The British Council has entered an agreement with Serena Hotels to offer English courses specifically in hospitality industry. Over 200 students from five schools and approximately 400 staff members of Serena Hotel Rwanda will benefit from the two-year programme.

The institutions to benefit from the programme are Rwanda Tourism College (RTUC), Akilah Institute, New Hope Technical Institute, Kigali Catering Centre and Esther’s Aid. "The programme will give opportunities to locally identified talent to develop strong hospitality foundation. Each college will nominate a student every three months to participate in the quarterly internship programme,” Catherine Waruhiu, Serena Hotel Human Resource Director said.

[Susan Babijja] Saturday Times/ Timothy Kisambira.