Building on the strong reputation of its School of Tourism and English as a Second Language programming, Thompson Rivers University is delivering an intensive semester of training to 21 second-year students from Japan’s J. F. Oberlin University.
The students from the Cabin Attendant Degree program at J.F. Oberlin University’s Tokyo campus began their program at TRU on Sept 8 and will be in Kamloops for 15 weeks, through to Dec 12.
During their stay the students will develop their English language skills through classroom instructions, integrated activities including numerous field trips to reinforce classroom lectures and theory, augmented by home-stay experiences.
“This type of custom training demonstrates just how flexible TRU is to the demands of an incredibly competitive international education marketplace,” Cyndi McLeod, Associate Vice-president TRU said.
In addition to the language skills, students will be introduced to culturally sensitive tourism training in the customer service sector, organizational skills and the challenges facing the tourism industry. They will also and be introduced to BC’s eight sectors of tourism, all with a focus to working as a cabin attendant in the airline industry.
The program, developed by TRU World in conjunction with the Division of Student Development and the School of Tourism, is a non-credit program allowing TRU to deliver the exact training J. F. Oberlin University needed to complement the balance of the program delivered in Tokyo.
Including these 21 students, TRU has over 1,200 students on campus from 72 countries. This represents a 48 per cent increase in enrollments since 2005, and an ever-increasing impact on the economic well-being and cultural diversity of the community as a whole.
Contact:
- Cyndi McLeod, AVP TRU World, (p) 250-828-5162
