Target qualifications and competitions (Hotel Course ‐ Classwork by English)

HRS Service Competition: 11th consecutive award

Available qualifications

Examination fees are included in the tuition fees

Hotel Business Proficiency Examination (H-ken)

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation Included in tuition fees
The Hotel Business Proficiency Examination (H-Ken) is a qualification exam adopted by many hotels, and its purpose is to enable candidates to systematically understand basic hotel knowledge and service operations, mainly focusing on accommodation, food and beverage, and banquets, and to be able to engage in customer service work.
The Basic Level 1 exam, which is taken in the second year, is an exam that measures the knowledge required to understand management tasks and engage in basic management tasks as well as customer service work.

TOEIC

Implementing organization: Business Communication Association (General Incorporated Foundation) Included in tuition fees
TOEIC is one of the common English proficiency tests in the world, and is often used by companies to assess the abilities of their employees, making it an advantageous test when looking for employment. Students at Japan Hotel School take the test in all subjects.

Tourism English Proficiency Test

Implementing organization: National Language, Business, Tourism and Education Association Included in tuition fees
The Tourism English Proficiency Test is an exam that certifies English proficiency in the technical terms used in industries such as travel, tourism, hotel and restaurant services, which often have opportunities to deal with visitors from overseas.

Universal Manners Test

Implementing organization: Japan Universal Manners Association (General Incorporated Association) Included in tuition fees
The Universal Manners Test is designed to equip you with the ability to think about and act on the perspectives of the various types of guests who visit a hotel, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.

Restaurant Service Skills Examination (National Qualification)

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel and Restaurant Service Skills Association
The Restaurant Service Skills Examination is a national qualification that certifies knowledge and skills related to food and beverage service. It is a qualification for service personnel who serve Western cuisine to systematically study and improve their knowledge and skills.

Japanese food test

Implementing organization: Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation Included in tuition fees
The purpose of the Washoku Proficiency Test is to learn about washoku, a World Intangible Cultural Heritage, and to acquire the basic knowledge to correctly understand and convey Japanese food culture. It is a qualification test sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Japan Tourism Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

HRS Service Competition
(Hotel and Restaurant Service Competition)

The HRS Service Competition is a competition for professional service people (under 30 years old) from hotels and restaurants to compete in skills such as orange carving and cocktail making using a shaker. Representatives from all over the country compete in the college division, and students from the Japan Hotel School, a vocational school, have won prizes for 11 consecutive terms, including seven gold medals to date.

Scene from the HRS Service Competition

College Division Final Competition: "Serving decoupage of roasted young chicken"

Graduates will also compete in the Young Professionals category.

"Orange Carving" is one of the qualifying competitions for the college division.

Current students won gold medals and graduates won bronze medals.