148 students graduate in tourism studies

A total of 148 students received their diplomas and certificates after successfully completing courses at the Institute for Tourism Studies.

During a graduation ceremony held at the Corinthia San Gorg Hotel, St Julians, ITS deputy director Teddy Camilleri said the institute was awarded the Erasmus University Charter. Furthermore, with the set up of the Malta Qualifications Council, the ITS is now waiting for the endorsement of all the vocational education and training programmes.

Education Minister Louis Galea congratulated the new graduates.

A total of 93 certificates and 55 diplomas were handed to the new graduates. The following students graduated in ITS courses:

Certificate in Food Preparation and Production - Level 2
Dorianne Bonnici, Clayton Camenzuli, Christine Camilleri, Ingrid Marie Farrugia, Leanne Farrugia, Mersia Mackay, Matthew Paul Schembri and Laura Vassallo.

Certificate in Food Preparation and Production and Supervisory Studies
Matthew Joseph Attard, Jason Azzopardi, Rodianne Brincat, Philip John Bugayong, Roderick Buhagiar, Adrian Buttigieg, Tiziana Cachia, Mark Camilleri, Stephen Camilleri, Charlot Cauchi, Christopher Compagno, Tracy Cutajar, Samantha Natasha De Bono, Mark De Gabriele, Mark Dimech, Pierre Farrugia, Kelly Gatt, Luca Grasso, Anthony Hawkins, Christine Jones, Andrew Mifsud, Miodrag Momcilovic, Jessica Muscat, Jessica Pullicino, Florian Sadleder, Daniel Sammut, Bjorn Schembri, Charlene Schembri, James Schiavone, Matthew Tabone, Kenneth Zahra and Phillip Zammit.

Certificate in Food Preparation and Production
Matthew Attard and Frank Briffa.

Certificate in Accommodation Operations
Francesca Blackman, Deborah Borg, Joseph Buhagiar, Claudine Dalli, Andrew Sammut and Keith Seguna.

Certificate in Hotel Operations
Nicole Azzopardi, Andre Bartoli, Sofiane Ben Ezzeddine, Steven Cachia, Greta Ann Camilleri, Christabelle Casha, Trevor Diacono, Annalise Domenici, Rachel Micallef, Karyn Montfort, Rosanne Muscat, Jean-Paul Pavia, Sabrina Plum, Jacqueline Saliba, Karl-Joseph Scerri, Marvic Sciberras and Gary Gaetan Vella.

Certificate in Tour Guiding
Jennifer Attard, Vicky Bezzina, Flora Borg, Loredana Calleja, Denise Camilleri, Nicolette Camilleri, Barbara Caruana, Fabienne Farrugia, Anette Haber, Christian Schembri, Tracey Anne Spiteri, Simon Sultana and Marilyn Vella.

Certificate in Travel Agency
Rebekah Baldacchino, Lara Borg, Olena Borg, Maureen Buhagiar, Christian Buttigieg, Caroline Camilleri, Victoria Delia, Paul Formosa, Marlies Galea, Anne-Marie Inguanez, Karen Satariano Banavage, Christianne Spiteri, Jessica Tanti, Amanda Willoughby and Rodeen Zammit.

Diploma in Food and Beverage Service
Stefania Borg.

Diploma in Culinary Arts
Wilfred Calleja, Gillan Camilleri, Joseph Cassar, Christabelle Chetcuti, Maria Cuschieri, Matthew Darmenia, Brian Galea, Luisa Galea, Fabrizia Gerada, Samuel Micallef, Peter Corwin Pisani, Jonathan Saliba, Luca Selvaggi, Clayton Spiteri, Gilbert Spiteri, Giliane Valletta, Daniel Vella and Timothy Sylvester Zammit.

Diploma in Accommodation Operations
Jessica-Marie Attard, Corinne Caruana, Liana M. Cremona, Jeanelle Debono and Alexander Putnik.

Diploma in Hotel Operations
Marta Betta Abela, Allister Bajada, Andrea Bonello, Sharon Borg, Mark Buttigieg, Maria Camilleri, Joseph Paul Cutajar, Simon Dimech, Ruth Formosa, Warren Mizzi, Keith Montanaro, Christina Pisani, Ian Saliba, Denise Schembri, Leanne Schembri and Christian Elliot Zammit.

Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management
Christopher Aquilina, Pearl Bartoli, Anthony Julian Bonnici, Kenneth Joseph Cachia, Mark Cassar, Stephan Cassar, Abigail Delia, Edward Demarco, Maria Elsworth, Elizabeth Farrugia, Ian Micallef, Mark Micallef Cesareo, Tara Phillips, Tamsin Xuereb and Gillian Zammit.

The ceremony was concluded with the presentation of awards to those students who were most successful in their studies.

The following awards were presented:

Best Student in the Extended Skill Training Scheme: Roderick Scicluna.

Best Student in the Food and Beverage Service: Stefania Borg.

Best Student in the Food Preparation and Production Course: Joseph Cassar.

Best Student in the Travel Agency Operations Course: Christian Buttigieg.

Best Student in the Accommodation Operations Course: Liana M. Cremona.

Best Student in the Hotel Operations Course: Denise Schembri.

Best Student for the Hospitality Management Course: Gillian Zammit.

Best Students for the Integrated Project: Anthony Julian Bonnici, Christopher Aquilina and Mark Cassar.

Best Students on the International Internship: Louisa Galea and Gillian Valletta.

Best Student for the Best Student's Effort: Liana M. Cremona.

Best Student for the Tour Guiding Course: Fabienne Farrugia.

Best Overall Student: Gillian Zammit.