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Village administrator urges persons to study at WHI-rewarding
She was recommended to Western Hospitality Institute by
a friend who was also a member of the St. James lions
Club. This comes after she told her friend that she
wished to attend a recognized school that train and
certified persons in hospitality management. And her
friend reiterated her assurance that WHI fits that bill.
To date, she made good on her friend’s advice and
pursued studies at [WHI].
And now, it has paid off for her. “I wanted to go to
a school that is recognized that offers hospitality
courses and so when I told my friend she told me about
WHI. And so I started in the September of 1999. The
programme was intensive and it was offered in the
afternoon. There were lots of works that we had to
undertake and I had to complete in a year time,”
informed Gloria Bonsu-okoto, administrator at Point
Village hotel.
Continuing, she said, “The standard of the school is
high and persons had to satisfy the stipulated standard.
I was at the time doing 10 courses per semester. And we
had to complete in a year in order to continue the
degree programme at Hocking College in the US. In
addition to the courses that we had to read, we had to
attend seminars in relation to the programme so there
were lots of work but I had done very well,” she told
the Western Mirror.
And where qualification was concerned, Bonsuokoto was qualified. But
there were others who didn’t arm with the necessary
subjects but began the programme and succeeded as well.
WHI recognizes that there are many persons who may not have the
necessary CXCs but nonetheless have the ability to
succeed academically. Among several factors that may
deprive some persons of acquiring subjects according to
Cecil Cornwall, the boss of WHI, are financial
constraints, poor preparation, and immaturity. In light
of this, WHI create an opportunity for persons who feel
that they are able to take on the courses and succeed.
“I had some subjects at the time and WHI accepted them but there were
other persons who were academically capable and so they
did well too. My GP was good and I got a certificate
with distinction and when I got to Hocking College I did
well as well. I got my degree with Hons. While at
Hocking College the learning environment was conducive
and the lecturers were welcoming,” explained Bonsuokoto.
And the State University in New York was her next stop.
She got a BA in hospitality management and again with
honors.
“The work was not challenging for me but one had to work hard and be
focused. The American institution for Motel and Hotel
Associations gave me an award for my outstanding
performance. Some of the areas covered were internal
hotel development, accounting for the hospitality
industry, food and beverage, sales and marketing and
hospitality,” said Bonsu-okoto, former award winning
Vice President of [WHI].
Armed with such knowledge it was now time to work. So
she got a job at Adams Mark Hotel in Ohio as Accounting
Personnel. Also, the worked with Holiday Inn in Ohio as
Night Manager. She said that having worked at the hotel
that is operated by Hocking College helped her to give
her best in other working environments.
But she had experiences in different areas of the hotel industry, and
with experience in the capacity of accounting at an
accounting organization in Jamaica, and having worked in
the said capacity at Sea Castle etc, she said that this
helped her to get an Executive accounting position at
the Adam Mark Hotel.
Now at Point Village Hotel in Negril working as an administrator,
Bonsu-okoto is mandated to restructuring the accounting
systems there among other things. After having served in
areas such as Night Manager, front office Manager,
Accountant, Bonsuokoto said she felt that she has made
her mark and continues to do so. “I am urging persons to
study at WHI as the school’s programme is in
collaboration with Hocking College and is more
recognized than any other degree from any university
both here and abroad. WHI standard is high and after
studying it will be rewarding,” assured Bonsuokoto, who
sits on the Kenilworth’s management team, and former
President of
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