Kenya Utalii College
The Kenya Utalii College is a world leading hospitality and tourism training institution. The Kenya Utalii College has trained more than 36,000 people In hotel and tourism professions. They include graduates of full-time courses — more than 8,000 —while the rest fall in the categories of short courses, including in-service.
College graduates represent about 20 per cent of the hotel and tourism industry work force in Kenya. They also occupy important executive positions in the industry outside Kenya, a fact that has made the college one of the world’s biggest contributor to the development of hotel and tourism industry.
As a member of the international professional community, Utalii is member of several international organisations, including the World Tourism Organisation, International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism Research, International Hotel and Restaurant Association, Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, International Association of Hotel School Directors and Hotel and Catering International Management Association.
Others are Travel and Tourism Research Association, International Air Transport Association, World Association of Professional Training in Tourism, International Fabricate Institute and Association of Hotel Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa.
To keep abreast of market trends and demands, the Kenya Utalii College is linked with the hotel and tourism industry. This is achieved through the Tourism Industry/ Kenya Utalii College Liaison Committee, a forum for dialogue between the college and industry stakeholders. It comprises the Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers, Kenya Association of Tour Operators, Kenya Association of Travel Agents, Kenya Budget Hotels Association, Kenya Airways and Department of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism.
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