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22nd July 2025

Level 7 BA in Bar Management Apprenticeship at Griffith College

 

 

 

Griffith College Limerick is offering the opportunity for bar staff to advance their career with the Level 7 BA in Bar Management Apprenticeship.

Already a proven success, the programme aims to provide learners with a range of integrated skills required to operate a successful bar, including legal and regulatory aspects, leadership, management, food and beverage, commercial skills, finance, marketing, human resource management, communications, and personal development.

This programme is funded by the Apprenticeship Council of Ireland as part of Generation Apprenticeship, a significant expansion project aimed at more than doubling the number of learners from diverse backgrounds using the apprenticeship route to gain their qualifications. Elevate your career as a Bar Manager with this apprenticeship degree in Bar Management.

Why Study Bar Management at Griffith College?

Embrace this opportunity to advance your career and secure your future in the thriving hospitality industry.

This national apprenticeship three-year degree programme was designed to meet the evolving needs of the bar industry, and the content has been devised in consultation with the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI).

The programme was developed specifically for bar managers and has most recently undergone a review and significant update to the content. The programme provides apprentice bar managers with a wide range of skills required to operate an efficient, effective, and compliant bar while delivering an excellent, consistent customer and staff experience.
The benefits for apprentices engaging with the apprenticeship are typically but not limited to:

  • Successful candidates receive a QQI level 7 BA in Bar Management.
  • Apprentices earn while they are learning.
  • Griffith College provide a holistic approach to learning, including supporting apprentices and mentors throughout the apprenticeship programme through a network of academic success coaches.
  • Security of employment and an enhanced skillset.
  • Pathway to a higher-paid role.
  • Full third-level college campus resources are available to support apprentices.
  • The programme will provide progression routes for those who wish to pursue further study.

 

For more information and application details see: https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/apprenticeships/courses/ba-bar-management

 

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