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The Admissions Department is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the recruitment of local and international students for the course programmes offered by Kenya Utalii College. The mandate of the department is derived from the College’s Policy and Procedure for intake of students. This policy stipulates, that intake will be on basis of merit which will be determined objectively according to the established criteria.
VISION
To play an active role in ensuring that high standards of training are attained in the College.
MISSION
To recruit highly qualified candidates for training who will eventually form a solid human resource base for the hospitality industry.
CORE VALUES
In order to realize its vision and mission, the department will be guided by the following core values.
- We Shall have integrity in the conducting the office affairs and be guided by professional ethics.
- We Shall uphold high ethical standards as a vehicle for effective service delivery to the Nation.
- We Shall will be open in conducting its affairs and will make it easy for all its stakeholders to understand its processes and actions.
- We Shall work as a team by creating a climate of trust and respect for others.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- To continually meet the challenge of high demand for our course programmes.
- To continually improve our performance of tasks in the department for the benefit of all.
- To continually propose amendments of the intake requirements in response to industry demands.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR INTAKE OF KENYAN STUDENTS
- Applications from all Kenyans will be considered provided they meet the minimum entry requirements.
- All districts should be fairly represented provided that suitable applicants from each district are available.
- Intake will be on basis of merit which will be determined objectively according to established criteria.
- Intake will take into account the interest of maintaining the College’s standing internationally and maintenance of high standards in the hotel and tourism industry in Kenya.
Interview and testing panels are made up of representatives from the industry, as nominated by their respective trade associations, i.e Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers (KAHC), Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) and Kenya Association of Tour Operators (KATO) and College officials. The interviews are normally conducted at Keya Utalii College, Nairobi.
Any candidate who fails the oral interview or the written test or both is automatically disqualified. All other candidates are ranked by province and district on basis of their total score in the written test and oral interview.
Subject to the number of vacancies in each course, the best candidates in rank from different districts are pre-selected, taking into account a reasonable distribution within the established provincial distribution quota.
Subject to the number of vacancies in each course, the best candidates in rank from different districts are pre-selected, taking into account a reasonable distribution within the established provincial distribution quota.
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