision Solutions located in La Quinta California, conducted a curriculum review of four Hospitality Curriculum training programs for uploading to SkillsCommons.org developed and/or enhanced with grant funds by the Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning (WDLL) division of the University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC). This report provides the following information: (1) an overview of the review process; (2) a summary of the parameters of the hospitality career pathway reviews and general subject matter expert findings; (3) a written program evaluation report on the review of the current course offerings in each career pathway (4) a review of the relevance of the programming in relation to the hospitality industry and potential impact on students’ ability to obtain or improve employment in hospitality related occupations; and (5) recommendations on how to improve the programming relative to students’ ability to enhance their employment opportunities.