Pearlcrest Hospitality Training Institute offers high-quality Diploma and Certificate courses to young women in hospitality, leading to well-paid jobs. Applications are open all year round. Scholarships are available to eligible students.
If you want more information or just to have a chat with the staff to see if Pearlcrest is the right training opportunity for you feel free to email or call us:
admissions@pearlcrest.ac.ug Mobile no: +256 770-562881 / +256 785 416 981
How to apply
You can apply for the certificate or diploma course by completing this form: 2022-23 PEARLCREST STUDENT APPLICATION FORM and submitting it to the college by hand, post or email. Good candidates will be invited for an interview.
Teaching Methodology
Following the example of the world’s leading institutions, our students attend both theory and practical lessons due to the technical nature of the courses, having the chance to deeply understand the skills and competences that make them highly employable, and to develop them through application. The practical sessions take place in the morning under the supervision of qualified staff. Theory lessons are conducted in the afternoons.
Tutorials
On joining Pearlcrest each student is able to receive support from a tutor, a member of staff, who follows her general performance closely and is always available for consultation and advice to help each girl to achieve to her full potential and move into good employment.
Course Content
Students learn the skills that the best Ugandan and international hotels expect in their staff.
- Nutrition and Hygiene
- Professional housekeeping and laundry management
- Entrepreneurship skills
- Front Office Operations
- Food and Beverage Production
- Food and Beverage Service
- Communication skills
- Computer Skills
- Sessions on Etiquette and Personality Development
Courses
CERTIFICATE IN CATERING AND ACCOMMODATION OPERATIONS
This is a two-year programme that provides students with technical and specialised professional skills to operate in several departments of a hotel like food and beverage service, food production, and rooms. Practical skills are especially emphasised while developing a range of personal qualities and attributes essential in the hospitality industry.
Entry Requirements:
- UCE Certificate with at least 5 passes obtained at the same sitting two of which must be in Mathematics and English Language.
DIPLOMA IN CATERING AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
This is a two-year course designed to equip each young woman training at Pearlcrest with the knowledge, skills and attitude that will enable her to perform managerial duties in hospitality and accommodation establishments.
Entry Requirements:
- UACE Certificate with at least one principal pass and two subsidiaries obtained at the same sitting
or
- A certificate in Hospitality from a recognized institution
or
- UCE with at least 5 credits.