Having been founded on 25.01.1994 by accreditation of Council of Higher Education, the Vocational School consisting of Tourism & Hotel Management and Greenhousing started education with 38 students at an apartment in 1994-1995 academic year thanks to full support of other establishments and donators in Ortaca district.
Tourism and Travel Services Programme of the Vocational School started accepting students for daytime education by 1999 and then also for evening education in the same programme by 2000. Tourist Guiding Programme started daytime education in 2013-2014 academic year. The department currently continues education with five lecturers.
Travel Tourism and Leisure Services Department
In Travel-Tourism and Leisure Services Department there are two programs: Tourism and Travel Services and Tourism Guidance. In these programs biennial associate degree education is provided. Our students get vocational education for 2 years at associate degree in these programmes. Vocational education of Tourism and Travel Services students is supported with Sejour and Galileo packages.
Physical Assets
The spaces serve for distance education and applied courses in department of Travel Tourism and Leisure Services
| execution area |
Number |
Area (m2) |
| Computer lab. For student (shared) |
1 |
60 |
| Computer lab. For student (shared) |
1 |
120 |
Staff
Within the Department of Travel Tourism and Leisure Services, 5 instructors are working..
Distribution of the Staff is as follow
Tourism and Travel Services Programme
- 2 Associate Professsor Doctors
- 1 Lecturer
Tourist Guiding Programme
- 1 Lecturer with Ph.D
- 2 Lecturers
Where to find a job?
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism provincial directorate of tourism
- Travel Agencies
- Airline Operations
- Airport Welcome services
- Transportation Companies
- Ticketing travel agencies
- Other tourism companies
- Territorial or regional guidance
- In their own companies
The graduates of Tourism and Travel Services Department and Tourism Guidance can pass to bachelor degree education like Travel Agency Management, Travel Business and Tourism Guidance and Tourism and Hotel Management programmes after passing the external transfer exam conducted by OSYM.
Why to choose this department?
- Academic staff who follow the dynamic sectoral and academic developments
- Not only theoretical education but also opportunity for training in field of application
- Intimacy between students and instructors
- Cooperation with tourism industry
- Location advantage of vocational college with being in tourism region
- Wide application areas of vocational college
- Importance of tourism between the future industries