About Kenya Utalii College KUC | History Of KUC, KUC Mission and Vision and KUC Core Values. Read the details below…
History Of Kenya Utalii College
Kenya Utalii College (KUC) is a leading African hospitality and tourism training institution. Established 47 years ago the College has trained over 60,000 graduates from around the world who continue to serve in the local and international hospitality and tourism industry. The College opened its doors in 1975 and was established under the Hotels and Restaurants Act, (Cap. 494, Laws of Kenya) which has since been replaced by the Tourism Act, 2011.
KUC is among the three African EUHOFA (International Association of Hotel Schools) members. EUHOFA International is a prestigious association of hotel school directors and deans of hospitality colleges and universities who work continuously to ensure the highest quality of education in their institutes.
The international hotel school association, EUHOFA International, started in 1955 and has grown since then. Today there are 200 members worldwide. The College hosted the international congress in 1996 and again in 2016. In addition, the institution is an Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Some of our courses have acquired accreditation by the Tourism Education Quality (TEDQUAL) certification body. Further, KUC is an authorized International Air Travel Agency (IATA) training Center.
It is also East and Sub-Saharan Africa’s only Japanese Proficiency Language Test (JPLT) Examination Centre. Kenya Utalii College is the Secretariat for Africa’s only Association of Hospitality and Tourism Schools (AHTSA) which has a membership of more than 27 hospitality and tourism schools drawn from over 15 countries. In addition, it is an East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) accredited Center of Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism training.
Kenya Utalii College Mission, Vision and Core Values
Vision
To be a globally recognized and transformative premier tourism and hospitality training center.
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Mission
To develop highly qualified and globally competitive human resource for the hospitality and tourism industry by providing; quality tourism, hospitality education, purposeful research and consultancy.
Mandate
Undertake hospitality and tourism training and capacity building for the tourism sector.
core Values
In pursuit of its vision and mission, the College will at all times be guided the following fundamental core values:
Integrity: We operate in an honest, trustworthy and transparent manner
Commitment: We are dedicated towards achieving our mandate.
Leadership: We have the courage to shape a better future for our institution.
Accountability: We will perform in a manner at all times that makes us accountable, responsible and answerable to our customers and other stakeholders both external and internal.
Diversity: We believe in diversity and inclusion and thus constantly seek fresh approaches, new ideas and different outlooks to achieve success.
Quality: We believe in delivering excellent services.
Professionalism: We believe in excellent skills, good judgement and behavior as expected in the tourism and hospitality industry
Quality Objective
Kenya Utalii College management is committed to sustaining its mandate of training qualified professionals for the hospitality and tourism industry.
The College management also commits itself to enhancing its research and consultancy services for the continued advancements of the hospitality tourism sector.
In addition, the management will ensure compliance with the requirements of the Quality Management Systems and undertake continuous review, so as to meet the demands of the changing hospitality and tourism industry.
