Our Story
Established in 2005, the Iroto School of Hotel and Catering emerged from the Iroto Rural Development Project, addressing unemployment challenges faced by girls in rural areas.
Prior to the school’s opening, most girls from this environment were unemployed due to lack of the necessary skills which can only be acquired from further education beyond secondary schooling. This was costly and unaffordable for the family. Thus, the girls were prone to early marriages or joined the teeming population of unemployed with gloomy prospects. The school has enabled them to obtain employment and opened up opportunities to improve their living conditions.
The school offers a two-year certificate program in Hotel and Catering. It also serves as a training centre for those working toward the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ), an internationally recognized certificate. Apart from their academic work, the students are actively engaged in community development outreach, thus enhancing the social impact of the school in the surrounding villages.
The staff and students of the school manage the Iroto Conference Centre to which it is annexed.
Our Vision
To promote technical competence, professionalism, and ethical integrity in the field of Hospitality.
Our Mission
To train women to be competent professionals able to meet the challenges of the fast-developing world of Hospitality, and to create awareness of the impact of hospitality services on the quality of life of the individual, the family and ultimately on the development of society.
Our Values
We uphold personal responsibility, industriousness, teamwork, respect for others and a spirit of service. These values are transmitted primarily through a personalised tutorial scheme to enhance both the personal, cultural, spiritual and professional development goals of our staff and student.
Our Goal
To empower women through the acquisition of hospitality and entrepreneurial skills.
Our Team
Montse Cadafalch | Director
Ifechukwu Okoyeuzu | Assistant Director of School
Ufuoma Esuturie | Director of Studies