School of Hospitality
Build a Successful Career in the Traveling and Food Industries
School of Hospitality, Tourism & Aviation
Diploma Courses
Exam Body: KNEC
Duration: 6 terms
Course units:
- Food & Beverage Production – Practice
- Food & Beverage Sales and Service – Practice
- Food & Beverage Production, Sale and Service and Catering Premises
- Mathematics Theory
- Communication Skills & Information & Communication Technology Theory
- Entrepreneurship Management Project
Module II
Entry Requirements for Module II: Pass Craft Certificate in Food and Beverage OR pass Module I of Diploma in Food & Beverage
Course units:
- Food Production Management – Practice
- Food Commodities & Food production management – Theory
- Nutrition, diet therapy and home nursing – Theory
- Food & Beverage Control – Theory
- Hospitality, Accounting, and Law relating to catering – Theory
Module III
Entry Requirements for Module III: Pass Module II of Diploma in Food & Beverage OR Not referred in more than 2 units in Diploma in Food and Beverage
Course units:
- Food & Beverage sales and service management – Practice
- Food & Beverage preparation, sales and service – Theory
- Sales & Marketing – Theory
- Human Relations – Theory
- Management Techniques – Theory
- Research Project
Award: KNEC Diploma in Food & Beverage Production, Sales & Service Management
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade C- (MINUS) Or Pass in Certificate.
Exam Body: KNEC
Duration: 8 terms
Exam requirements: Pass in KNEC Certificate OR KCSE C- & Above
Module I
Course units:
- Communication skills
- Life skills
- Information communication technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Food and beverage production
- Food and beverage service and sales
- Housekeeping, front office laundry
- Catering and accommodation control I
- Catering and accommodation premise
- Mathematics
Module II
- Accommodation management I
- Catering and accommodation control II
- Diet therapy
- Hospitality accounting
- Law related to hospitality industry
- Business plan
Module III
- Accommodation operations management II
- Principles and practices of management
- Sales and marketing for hospitality industry
- Human relations
- Research methods
- Elective modules for mod II and III
- Food and beverage production management
- Food and beverage service and sales management
Award: KNEC Diploma in Catering & Accomodation Management
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade D+ or Pass in Certificate
Exam Body: Institute of Commercial Management (ICM-UK)
Duration: 6 terms
Certificate in Hotel & Catering Supervision- Module 1
- Fundamentals of Hotel and Catering Industry
- House Keeping & Accommodation Studies
- Restaurant Services
- Front Office operations and Administration
- Food and |Beverage Management
Diploma in Hospitality Management- Module II
- Hotel & Catering Law
- Accounting, Purchasing and Cost Control
- Human Resource in Hospitality
- Hospitality Management
- Marketing For Hospitality and Tourism
Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management- Module III
- Strategic management in Hospitality
- Customer Service
- Economics And Hospitality
- Organizational Behavior and Hospitality Management
AWARD: ICM International Diploma in Hospitality Management
Entry Requirements: OPEN
Exam Body: National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)
Duration: 2 terms ( 6 Months)
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade C- (MINUS) Or Pass in Certificate.
Exam Body: KNEC
Duration: 6 terms
- Fundamentals of Tourism
- Tour Guiding Technics
- ICT
- Flora & Fauna
- Touristic Geography
- Touristic History
- Entrepreneurship
- French/German
Module II
- Tourism Economics
- Fundaments of Hotel Operations
- Tour Operations
- Tourism Accounting
- Public Relations
- Travel Agency
- French/German
Module III
- Tourism Marketing
- Tourism Policy and Planning
- PPM
- Ecotourism
- Tourism Product Development
- Project
- French/German
Award: KNEC Diploma in Tour Operation & Management
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade C- (MINUS) Or Pass in Cert.
Exam Body: KNEC
Duration: 6 terms
- Fundamentals of Tourism
- Tour Guiding Technics
- ICT
- Flora & Fauna
- Touristic Geography
- Touristic History
- Entrepreneurship
- Communication Skills
- French/German
Module II
- Cultural Tourism
- Recreational Guiding
- Natural History Of East Africa
- Astronomy
- Human Relations
- French/German
Module III
- Tourism Law
- Tourism Marketing
- PPM
- Ecotourism
- Project
- French/German
Award: KNEC Diploma in Tour Guiding & Administration.
