Diploma in Hotel and Tourism Management

About this course

The Diploma in Hotel and Tourism Management is run by the BCAS Hotel School, which BCAS says it established in 2018 and which it reports has trained more than 100 students. The programme lasts 18 months in total: 12 months of academic study followed by six months of industrial training. It is taught full-time on weekdays at the Colombo campus. The 17 modules include managing housekeeping, food and beverage services, kitchen and front office operations, travel and tourism, fruit and vegetable carving, hotel operations management, marketing and human resource management in the hotel industry, event and banquet management, business plan preparation, occupational health and safety, pastry and bakery, French, information technology and effective communication in English. Employment areas listed on the page are kitchen helper, steward and commis 3, restaurant waiter, housekeeping assistant and front office assistant. The page names a progression to the Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Hospitality and Tourism Management and then a BSc (Hons) in Hotel and Tourism Management. The award is listed as Pearson Assured and TVEC.