Leisure Industry gets a boost

UK's The Bournemouth and Poole College signs Agreement with Key Academy:

The hospitality industry and other key industry sectors would receive a much needed stimulus when one of the largest further education colleges in England, The Bournemouth and Poole College launches its extensive portfolio of higher education 'employment ready' qualifications through Key Academy, Sri Lanka. The partnership was sealed recently empowering Key Academy to conduct a broad range of internationally recognized qualifications that are employment ready, adding myriad choices for young people to enter excellent progressive academic or vocational education qualifications relevant to career ambitions and abilities.

B&PC, a multi-award winning college which is showcased in the Ofsted Report as being 'outstanding' in several areas, is one of the largest state funded further education colleges in the UK.

With British education being renowned as the 'Best in the World', Key Academy envisions this partnership as offering Sri Lankan students a great opportunity to achieve the apt qualifications in preparation for their career of choice, within the ethos of 'An affordable UK education at your doorstep'!

Principal of B&PC Lawrence Vincent, who commended Key Academy for the initiative taken to introduce 'employable' qualifications into industry sectors which he said, required not only theoretical knowledge, but more importantly, hands-on experience to ensure that those qualified with a B&PC qualification, truly espouse the College's adage, 'Aspire, Achieve and Succeed'.

"We are designed to impart both the knowledge and skills to help secure future career paths that young people want," he stated, exampling that the B&PC student experience is officially recognised as one of the best in the UK having been conferred two national 'firsts' in the prestigious 'Leading the Learner Voice' awards, a double award which is absolutely unique.

Adding to this, Key Academy's Director Programmes and Curriculum Shafeek Wahab, explains that with B&PC being one of the largest further education colleges in England, comprising six centres located across the Bournemouth and Poole area, over 20,000 students including 4,700 full time students and international students from the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Africa and and Eastern Europe, Sri Lanka is infusing international standards that are imperative to achieving the country's development goals.

Tourism is also the fastest growing industry in the world, with numerous opportunities opening up in myriad segments including a burgeoning penchant for cruise travel and niche experiences. The global traveller is now very discerning and will not accept sub-standard service nor facilities.