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade D+
Exam Body: Institute of Commercial Management (ICM-UK)
Duration: 6 terms
- Structure of Travel & tourism
- Numeracy & Statistics
- Fundamentals of Hotel & Catering
- Characteristics Of World Destinations
- Communication
- ICT
- Entrepreneurship
Award: ICM International Diploma in Tourism,Travel & Business Studies
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade D+
Exam Body: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Duration: 4 terms
- Travel Knowledge
- Airfares & Ticketing
- Customer Service
- French Language
- GDS (Amadeus)
- ICT
Entry Requirements: Pass in Foundation.
Exam Body: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Duration: 2 terms
- General Knowledge
- Air Fares & Ticketing 2
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade D+
Exam Body: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Duration: 4 terms
- Introduction to Airline Industry
- Crew Responsibilities & Cooperation
- Customer Service
- Professional Development
- Airline Catering
- Aviation Security
- Dangerous Goods
- Medical Emergencies
Entry Requirements: KCSE Mean Grade D+
Exam Body: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Duration: 4 terms
- Airwaybill
- Air Cargo Acceptance & Automation
- Air Cargo Rates & Charges
- IATA Geography
- Operations at Cargo Agencies
Entry Requirements: KCSE Grade D+
Exam Body: International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Duration: 4 terms
Certificate Courses
Duration: 4 terms
- Food and Beverage Production
- Food Science and Nutrition
- Mathematics
- Basic Mathematical Operations
- Information and Communication technology
- Entrepreneurship Education
Module II
- Food and Beverage Service and Sales
- Food & Beverage control
- Communication Skills
- Catering Premises and Equipment
- Trade Project Orientation
AWARD : KNEC Certificate in Food & Beverage Production and Service (KNEC)
Duration: 6 terms
- Communication Skills
- Life skills
- ICT
- Entrepreneurship
- Food and Beverage Production
- Food and Beverage Service and Sales
- Food Science and Nutrition
- Catering and Accommodation Control-I
- First Aid and Home Nursing
- Mathematics
Module II
- HouseKeeping
- Front Office Operation
- Laundry
- Catering and Accommodation Premise
- Business plan
- Research Project
Award : KNEC Certificate in Catering & Accommodation Operations
Duration: 4 terms
- Fundamentals of Tourism
- Tour Guiding Techniques
- ICT
- Communication Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- French/German
Module II
- Tour Operations
- Touristic Geography
- Touristic History
- Customer Care
- Project
- Flora & Fauna
- French/German
Award : KNEC Certificate in Tour Operation & Management
Duration: 4 terms
- Fundamentals Of Tourism
- Tour Guiding Techniques
- ICT
- Communication Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- French /German
Module II
- Travel Agency
- Touristic Geography
- Touristic History
- Flora & Fauna
- Customer Care
- French/German
- Research Project
Award : KNEC Certificate in Tour Guiding & Administration
Duration: 3 Months (1 Term)
Artisan Courses
Duration: 3 Terms
Entry Requirements: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) OR (KCSE) D- (minus) & below
Food and Beverage Production & Service involves the provision of quality food, beverage and service under hygienic conditions.
Course outline:
- Mathematics
- Science
- General Studies
- Food & Beverages Production
- Trade Practice, Food & Beverage Service
- Trade Theory
- Support Subjects
- Course Work Projects
Award: KNEC Artisan in Food & Beverage Production, Sales & Service Management
Short Courses
Single Units
Courses | Exam | Grade | Duration | Application Form |
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Diploma in Housekeeping | ICM | KCSE D+ | 2 Terms | Apply Now |
Diploma in Front Office Operations & Administration | ICM | KCSE D+ | 2 Terms | Apply Now |
Diploma in Food & Beverage | ICM | KCSE D+ | 2 Terms | Apply Now |
Diploma in Food Production (Culinary Theory) | ICM | KCSE D+ | 2 Terms | Apply Now |
Food & Beverage Sale & Service | ICM | KCSE D+ | 2 Terms | Apply Now |
Frequently Asked Questions about School of Hospitality
Hospitality courses teach you skills that are on demand all over the world. Compliment them with a foreign language for greater opportunities.
Yes, you will. Our extensive alumni and industry network makes it possible for our students to get the practical skills employers are looking for.
We assist and ensure all our students get industrial placements.
Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Institute of Commercial Management (ICM).
As long as you meet our academic and other requirements, you are just who we are looking for. Visit Admissions to learn more.
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