HOTEL OPERATIONS

Course Content and Duration 

 

The Hotel Operations Certificate Level course is a full-time two-year (four semesters) programme of studies at the Institute plus a compulsory period of fourteen (14) weeks Local Industrial Trade Practice between semester 2 and semester 3.  

 

Entry Criteria 

 

Applicants should possess:  

 

i. Ordinary SEC Certificates in the following compulsory subjects: Maltese, English and Mathematics  

ii. Additional Ordinary SEC Certificates or equivalent 

 

The following are the preferred subjects: 

 

All applicants will be assessed on the basis of their Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) score, composed of their academic qualifications and their Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). 

 

Applicants for the Hotel Operations course are required to have a minimum APL/APEL score of seventy (70) credits. 

 

Modules covered: 

 

FLS 01 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 

 

FLS 07 - HEALTH, HYGIENE & SAFETY 

 

FLS 08 - INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM INDUSTRY 

 

FLS 10 - BOOKKEEPING FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY 

 

FLS 11 - PURCHASING, COSTING AND CONTROL 

 

FLS 16 - INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 

 

FLS 19 - HOTEL MAINTENANCE 

 

FLS 20 - SUPERVISORY STUDIES 

 

FLS 22 - INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES 

 

FBF 11 - FOOD SERVICE BASIC THEORY 

 

FBF 12 - FOOD SERVICE BASIC PRACTICAL 

 

FBF 13 - BEVERAGE SERVICE BASIC THEORY 

 

FBF 14 - BEVERAGE SERVICE BASIC PRACTICAL 

 

FPF 11 - KITCHEN & LARDER BASIC THEORY 

 

FPF 12/ FPF 12 - KITCHEN & LARDER BASIC PRACTICAL 

 

FPF 13 - PASTRY AND BAKING BASIC THEORY 

 

FPF 14 - PASTRY & BAKING BASIC PRACTICAL 

 

HLS 13 - PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 

 

HLS 15 - PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 

 

TLS 14A - FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS THEORY 

 

TLS 14B - FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS PRACTICAL 

 

TLS 14C - HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIONS THEORY 

 

TLS 14D - HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIONS PRACTICAL 

 

SSI 12 - GASTRONOMY 

 

LLF/LLG/LLI/LLS - LANGAUGE OPTION 

 

HISTORY 

 

Apart from the above modules the students have to attend a number of tutorial sessions in a year and successfully complete their LITP programme. 

 

Tutorial Sessions: 

 

Throughout the academic year the students will be asked to attend a number of set tutorials arranged with their assigned tutor.  

 

During these tutorials the student will receive: 

 

Career guidance  

Feedback on academic performance  

Support in case of poor performance  

Guidance and support in social and personal development  

Comments on absenteeism  

To obtain the credit value students need to attend their compulsory tutorial sessions. Students are also welcome to attend further tutorial sessions should they feel it is necessary. 

 

Local Industrial Trade Practice (LITP): 

 

Full-time students will be required to undertake compulsory 14-week Local Industrial Trade Practice (during the summer months) in establishments assigned to them by the Institute of Tourism Studies. 

 

Conditions of employment and remuneration payable to students during the LITP will be in accordance with local current employment regulations. 

 

The satisfactory completion of the LITP is a requirement for the award of the Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management programme of studies. 

 

The students may find their own LITP placement, provided that the Institute approves such arrangement. 

 

Progression 

 

Students who pass in all subjects with an overall mark of 65% at Certificate Level and who successfully complete a twelve (12) month international internship can then apply for the Diploma in Hotel Operations programme of studies. 

 

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP: 

 

The twelve (12) month International Internship is a compulsory component of the Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management programme of studies. 

 

Students who apply for an International Internship and who are accepted by properties approved by ITS, will have to make their own travel and insurance arrangements. 

 

The International Internship Coordinating Unit's decision on the placement of students is final. 

 

The students may find their own International Internship placement, provided that the Internship Coordinating Unit approves such an arrangement. In such cases the students will be responsible for their own travel and insurance arrangements. They will also have to pay for the issue of their work permit. 

 

Students will be expected to sign a commitment form undertaking to undergo the full period of industrial training abroad. Students who abandon their industrial internship without a justifiable cause may be liable to disciplinary action. 

 

Students are to adhere to the conditions relating to the issue of the work permits prevailing overseas at the time of issue.