The Study of Feasibility for Comparing Qualifications of Hotel Curriculum of Dalat Tourism College, Vietnam for Admission to Hotel Business Program of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Thailand

Abstract

     The study is aimed as follows 1) to analyze the education management of the Hotel Curriculum of Dalat Tourism College, Vietnam and 2) to study the differences between the Hotel Curriculum of Dalat Tourism College, Vietnam and the Hotel Business Program of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University and 3) to analyze the factors that effected the comparison qualifications of both institutions. This study used Mix method by interview and questionnaire from 18 samples who are
executives, instructors and students. Data was analyzed by content analysis for qualitative data and used descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard deviation for quantitative data. The study found that Dalat Tourism College, Vietnam is an educational institution under the supervision of the government and is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The strength of this college is the pedagogy which focuses on practice rather than theory.
    There are two levels of instruction at the Department of Hotel Management, which are 1) Advanced Diploma of Hotel Management (3 years) and 2) Diploma of Front Office Operation (2 years). The qualified applicants have to graduate high school which is similar to the Hotel Business Program of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. When analyzed, the factors that effected comparison qualifications of both institutes found that there are five factors which are the most important factors including qualification, practical teaching, period of semester, vocational training and course description.