Welcome!

On behalf of the Management and staff of the Tourism Institute of East Africa (TIEA), I would like to extend our warmest welcome to you to join us in your pursuit of quality education and career. You are showing interest in one of the greatest industries in the world! The world of Travel, Tourism & Hospitality is waiting for your embrace. TIEA offers you the opportunity to grow within this national, regional, and internationally dynamic industry, starting at any level you prefer whilst giving you the opportunity to specialize in the area you mostly relate to. The opportunities that lie within this industry are countless, as not only does it cover a multitude of organizations, but opportunities also lie in the relationship and connection between each of these entities as well as areas that cross other industries too. This makes our industry a solid platform for you to grow within a huge network. Here at TIEA, we strive to offer you the possibility of specializing in the various segments that fall under the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality industry, but also strengthening your opportunities to reach the wider spectrum of the industry. The COVID-19 pandemic hit, yes, but that did not sentence the industry to a close or collapse. The industry was hard hit and yet, it had to remain open and active to cater to the needs of the people. As we rise up to train and equip the post-COVID-19 Human Resources, we keep in mind the new trends of the industry and benchmark with our partners in the sector to get to know the new dynamics of training needs. We keep our ears on the ground to know the needs in the sector in order for us to adjust our training towards meeting the current and future needs.

The Tourism Institute of East Africa has been able to get back to the expansion program. We have opened two campuses ( Mbarara in December 2021 and Mukono in September 2022). More campuses and centers are scheduled to open up in the next 12 months. We continue to expand our partnership base in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality. One of TIEA's uniqueness is that it is the leading Tertiary training institute in Africa that has a deficit of trained human resources to supply the market. Our students are booked up to 6 months in advance by our partners range from Travel Agencies, Tour Companies, Restaurants, and Hotels. The staff at TIEA are overwhelmed by the demand for students from the Institute. Parents/Guardians/Sponsors who have entrusted us with their children have never looked back because they are sure of their return on investment in terms of paying tuition and other requirements for their children.  As part of the team at TIEA,  I am humbled, because while graduates from Universities and other Tertiary training institutes struggle to even get internship placements, our students are retained while doing internships!! Management is proud of the staff who make this happen. They spend hundreds of hours delivering quality training to our students. I welcome you all to enroll for 2-year Diplomas, 2-year Certificate,s or Short Courses that range from 5 days to 3 months that you will never regret!

Thank you!

Francis Mugoga  ~ CEO

H.E. President Yoweri Museveni commends Francis Mugoga for building capacity in the Tourism industry

H.E. President Yoweri K. Museveni of  Uganda shakes hands with Mr. Francis Mugoga - CEO, the Tourism Institute of East Africa and Explore Africa Safaris as he (Francis) stresses a point on Tourism development and capacity building in the sector of tourism & hospitality in Uganda. This was during a dinner hosted by the President and First Lady Hon. Janet Museveni at www.statehouse.go.ug State House Entebbe in honor of the delegates of the Giant Club and Tourism Investment Forum. President Museveni was impressed by the Tourism Institute of East Africa's skilling of Africans. The President said Tourism has distinguished itself as a productive sector with the ability to transform Uganda from a predominantly peasant society to a middle-income level. The Investment Forum specifically seeks to create strategies to increase Tourist arrivals from 1,323,000 in 2016 to 4,084,000 in 2020; foreign exchange earnings from US$ 1.371 billion to US 2.7 billion in 2020; promote job creation, and increase the contribution of tourism to GDP from Shillings 7.3 trillion to shillings 14.68 trillion at the end of the Financial Year 2020.

First Lady Hon. Janet  Museveni Guest of Honour  at  the 2nd Graduation

Minister of Education and Sports Hon Janet Kataaha Museveni has urged parents to nurture their children the right way in order to be good future citizens. The Minister, in her speech which was delivered by the State Minister for Primary Education, Hon Rosemary Nansubuga Seninde at the 2nd graduation ceremony of the Tourism Institute of East Africa on 14th December 2018, urged the graduates to be prepared to face competition in the job market. “If children are brought up well, Uganda will find no difficulty to meet its growth agenda and realization of the National Development Plan,” First Lady Janet Museveni said. “It is one thing to have a child and another to bring him or her up in the right way but more importantly to give them the right education,” the Minister added. The formal training got from this institute has enabled you to get the right skills for self-employment noted the Minister. “Don’t go to the streets to look for jobs, create your own jobs from the skills you have received. Avoid recklessness and immorality,” said Museveni. At the graduation ceremony held at Hotel Africana, students from Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Nigeria graduated in various fields. On her part, State Minister Sseninde cautioned the graduates never to wake up from a dream before achieving it. She also advised parents to continue helping their children even though they have graduated. “Continue guiding your children, learning never ends, and always have good public relations,” she stressed.

H.E. President Hussein Ali Mwinyi  uploads  Francis Mugoga  for Tourism Promotion

H.E. Hussein Ali Mwinyi President of Zanzibar and First Lady Mariam Mwinyi had a chat with Mr. Francis Mugoga. The President invited Francis to Zanzibar and asked him to open a campus for the Tourism Institute of East Africa. This was at the 1st East African Community Regional Tourism Expo that took place in Arusha. President Mwinyi hailed TIEA for the great work done to skill human resources in the Tourism and Hospitality industry and promised to support the good work. The President closed the Expo that brought together hundreds of Tour Operators, Hoteliers, Airlines, and other service providers in the tourism value chain. 

Hon. Stephen Mugole (MP), Kabweri Constituency - Guest of Honor at the 3rd Graduation Ceremony 

Mr. Cuthbert Ncube - Executive Chairman African Tourism Board 

Preparing to go for a meeting in Arusha with Mr. Cuthbert Ncube-Executive Chairman of the African Tourism Board ( ATB). To me, Cuthbert is the "Archbishop" of Tourism in Africa. He works so hard to ensure that Tourism in Africa thrives and he engages both governments and private sectors. He believes that  African geographical borders should be removed in order to grow tourism.

Dr. Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo Minister for Higher Education in Uganda was Guest of Honour at the 4 Graduation
Dr. Hon. John Chrysestom Muyingo was the invited Guest of Honour at the 4th Graduation at the Tourism Institute of East Africa. The Minister was grateful for the work done by TIEA to skill the youth and train those that are setting up businesses in Tourism and Hospitality. The Minister who was represented by Ms. Kateme Elizabeth - Commissioner of Technical, and Vocational Education   Training (TVET) at the Ministry of Education argued parents to work with training institutions to empower and equip their children with relevant skills needed in the workplace.

 

Building Capacity of Uganda Tourism Stakeholders

Mr. Francis Mugoga meets H.E. Prof. Maj. Gen. Lekoa Solly Mollo Ambassador South African Commission in Uganda www.dirco.gov.za/uganda The two discussed the potential of Tourism in Africa and the need to build capacity for key players in tourism and hospitality.