William Blue College of Hospitality Management

William Blue College of Hospitality Management is an Australian private hospitality college that offers both tertiary education and vocational education and training.[1]

The college is owned by education provider Think Education, itself part of the Laureate International Universities group. Think Education was previously owned by SEEK Learning.[2]

Other Think colleges include: Billy Blue College of Design, CATC Design School, APM College of Business and Communication, Southern School of Natural Therapies, Australian National College of Beauty, Australasian College of Natural Therapies and Jansen Newman Institute. Together these colleges have in excess of 10,000 students enrolled.[3]

History

The college first opened in 1990 as the William Blue International Hotel Management School.[4] The college was named for Billy Blue, a figure in Australian colonial history.[5]

After operating for many years at a campus in North Sydney, the college expanded to Brisbane in 2014 and relocated its Sydney campus to The Rocks in 2015.[6]

Courses

The college offers bachelor's degree and diploma courses specialising in Culinary Mangagement, Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Hotel Management and Event Management.[7] As part of their mandatory assessment, students of Commercial Cookery and Hospitality Management spend much of their time working in the college’s training restaurant, William Blue Dining.[8]

Campuses

The college has two campuses in Sydney (The Rocks) and Brisbane (Fortitude Valley). The campus at The Rocks was opened in February 2015 and is shared exclusively with partner college APM College of Business and Communication.[9] Brisbane campus is also shared with APM College of Business and Communication as well as Think Education partners Australasian College of Natural Therapies, Australian National College of Beauty, Billy Blue College of Design and CATC Design School.[10]

William Blue Dining

The college operates a training restaurant that is open to the public as part of its course delivery. The restaurant, William Blue Dining, was won several awards, including three Restaurant and Catering Association Awards for Excellence,[11][12] and is currently occupying the former location of Neil Perry’s Rockpool restaurant at The Rocks.[13][14][15]

Hospitality Industry Connections

Part of the college’s niche is strong engagement with the wider hospitality industry, largely through the operation of William Blue Dining as well as through connections with celebrity chefs such as Ed Halmagyi.[16]

Notable Graduates

References
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  2. "SEEK". www.theage.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. "About Us". www.think.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. Billy Blue. the Convict who become a Magazine. Sydney: Billy Blue Creative. 2003.
  5. Park, Margaret (2005). "Blue, William (Billy) (1767–1834)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved February 22, 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  6. "Have you heard? We're moving!". www.williamblue.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  7. "Courses". www.williamblue.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. "William Blue Dining". www.williamblue.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. "The Rocks". www.think.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  10. "Brisbane Campus". www.think.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  11. "William Blue Dining wins Best Restaurant in a Training Institute 2011 Award". www.gohospitality.com.au. Gohospitality.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. "2014 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence". www.restaurantcater.asn.au. Restaurant and Catering Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  13. "William Blue Dining". www.williamblue.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  14. "William Blue Dining to take over Rockpool". www.openhousemagazine.com. Open House Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  15. "William Blue Dining". www.therocks.com. Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  16. ""Fast Ed" Hamagyi at William Blue". www.youtube.com. William Blue College of Hospitality Management. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  17. "William Blue Alumuns Wins Korea Masterchef 2014". www.think.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  18. "The Winner of MasterChef Korea, Kwang-ho Choi, takes a new challenge down under". www.sbs.com.au. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  19. "Beverly Hills Chef". www.restaurantcater.asn.au. Restaurant and Catering Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  20. "Spago". www.spagosydney.com.au. Spago. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  21. "William Blue Grad Beats Jamie and Hugos to the Top Spot!". www.williamblue.edu.au. Think Education. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


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