Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Australian College of Training for Hospitalit­y Management

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Australian College of Training (ACT) is the latest addition to the academic field in the hospitalit­y industry. Australian College of Training is a hospitalit­y management institutio­n to be opened in March 2017 in Negombo.

ACT will be offering students Certificat­e three and four in Hospitalit­y Management. The duration of these courses will be nine months in total. The students will be completing course units delivered in Australia.

At the completion of their certificat­e three and four in Sri Lanka, the students will move to Australia for two years to complete their Diploma and Advance Diploma in Hospitalit­y Management with Pacific Training Group in Sydney Australia, which is one of the top Hospitalit­y Management Institutio­ns in Australia.

‘ACT ‘Certificat­e level Three and Four courses’ are the basic for the beginners, who will be making their career as hoteliers. The content of the nine month course is the basic training in hospitalit­y management, event management, training in basic F& B practices and restaurant practices’ said Jude Fernando, the Academic Director ACT Sri Lanka.

After completing the ‘Cert 3 and 4’, the pathway will be with Pacific Training Group in Sydney, Australia.

‘Our pathway college in Australia is the Pacific Training Group. They are located in Sydney and provide Hospitalit­y, Events Management and Tourism courses to Internatio­nal students. They are a renowned college in Hospitalit­y Management, Student placement and Hotel operations in Australia. We will be guiding our students to the Aussie base education and helping them to process with all visa and immigratio­n regulation­s too’ said the George Thattil, the Director of ACT and Trainer and Consultant Pacific Training Group, Sydney, Australia.

Pacific Training Group has ties with many Hotels and Catering Companies in Australia for all students studying in Australia to provide practical training experience. Our target market in Sri Lanka is all school leavers with a good knowledge of English, staff working in the Hotel Industry and looking to further their education in Australia and young students looking for a carrier path’ explained Mr. Thattil.

ACT will be looking forward to work with the Sri Lankan Hospitalit­y trade and provide the much needed skilled staff to the industry.

‘Our vision is to work with the Sri Lankan hospitalit­y industry to provide trained staff to hotels, Students who wish to do their higher studies can move to Australia to study at the Pacific Training Group in Sydney. Our long term vision is to open a branch in Colombo to cater to the students looking for a carrier in Hospitalit­y in Sri Lanka and students who wish to pursue further studies in Australia’ said Jude Fernando.

The first intake for 2017 will commence on 2nd January 2017 and will be limited to 30 students on a first come first serve basis. Applicatio­ns for the first intake will close on 28 February 2017. Prospectiv­e students could enroll through ACT website. www.actstudy.lk For more details, call Peter Fernando on 077364777 or George Thattil on 0778589560

At the completion of their certificat­e three and four in Sri Lanka, the students will move to Australia for two years to complete their Diploma and Advance Diploma in Hospitalit­y Management with Pacific Training Group in Sydney Australia, which is one of the top Hospitalit­y Management Institutio­ns in Australia.

 ??  ?? Peter FernandoAc­ademic Director
Peter FernandoAc­ademic Director
 ??  ?? George Thattil- Director
George Thattil- Director

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