Why Study – Hospitality & Tourism Management?
View(s):Travel & Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries, supporting more than 256 million jobs worldwide and generating some 9.1% of global GDP. It is estimated that Sri Lanka would need approximately 600,000 skilled people to run the industry by 2016.
CTH – provides gold standard management training for the tourism, travel and hospitality industries which has a high demand locally and internationally.
Over the last 30 years, CTH has focused on developing and adding value to careers in the industry, globally.
At the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH), the core mission is to provide the highest standard of qualifications. CTH achieves this through robust monitoring supported by industry, universities and the UK government regulator, Ofqual. CTH has partnerships with major international employers and academic institutions. GTMC, Virgin Atlantic and Star Alliance work with CTH on the Professional Skills Programmes, while the CTH management programmes are endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality and lead to final year undergraduate and Masters Degrees with many British and international universities. CTH qualifications are best recognized in the Commonwealth and internationally.
The greatest advantage of the CTH Postgraduate Diploma is that students can either start with industry related qualifications or 3 years work experience in supervisory or managerial levels in the industry. This will pave the way for students to be M.Sc. or MBA qualified within the shortest period of 6-8 months after the completion of PGD.
At People’s Academy for Tertiary &Higher Education (PATHE Academy), you have the opportunity of studying at affordable, globally renowned, Management Level Institutions to acquire Professional Qualifications.
Presently, more than 25,000 students study CTH programmes annually, including over 100 Sri Lankan ad International students admitted by PATHE Academy.
PATHE Academy is the leading provider of CTH qualifications in Sri Lanka. PATHE, together with CTH, are committed to support the tourism industry by helping Sri Lankans to be educated and qualified in order to cater to the needs of this booming industry by delivering programmes with well qualified and experienced lecturer panels.
Over the last 12 years, the PATHE Management Faculty has produced hundreds of local and international students in various management disciplines and has produced the CTH world prize winner in 2009, through trusted and excellence of service.
This pathway has golden opportunities for even those who are not in tourism but in any other service oriented industry or other.
A PATHE student will be able to complete the 1st year of study with Rs.180,000; the 2nd year with Rs.200,000 at a total cost of Rs.380,000 for the 1st two years where they will have access to a range of more that 50 universities and colleges internationally such as William Angliss, Griffith, HTMI in Australia, Switzerland, UK, Malaysia, Singapore and the U.A.E
PATHE-Study Abroad has helped thousands of students throughout since 1996, by placing them in their desired programme of study, the preferred location, university or college.
Being a Centre officially approved by various awarding bodies and universities worldwide, the highest recognition obtained by the Hospitality & Tourism Industry, well qualified lectures and flexible class schedules, a Degree within 3 years, a/c lecture rooms, library with Wi-Fi internet, fully equipped computer lab, well recognized by foreign universities, free guidance for overseas studies and guaranteed internship abroad make’s PATHE the best choice for a student to Study at.
PATHE offer programmes leading to Certificate, Diploma, Higher Diploma and HND level. The curriculum of the courses are according to the international standards ;a re job oriented and focused to the needs of the next generation. Most programmes could be used as bridging platforms to pursue further education leading to Degrees on foreign shores i.e. USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Belarus, Switzerland, India, Malaysia and New Zealand
PATHE acts as course provider for undergraduate and post graduate programmes offered by Universities and professional bodies worldwide.
From 1996, People’s Academy for Tertiary & Higher Education (PATHE Academy) has managed to expand into five Faculties comprising Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Faculty of Advance Vocational Education, Faculty of Management & Business Studies, and Faculty of Arts & Language.
These departments incorporate Department of Secondary School Education, Department of E-learning (Advanced Learning Technology) & Online Examination, and Overseas Student Placement Department (OSPD).
– by Anjana Senaratne ( Manager – Faculty of Management & Business Studies )
Closing date for applications will be the 25th July 2013 for 2013 and 2014 academic years For further details please contact our professionals @ PATHE Academy, 26, Duplication Road, Colombo 4, Telephone : 0773 171 300 or 01153 777 52 or visit our website : www.PATHEacademy.org
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