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FAQ's

1. How many times do you enrol the students for Higher Diploma / Diploma / Certificate course?

4 times in a year.

2. What are the class hours and how many days per week?

3 days per week and 3 hours per day

3. Do you have any separate hostel facilities for boys and girls?

No, we don't have yet, but we are planning for separate hostel facilities.

4. Is instalment payment allowed toward payment of fees?

Yes it is allowed only for the Diploma/Higher Diploma students

5. Do I have to attend all the classes?

The students have to attend at least 90 % classes.

6. What do I do if I have a complaint about the institute?

You can fill up complaint form and put it in the box, management will take action.

7. Does the institute have a placement cell for arranging job?

Yes, we help our students for better placement.

8. After SSC can I get admit in your institute for a diploma?

No you can't. You can join the Certificate course only.

9. Do you help for visa assistance?

Yes, we assist our students for visa processing.

10. What about the practical facilities of the institute?

We are arranging our practical facilities and very soon we will start offering practical classes.

11. Is industrial attachment is guaranteed? If yes, where?

100 % guaranteed in any standard Hotels/Restaurants, Airlines, Tourism organizations and Travel Agencies.

12. Is there any age bar for admissions in your institute?

Yes, students must be under 30 years of age.

13. Why to study tourism & hospitality subjects?hat are the class hours and how many days per week?

Tourism and hospitality are among the growth industries of the world, with more and more jobs on
offer. Covering a wide range of occupations in different organisations – many of them overlapping
– they offer you the chance of an interesting career with many opportunities to progress.

14.Concise information about syllabus & credit hours.?

All our curriculum and syllabi are designed in a fashion that matches all over the world for continuing higher studies in the same field and students can also transfer their full credits to foreign countries like New Zealand, UK, Cyprus, Ireland, Canada, etc.
Our hybrid syllabi are mapped with the syllabi of various courses of OTHM, UK, City & Guilds, UK, College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Cyprus, AIS St. Helen’s, New Zealand, Griffith College, Ireland, and almost all private universities of Bangladesh that offer Honours on Tourism & Hospitality Management.

15.Employer’s Zone: Specialised course, tailored-made courses.

ESP (English for Specific Purpose) for various field is readily available for corporate offices, like English for Hotel & Tourism, English for Senior Executives, English for Mid-level Executives, English for Junior Executives, English for Bankers, English for Lawyers, English for Airlines Industry, etc.
We have various short courses specially for the corporate offices on the following:

16.Affiliation and credit transfer

ITHM is affiliated with local and international bodies that include:
College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Cyprus for Undergraduate to Master level of study in Tourism and Hospitality Management.

AIS St. Helen’s, New Zealand - for undergraduate study in Tourism & Hospitality
Through City & Guilds, UK to many colleges and universities of UK for higher studies i9n the same subject
Through OTHM, UK qualification to any OTHM affiliated colleges and universities of UK

17.Recognised awards from City & Guilds and OTHM

ITHM is the Approved Centre of both City & Guilds and OTHM and international recognised awards one can earn from studying at ITHM.

18.Career prospects in global hotel & tourism industry

The flow of tourism around the world is assuming striking dimension. Growth of tourism industry will be unstoppable in the 21st century. Globally the tourism industry will continue strong growth of about 4% a year through the first two decades of the current century.

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has also predicted that the 21st century will see a higher percentage of total population travelling, specially in developing countries, and people will be going on holidays more often – sometime two, three or four times a year. The forecast predicts that by 2020 one out of every three trips will be a long-haul journey to another region of the world. Long-haul travel is expected to increase from 24% of 1995 to 35% in 2020 in all international destinations.

Today the tourism and travel account for the largest portion of money spent in international commerce. The never-ending process of tourism, presently acclaimed to be the largest service industry in many countries, is very much on the rise globally. Billions of dollars are being transacted through tourism. International tourism receipts are projected to increase more than fivefold between 1990 and 2010 to reach US$ 1350 billion. This correspondence to an average annual increase of 8.6%. If we look into some of the statistics, it will be rather astonishing:
1. The number of international tourist arrival has risen from 25 million in 1950 to 842 million in 2006. International tourism receipts reached US$ 680 billion in 2005 (Euro 547 billion), making it one of the largest categories of international trade. This trade volume equals or exceeds that of oil exports, food products or even of cars and transport equipment.
2. The number of foreign tourists in India is 400 million (approx. January 2007) with an increase of 13% from previous year, and domestic tourists are 300 million with a growth rate of 15-20%. Foreign exchange earning from tourism in 2005 was 230 billion rupees (5.7 billion US$), clocking an increase of 20.2% from 2004.
3. In India, about 42 million people (8.78% of total employment) are engaged directly or indirectly in the tourism business which is definitely a lesson to learn.
From the statistics above shoes again why tourism is the largest service industry globally; new scope and opportunities are flourishing everyday. If we do not start now, we will be left far behind by all around us. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) measures that by 2011, the travel and tourism economy will constitute: 11% of global GDP; support 260.5 million jobs worldwide, which is 9% of total employment or 1 in every 11.2 jobs.

19.Attachment facilities

Attachment is mandatory for every ITHM trainee whatever is their filed of study. Attachment is made based on the result, performance in practical and the requirement from the respective hotels/motels/restaurant/travel agency/tour operator/resort, etc. After successful completion of the attachment trainees need to submit a report in writing to qualify for the final course ending certificate from the Institute.

20.Local Job placement

Employment opportunity in tourism and hospitality sector is increasing every day here in Bangladesh, too. Our graduates who like to stay in the country and serve and build up their career, we are providing them with the best job opportunities locally. Already our graduates are working in Hotel Victory, Washington Hotel, Dhaka, Nandos (South African Food chain), and many of them are in pipe line to join in resorts like: Shah Ali Golf Resort, JRL Elenga Resort, Foy’s Lake Resort, etc. We are assuring jobs for our graduates who will at least complete Diploma successfully. We are providing all counselling services and refer our students for job placement.

21.Hostel facilities

ITHM provides modern apartment houses as hostel facilities for the students from outside Dhaka. The hostel is located at Kallayanpur, only ten minutes drive from the Institute, connected by good bus services. Hostel is managed by the private C + S company and the charges are very reasonable: for accommodation (4 persons sharing room) and food =Taka 3,500/ a month and accommodation (3 persons sharing room) and food = Taka 4,000/ a month. Earlier confirmation is required for accepting hostel facility. Please contact our Student Affairs Officer (call: 9127551) for more details.