Higher Diploma in Hospitality Safety and Security
Course Overview
The Higher Diploma in Hospitality Safety and Security is a UK Level 5 qualification of 15 to 18 months in the hospitality management portfolio at LSCAHM. It is aligned with Institute of Hospitality risk-management guidance, UKHospitality safety practice and Chartered Management Institute leadership frameworks.
By graduation you are producing a full safety and security dossier for a working hotel or venue, from risk register through incident response plans to staff-training programmes, and articulating into a UK Bachelor's top-up.
Key Features
- Fifteen to eighteen months across on-campus, online and distance learning.
- Modules aligned with Institute of Hospitality and UKHospitality risk practice.
- Case-based work on hotel, restaurant and venue safety cases.
- Named programme-tutor support and small cohort model.
- Live incident-response tabletop exercises through the year.
- Structured articulation into a UK Bachelor's top-up.
What You Will Learn
- Risk registers and hazard analysis for hospitality operations.
- Fire safety and evacuation planning across hotel and venue formats.
- Food safety and HACCP-referenced control at management level.
- Physical, cyber and payment-card security in guest-facing operations.
- Incident-response, escalation and communication drills.
- Safeguarding and duty of care to staff and guests.
- Regulatory reporting and audit preparation.
- Safety-culture programmes and behavioural interventions.
Who This Course Is For
- Duty managers moving into hotel safety officer roles.
- Front-office team leaders responsible for shift risk.
- Restaurant managers building safety programmes for chain operators.
- Consultants developing safety practice for hotels and venues.
Career Pathways
- Hotel Safety and Security Manager
- Duty Manager (safety-led)
- Rooms Division Manager
- Food & Beverage Manager (compliance stream)
- Hospitality Marketing Manager (crisis comms)
- Resort Manager
- Guest Relations Manager
The LSCAHM careers service opens the door to London hotel groups, venue operators and event businesses recruiting for safety-literate managers as regulatory scrutiny tightens.
Entry Requirements
- A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Advanced Diploma or comparable qualification.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
- One academic or professional reference.
- Working duty managers, security officers and F&B supervisors are welcomed.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London that treats safety and security as inseparable from guest experience and commercial performance in hospitality.
The London base places the Institute of Hospitality, UKHospitality and the wider safety-standards community within a short tube ride of every classroom, and three parallel study modes let students continue working while progressing.
Apply for Higher Diploma in Hospitality Safety and Security
Applications for the Higher Diploma in Hospitality Safety and Security are welcomed year-round. Complete a Higher Diploma at LSCAHM and articulate into a UK Bachelor's top-up in the same discipline, credit transfer is confirmed at enrolment. Enrol Now.
