A Leading Hub For Culinary Arts and Creative Excellence
The Hospitality & Creative Industries Department at KWTVC is a dynamic center dedicated to shaping the next generation of professional chefs, hospitality managers, and creative designers. Our department provides an immersive, hands-on learning environment featuring a fully equipped modern training kitchen, a mock restaurant service lab, and specialized fashion design production workshops. We offer intensive competency-based practical training tracks designed to produce innovative, self-reliant individuals capable of launching successful enterprises or thriving within competitive global hospitality and service sectors. Our highly experienced training teams provide rigorous skill enrichment tailored directly to modern service standards and creative industry trends.
Our team of highly qualified trainers ensures that learners gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience aligned with industry demands.
VISION
To be a regional center of excellence in training, research, and technical innovation within the hospitality and creative arts sectors.`
MISSION
To provide top-tier practical training that produces competent, highly creative, and industry-ready professionals for the global service economy.`
Head Of Department
Our Mandate
Our mandate is to promote acquisition of knowledge and skills empowerment for poverty eradication and employment creation and realization of vision 2030 through innovation, specifically the section will:
- Coordinate and supervise practical research into culinary trends, institutional catering models, and modern apparel design systems.
- Impart advanced technical skills relating to Food & Beverage production, service operations, salon management, and fashion design.
- Regularly evaluate trainees in real-world simulation environments to maintain strict quality and service benchmarks.
- Present qualified candidates for final national external evaluation, certification, and verification by CDACC.
Sections & Courses Offered
1. Food & Beverage Section
This section equips trainees with skills in food production, food service, restaurant operations, customer care, banqueting, events management, and hospitality supervision.
Courses offered include:
- Food and Beverage Production, Sales and Service Level 6
- Food and Beverage Production, Sales and Service Level 5
- Food and Beverage Production, Sales and Service Level 4
- Short Courses in Cake making and cake decoration
2. Cosmetology Section
The Cosmetology Section trains learners in beauty therapy, hairdressing, barbering, skincare, nail technology, and salon management.
Courses offered include:
- Hairdressing Level 6
- Hairdressing Level 5
- Beauty Therapy Level 6
- Beauty Therapy Level 5
- Barbering and Beauty Short Courses
3. Fashion Design Section
The Fashion Design Section develops trainees' competencies in garment construction, pattern making, textile technology, fashion illustration, and apparel production.
Courses offered include:
- Fashion Design and Garment Making Level 6
- Fashion Design and Garment Making Level 5
- Fashion Design and Garment Making Level 4
- Tailoring and Dressmaking Short Courses
Course Summary
| COURSE NAME | MINIMUM ENTRY/REQUIREMENTS | MODULE/STAGE/DURATION | CERTIFICATION BODY |
|---|---|---|---|
Food & Beverage Production Sales and Service Management Level 6 | KCSE C- (C Minus) | 3 Modules | CDACC |
Food & Beverage Production Sales and Service Level 5 | KCSE D (D Plain) | 3 Modules | CDACC |
Fashion Design and Apparel Technology Level 5 | KCSE D (D Plain) | 3 Modules | CDACC |
Hair Dressing and Beauty Therapy (Cosmetology) Level 5 | KCSE D (D Plain) | 3 Modules | CDACC |
Artisanal Baking & Pastry Techniques | KCSE / KCPE | 1 Month | KWTVC |
JOB MARKET
Graduates from the Hospitality Department can pursue careers such as:
Food and Beverage
- Restaurant Supervisor
- Chef/Cook
- Caterer
- Food and Beverage Manager
- Banqueting and Events Coordinator
- Hotel Supervisor
- Customer Service Officer
Cosmetology
- Hairdresser
- Beauty Therapist
- Barber
- Nail Technician
- Salon Manager
- Makeup Artist
- Spa Therapist
Fashion Design
- Fashion Designer
- Tailor/Dressmaker
- Pattern Maker
- Garment Technologist
- Textile Entrepreneur
- Fashion Consultant
- Apparel Production Supervisor
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
The Hospitality Department maintains strong partnerships with hotels, restaurants, salons, spas, fashion houses, garment manufacturing companies, and other hospitality establishments. These collaborations provide trainees with opportunities for industrial attachment, mentorship, practical exposure, and employment placement.Through these partnerships, learners gain hands-on experience using modern industry equipment and technologies, enhancing their competitiveness in the job market. The department remains committed to producing competent graduates who meet the evolving needs of the hospitality industry.