Hospitality and Tourism Certificate

Hospitality & Tourism Certificate Programme

This programme is a partnership between UCCI and the Cayman Islands Government through the Department of Tourism to prepare Caymanians with Hospitality & Tourism related Education, Training, Certification and Career guidance for long-term hospitality success and industry leadership.

The programme follows a corporative learning model where students follow pre- scribed theoretical elements combined with on-the-job training and shadowing for the duration of the programme.

Students who successfully complete the Hospitality and Tourism Certificate Programme will receive:

• UCCI Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism
• City & Guilds Diploma in at least one of the following areas: 
  • Food Preparation and Cooking
  • Food & Beverage Services
  • Receptions Services

Certificate Programme Objectives:

• Provide students with the fundamental knowledge of the hospitality industry operations and the required management skills necessary to be successfully employed in entry or supervisory positions
• Enhance the students’ understanding of the opportunities and challenges present in the hospitality industry
• Assist the student in developing the high level personal and professional performance standards required by the hospitality industry.

Programme Length

For full-time students, this programme should last three semesters.

Programme Entry Requirements

• Must be Caymanian
• At least 17 years old
• Interview 
• Resume
• Police Record

Programme Requirements

FALL

SPRING

Students have the option to specialized in one of the three tracks

• Food Preparation and Cooking
• Food & Beverage Services
• Receptions Services

1. FOOD PREPARATION AND COOKING - CULINARY

2. FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES

3. RECEPTION SERVICES