Izindawo Zokungcebeleka ZakwaSandal Bungaza Isikole Esisha Se-Gordon “Butch” Stewart School of Hospitality

1. Lesi sikole esisha sizohlinzeka ngokufunda okugxilile kanye nolwazi lwangempela lokuqeqeshwa endaweni esezingeni eliphezulu, eholwa wucwaningo.
2. Lokhu kudala iphupho lempilo yonke likaGordon “Butch” Stewart – lokudala ithuba ngemfundo.
3. Isikole sizokhombisa ikhono lesifunda lokuhola engxoxweni yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe neyokwamukela izihambi.

Isikhungo esisezingeni eliphezulu, esiholwa wucwaningo, i-Gordon “Butch” Stewart International School of Hospitality & Tourism egunyazwe ngokugcwele izohlinzeka abafundi abenza iziqu kanye nabase-post-grad abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba ngolwazi olunzulu lokufunda nokuqeqeshwa kwangempela, okuhlanganisa ubuhle bezemfundo be-UWI kanye ne-FIU ngamathuba aphusile okusebenzisa izifundo zabo ngaphandle kwekilasi.

Ngokusho kuka-Adam Stewart, usihlalo omkhulu we-SRI nendodana ka Izimbadada Yezimbadada umsunguli, ongasekho u-Gordon “Butch” Stewart, isikole esisha sifeza iphupho lempilo yonke likayise lokudala ithuba ngemfundo futhi akhombise ikhono lesifunda lokuhola izingxoxo zamazwe ngamazwe nezokuvakasha. 

“Ukudala ithuba ngemfundo kubalulekile enhlanganweni yethu nasekusasa eliphumelelayo laseCaribbean, njengoba kunjalo kubo bonke abantu abazifunela impilo engcono bona nemindeni yabo. Lesi sigwebo, esibanjwe ubaba wami ngokujulile, sakhuthazwa yisipiliyoni futhi ezingxoxweni ezinde zaqala eminyakeni eminingi edlule noSolwazi omkhulu, uSir Hilary Beckles (Iphini Leshansela le-UWI). Lokhu kubambisana kunenjongo ejulile futhi umsebenzi osazowenza ubaluleke kakhulu. Izimbadada ziye zafakazela ukuthi lokho okuzalwa kulesi sifunda kungaqhudelana ngempumelelo nanoma yiluphi uhlobo esiteji samazwe ngamazwe. Manje, kanye nezikhungo ezinamandla I-UWI kanye ne-alma mater yami i-FIU - izikhungo zemfundo ezimbili ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, siqala ukwakha isikhungo esiphambili emhlabeni socwaningo lwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, injini yezomnotho yaseCaribbean. Lokhu kuyiqiniso, iphupho .”

I-Gordon “Butch” Stewart International School of Hospitality of Tourism izotholakala e-Western Jamaica Campus yase-University of the West Indies e-Montego Bay, e-Jamaica, lapho izinhlelo zokuqalisa umsebenzi ziqhubeka futhi ziphothulwa ngo-2023.

“Siyaziqhenya ngokusebenzisana nathi Izimbadada Resorts International kanye neNyuvesi yaseWest Indies, izikhungo ezimbili ezihlonishwa kakhulu eCaribbean kanye nabaholi bobabili embonini yokwamukela izihambi,” kusho uDkt. Mark B. Rosenberg, uMongameli weFlorida International University. “Kwa-FIU, sesivele samukela abafundi bamazwe ngamazwe abavela emazweni angu-20 ahlukene. Ukunikeza abafundi abengeziwe, ithuba lokufunda, ukufunda nokuhlala ezindaweni ezimbili zokungenisa izihambi ukufunda nokusebenza ezikhungweni ezidumile eziholayo nemikhiqizo efana neSandals, UWI kanye neFIU, kungumlando. Kudingeka futhi sibonge uSihlalo Omkhulu we-SRI u-Adam Stewart BS '03, olandele ezinyathelweni zikayise kwezamabhizinisi, ubuholi kanye nokuphana. Lokhu kubambisana kuzodala indlela efanelekile kubafundi abafuna ukuqhubekisela phambili imfundo yabo yokwamukela izihambi ezindaweni ezimbili ezihamba phambili zezivakashi emhlabeni, okuzoholela esizukulwaneni esisha sabaholi bokwamukela izihambi.”

Ephawula ngokubambisana okuyingqopha-mlando, iSekela-Shansela, i-University of the West Indies, uSolwazi Sir Hilary Beckles wathi: “Ezokuvakasha ziyibhizinisi lethu elihamba phambili eCaribbean futhi i-UWI iyunivesithi yokuqala. I-FIU ibinguzakwethu ohlonishwayo kubantu nasezikhungweni zaseCaribbean amashumi eminyaka futhi, ibala abantu abaningi baseJamaican abavelele phakathi kwabathweswe iziqu kanye noprofesa. Ngakho-ke kulandela ukuthi sobathathu kufanele sibambisane ukuze siqinisekise ubunye bethu ngabanye kanye neqoqo. Umkhiqizo weSandals nomkhiqizo wawo muhle kakhulu futhi muhle. I-UWI ihloniphekile ukusebenzisana no-Adam Stewart, umholi wayo, ukugubha ifa elihlonishwayo likayise, u-Gordon 'Butch' Stewart okhaliphile. Umqondo wokwakha isikole sezokuvakasha nesokwamukela izihambi esisezingeni lokuqala ngaphakathi kwe-UWI ukuze kuhlonishwe le nganekwane uyajabulisa futhi unika amandla. Ngakho-ke ukusebenzelana kwe-UWI-Sandals-FIU kuwubudlelwane obunamandla futhi obunenqubekela phambili obuzosebenzela isifunda sethu kahle kakhulu eminyakeni ezayo.” 

UStewart wabelane ngokuthi: “Ubaba wami wayekholelwa ekufundeni ngolwazi – 'ukuqeqeshwa emsebenzini,' njengoba ayevame ukukubeka. Njengosomabhizinisi ophelele futhi ephupha impilo yakhe yonke, wayazi ukuthi impumelelo yazalwa ngale kwegumbi lebhodi, itholakala ezikhathini zokuhlola nokutholwa. Yilokhu kuqonda okuzokhuthaza ikharikhulamu esezingeni lomhlaba esiyidalayo ebeka abafundi kulokho okwenzeka emhlabeni wangempela njengengxenye yokuthuthuka kwabo. Yimfundo ubaba ebengayazisa kakhulu.”