SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY DEPARTMENT OF HOTEL AND CATERING AND TOURS TRAVEL |
COURSES | EXAMINATION BODY | REQUIREMENT | DURATION IN MONTHS | MONTHLY FEE (KSHS) |
Diploma IN Hotel & Catering Management |
UCPS/ICM | done cert | 10 | 4,600 |
Certificate in Hotel & Catering Management | UCPS/ICM | D | 12 | 5,600 |
Tour Guiding & Administrator | UCPS | D | 6 | 3,500 |
Management Level | IATA | C+ | 6 | 3,500 |
Diploma in Tour & Travel (consultant level) | UCPS/IATA | C- | 12 | 3,500 |
Certificate in Tour & Travel (Foundation level) | UCPS/IATA | D | 6 | 3,500 |
Galileo (Computer Reservation System) | UCPS/ICM | C | 3 | 1,500 |
TOUR GUIDING & ADMINISTRATION 6 months
Tour operations & Techniques
- Travel Geography
- Wildlife Flora & Fauna
- Linguistics Anthropology (Tribes of Kenya)
- Be able to work in a tour operation company and check in/checkout clients.
- Identify various national parks or game reserves with their accommodation and attractions.
- Know different types of plants and animals in their habitat
- You will be able to identify various cities, airports, countries and other continents if the world.
- Able to handle and identify travel formalities like passports, visa's, health, certificates e.t.c
- Identify airport facilities, types of airline classes and in-flight information.
- Handle customers needs and identify different types of customers.
- Access information through the computer.
- Learn about some tribes of Kenya's cultures e.g Origin, Birth, Initiation, Marriage, Death and Inheritance.
Tour costing, Reservations & Scheduling
COURSE:
Certificate in Tour Guiding and Administration.(6 Months)
TOURS & TRAVEL - FOUNDATION LEVEL
Duration: 6 months
Course content:
- The Business Environment of the Travel & Tourism industry
- Geography in Travel I
- Car Hire & Camper Van
- Hotels
- Land Transportation-Rail I
- Water Transportation-Ferry
- Tour Packages
- Air Transport Essential
- Customer Service
- Information Technology in Travel industry.
- Airfares and Ticketing I
Examining body: IATA/UFTAA Diploma in Cabin Crew
Recommended additional qualification: Foreign language/First Aid
TOURS & TRAVEL - CONSULTANT LEVEL
Requirement: Foundation level Diploma
Duration: 6 months
Course content:
- Geography in travel planning II
- Land transport – rail II
- Accommodation (other than hotels)
- Water transport – Cruises II
- Tour packages 2
- Land transport – Bus & Coaches
- Law and regulations I
- Selling skills
- Air fares & ticketing II
Examining body: IATA/UFTAA Diploma in Cabin Crew
Recommended additional qualification: Foreign language/First Aid
COURSE:
- Certificate in IATA / UFTAA (6 Months)
- GALILEO (Computer Reservation System)
- Timetable options and Availability of Airlines
- Airline Reservation
- Hotel Reservation
- Car Hire Reservation
TIMATIC (Tim Computerise)
COURSE:
Certificate in Galileo CRS (3 Months)
CABIN CREW
6 months
Course Content:
- Introduction
- Cabin Duties and responsibilities
- Customer Service
- Appearance and uniform regulations
- Passenger briefing
- Airport procedures and time zones
- Safety procedure
- Safety Information
- Special preventive measures
- Rescue and survival equipment
- Evacuation devices procedures and practicals
- First Aid
COURSE:
Certificate in cabin crew (6 Months)
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications
K.C.S.E 'C' Plain
OR
K.C.E - DIV 2
OR
G.C.E - "O" LEVEL
NB: All the qualifications include a 'C' in English, Mathematics and Geography.
HEIGHT | WEIGHT | AGE |
Ladies 5ft. | 50 kg | 20 - 26 yrs |
Gentlemen 5 ft. | 70 kg | 20 - 26 yrs |
One should generally be of pleasant personality and able to speak fluently in English and at least one foreign language
ARCHIEVEMENTS
College Certificate
First Aid Certificate
PROSPECTUS
Those who successfully go through the course are well equipped to compete favorably for the jobs in the Hotel industry and can be employed as:
a) Cabin Crew (serve passengers in flight)
b) Customer care (serve passengers on ground)
The airline industry is quite vast and one may change from one profession to the other depending on hard work and staying focused