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Certificate Level 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 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 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 LLF/LLG/LLI/LLS - LANGAUGE OPTION 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:
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. |
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