The Education Membership Scheme - Be a Part of It!

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International Scheme Members

The Institute of Hospitality Education Membership Scheme (EMS) offers the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism departments of recognised or accredited universities, colleges and educational organisations the opportunity to obtain individual Institute membership for their currently enrolled hospitality students for one low annual fee. The Institute is an established professional organisation representing individuals in the global hospitality industry whilst promoting the highest industry standards.

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For one annual EMS fee, members can obtain access to the following extensive benefits for their hospitality, leisure and tourism (HLT) students: 

• EMS Student (EMSS) Membership to students on HLT programmes of study.
• e-Resources Collection offers free access to hospitality, leisure, tourism and business e-books and e-journals. Contains academic, professional and trade titles from globally recognised publishers and authors.
• Online Catalogue holds Instititute proprietary materials as well as the ebooks collection.
• Enquiry Service staffed by qualified subject specialist librarians.
•  Hospitality magazine, the Institute's quarterly management journal.
• Know-how, the Continuing Professional Development e-Newsletter.
• Institute Management Guides summarising key information and useful steps for application in the hospitality workplace. 
• Insight, the monthly e-newsletter.
• EMS Blog is regularly updated with research tips and HLST news (http://iohems.blogspot.com) 
• My CPD tool where students can keep track of all of their career achievements, qualifications and professional development activity.
• Document Delivery Service for students at a specially reduced rate
• BusinessHR Services website covers all aspects of human resources management
• Privileges discounts on a range of useful products and services (please note UK only)

EMS Membership also includes support for students wishing to form Institute of Hospitality Student Groups and the opportunity to engage in shaping the Institute of Hospitality as their professional body of the future.

Resources for the Department of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Studies at the named institution receive benefits as well:

• A website link for the HLT Department through the EMS web pages (great for marketing your organization!)
• Complimentary online access for EMS primary contact to the Institute’s industry magazine Hospitality and e-newsletters Insight and Know-how, as well as Institute Management Guides
  
• The opportunity to highlight the EMS institution, its programmes and the students via the EMS Blog (http://iohems.blogspot.com).

What our EMS Subscribers Think:

"EMS has been an invaluable element in establishing a professional outlook amongst the students at Plymouth Business School. The access to the online books and ejournals has been widely appreciated by the final year undergraduates carrying out research-based coursework and honours projects." Mike Turner FIH, Lecturer Foodservice Systems, University of Plymouth, UK

"Electronic resources are not only a solution to difficult accessibility, space issues or other physical matters; they are tomorrow's business models. Knowledge is no longer embodied in a purely physical form: it is accessible by more professionals in more ways than ever." Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland

START BENEFITTING now by contacting EMS Membership:

Sarah de Bouter, EMS Co-ordinator
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8661 4916
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8661 4901
Email: sarah.debouter@instituteofhospitality.org

* EMS rates are reviewed on an annual basis.

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