Parents and other guests visiting the SHTTC's facilities at  Wednesday's Open Day

The Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Training College (SHTTC) is encouraging pupils in Standard 5 to consider continuing their studies by following courses on offer at the college.

The doors of the SHTTC were thrown open on Wednesday September 24,  to students from secondary schools across the country to give them the opportunity to gain an insight into what goes on at the college and so better inform their decisions about future studies. The Open Day will continue on Thursday September 25  and on Friday September 26.

Director for Human Resource Development at the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, Ms Wendy Didon, said that the college currently has 192 students, but will be looking to raise this to a full complement of 210 when this year's students graduate and the new intake join in February.

Mrs Didon said that the college will continue to look at ways of increasing the number of students that it is able to enrol, but added that financial constraints will prevent this from happening next year.

In addition to guiding prospective students around the college, SHTTC students have also shown their parents what goes on at the La Misere campus.

Ms Didon explained that this was done in order to get the parents more involved with their children's learning, especially as they are seen as crucial in providing support ahead of examinations.

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