CHOICE Programme Make TOURISM Your 1st Choice

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CHOICE ProgrammeMake TOURISM Your 1st Choice!

• Presented by
• On behalf of MTA ITS

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What is the Tourism Industry ?
All the Businesses Organizations that offer
Facilities Services

• That cater for ALL the needs of tourists from the
  time of their arrival to the time of their
  departure
• Tourism may be
• Inbound, Outbound or Domestic

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Why join Tourism?

• The Tourism Industry
• The Tourism industry contributes 25 of
• Maltas economy
• Worlds Largest industry
• Large demand for NEW employees
• Offers rewarding Careers Pay
• Is Interesting, Exciting Fun

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Which Personal Attributes make you successful?

• Positive Attitude Enthusiasm
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Commitment, Dedication Responsibility
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Desire to continue learning

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What sectors make up this industry ?

• Airlines / Transport
• Conferences Conventions
• Arts Culture
• Hotels, Food Beverage
• Heritage
• Outdoor Recreation
• Support Services

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If you want to become a professional.
The following options are available to increase
your technical skills Institute of Tourism
Studies University of Malta Employment and
Training Corporation Malta Tourism Authority

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• Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS)
• The History of ITS
• Was Set up in 1987 on recommendation by the WTO
• Expanded in 1997
• Also offers courses in Qala, Gozo

We are committed to provide an educational set
up aimed at guaranteeing excellent standards of
service and products within the tourist industry
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The Aim of ITS

• The Institute of Tourism Studies has a
  responsibility to
• - Provide the hospitality and tourism industry
  with people trained to international standards.
• The Institute of Tourism Studies is committed to
• Educating and training students in a wide
  variety of academic and vocational
• subjects
• Exposing them to industrial experience, in order
  to enhance their knowledge and
• skills to an international quality standard.
• Equipping students with the necessary
  intellectual skills and practical competencies
• to secure positions within the hospitality
  and tourism industry.
• Developing students' personal qualities and
  attributes to enable them to respond to
• higher levels of academic learning.
• Implementing modern student-centered learning
  strategies

We are committed to provide an educational set
up aimed at guaranteeing excellent standards of
service and products within the tourist industry
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ITS Teaches Careers in which industry?

• The Hospitality (Peoples) Industry is made up of
  tourism related enterprises and catering
  establishments. These include
• - Hotels
• - Restaurants
• - Travel Agencies
• - Leisure Centres
• - Fast Food Outlets
• - In-flight Catering
• - Hospitals
• - Old peoples' homes

We are committed to provide an educational set
up aimed at guaranteeing excellent standards of
service and products within the tourist industry
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ITS offers the Following Career Studies

• The Institute offers programmes of study at
  Certificate and Diploma level for careers in
• - Hospitality Tourism Management
• - Hotel Operations
• - Accommodation Operations
• - Travel Agency Operations Tour Guiding
• - Food Beverage Service
• - Culinary Arts
• - Extended Skill Training Scheme (ESTS)
• Traineeship in hospitality trade
• - Part time courses

We are committed to provide an educational set
up aimed at guaranteeing excellent standards of
service and products within the tourist industry
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The University of Malta offers
the Following Career Studies on Tourism

• Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Tourism Studies
• This course provides a comprehensive background
  to the local and international dimensions of the
  tourism industry and to equip students with
  skills to critically analyse the tourism industry
  and its impact on SOCIETY, the ENVIRONMENT and
  the ECONOMY

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Employment Training Corporation (ETC)

• Its objectives are to
• ?provide maintain an employment service
• ?find suitable employment
• ?assist employers find suitable staff
• ?provide training to both employed
• unemployed
• Courses ESTS for commis chef, commis waiter,
• hotel general assistance, restaurant/bar
• operations

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Malta Tourism Authority (MTA)

• MTA has the role of bringing together all
• tourism operators in Malta.
• It seeks to create training programmes
• targeting people working in tourism. EU funds
• have been used to create implement these
• programmes.
• It works to encourage young people, like you,
  
• to get a career in tourism.

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Project Competition!!!

• There are 3 questions to answer 1.
• Questions related to the core values of
• destination Malta HERITAGE, DIVERSITY,
• HOSPITALITY.
• Questions are in the CHOICE brochure.
• Great prizes to be won!!

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We hope that YOU too want to be part of the
TOURISM industry
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Thank You..
Your

• Make

TOURISM
1ST Choice!