By Anderson Ojwang
The Kenya Utalli College (KUC) is repositing itself to meet the ever increasing demand refresher courses and other trainings in the hospitality industry.
“Council Chairman, Kenya Utalli College, Mr. David Wamatsi, said the overwhelming application for refresher courses exceeded the expectation and the institution has embarked on the expansion program to meet the demand .
We are committed to meeting the training demands and we are rolling out elaborate strategy to ensure that Utalli College remains the top institution in Africa in offering trainings in hospitality,” he said.
The principal and Chief Executive officer of the college Mr. Mark Rachuonyo revealed that 3000 applicants applied for the two weeks refresher courses.
“We received a total record number of 3,349 applications for all the regions. Out of these, 1591 were selected to participate in the trainings scheduled to take place across the country.
This a major milestone for this institution, as we pursue our mandate of undertaking training and capacity building for the Hospitality and Tourism sector,” he said .
Rachuonyo spoke during the awards of certificate after successful completion by 661 course participants of the two-week intense training program.
He recognized the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Stakeholders for working closely with Utalli College under the auspices of Tourism Industry/Kenya Utalli College Liaison committee to facilitate the training.
“This close collaboration has facilitated the formulation of the program’s need-based course content, as well as the smooth organization and successful implementation of the training programs,” he said.
These refresher courses have provided you with an opportunity to enhance your qualifications, as well as, knowledge and professional skills.
I urge you to instill the knowledge gained to those you left behind in your respective organizations, in an effort to enhance service delivery for the benefit of the entire organization and the industry at large.” He said.
He challenged them to continue with the search for new knowledge to be tandem with the new and emerging trends in the hospitality industry.
Wamatsi said the College values the great support accorded to it by the industry players and Tourism fund (TF) which facilitated funding towards the execution of the refresher courses/
He said refresher courses play a vital role in the development of the industry because the programs enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the participants’ service delivery.
Allow me to point out that our endeavor as a college is not just an effort aimed at providing professional skills to those practicing in the industry, but also a dedication to give back to the same industry that has supported us over the years.
Rachuonyo said Kenya Utalli College offers many programs which effectively transfer knowledge and skills to those working or aspire to work within the hospitality and tourism industry.
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“The College will further conduct this year’s Management Development Program (MDP) courses in the month of June. These courses are normally based on current and real-life issues affecting the industry and are devised to ensure conformity to modern trends,” he said.
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