BAC engages 150 firms to facilitate students training
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The majority of companies are in the hospitality industry. The BAC’s school of business and leisure offers degrees in international hospitality, tourism and saloon management. The companies absorb students into their systems and offer them industry training for few months before returning back to school.
Speaking here at the official launch of the school, academic director, Byron Brown said through the partnership, students gained the experience that would help them settle easily in the competitive hospitality industry after graduation.
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