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Tourism campus to be opened May………
Al-amani Mutarubukwa
The National College of Tourism (NCT) is set to move to its new campus in Dar es Salaam in May following the completion of the construction of the Sh8 billion facility.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam at the launching of the Kempinski scholarship programme, NCT chief executive Agnes Mziray said the campus had been ready for use since early this year.
However, its opening was delayed by the lack of equipment for practical training, which has since been procured.
�We are anticipating that the equipment will arrive any time from today and as soon as the whole installation process is completed, the college will be opened," she said.
The campus in Dar es Salaam's central business district, whose construction has been funded by French government, has a capacity to admit 500 students.
The college is set to introduce level seven (equivalent to an advanced diploma), level eight (equivalent to a bachelor�s degree) and German course as part of efforts to meet the growing demand for human resources in the tourism industry.
"It is still early to tell when the new levels studies will be offered as it needs enough time to develop the their curriculum and learning program but soon we are going to have stakeholders like Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski participating in that," said Ms Mziray.
Meanwhile, Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski has awarded scholarships to the three top students who completed Level 4 and 5 courses recently at the college. The awards were part of the hotel�s introduction of an annual scholarship programme that seeks to reward best performers at NCT and contribute to groom skilled labour in the industry.
�In a short time, Tanzania has climbed the ladder to have many international tourism infrastructures, but that is not enough. The country should make sure it has competent staff in the hospitality industry,� said Mr Reto Wittwer, president of Kempinski Hotels
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=17196
Al-amani Mutarubukwa
The National College of Tourism (NCT) is set to move to its new campus in Dar es Salaam in May following the completion of the construction of the Sh8 billion facility.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam at the launching of the Kempinski scholarship programme, NCT chief executive Agnes Mziray said the campus had been ready for use since early this year.
However, its opening was delayed by the lack of equipment for practical training, which has since been procured.
�We are anticipating that the equipment will arrive any time from today and as soon as the whole installation process is completed, the college will be opened," she said.
The campus in Dar es Salaam's central business district, whose construction has been funded by French government, has a capacity to admit 500 students.
The college is set to introduce level seven (equivalent to an advanced diploma), level eight (equivalent to a bachelor�s degree) and German course as part of efforts to meet the growing demand for human resources in the tourism industry.
"It is still early to tell when the new levels studies will be offered as it needs enough time to develop the their curriculum and learning program but soon we are going to have stakeholders like Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski participating in that," said Ms Mziray.
Meanwhile, Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski has awarded scholarships to the three top students who completed Level 4 and 5 courses recently at the college. The awards were part of the hotel�s introduction of an annual scholarship programme that seeks to reward best performers at NCT and contribute to groom skilled labour in the industry.
�In a short time, Tanzania has climbed the ladder to have many international tourism infrastructures, but that is not enough. The country should make sure it has competent staff in the hospitality industry,� said Mr Reto Wittwer, president of Kempinski Hotels
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=17196