Admission Requirements For Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ)
Admission Requirements
MIT is an equal opportunity institution, admitting into full-time programs students who have completed their secondary school education and have attained Malawi School Certificate of Education with a credit in English and one science subject.
Specific minimum requirements for a course are indicated under each course below.
Selection Procedure
All candidates who comply with the minimum admission requirements are subject to selection procedures as follows:-
- Aptitude evaluation
- A personal oral interview
- A written profile to determine potential to be a successful tourism and hospitality practitioner
Applicants are notified of the time and date of evaluation sessions and the requirements in respect of the various courses.
The table below shows the standards for evaluating secondary school credentials for undergraduate admission.
In addition to the up-grading courses, the Government Hotel Training School started offering one and half years of certificate courses in Food Production, Food & Beverage Services, and one year course in Front Office Operations and Accommodation Services/ Housekeeping.
The Government Hotel Training school was then operating under the Department of Tourism in the Ministry responsible for Tourism. In a move to improve the operations of the school Government decided to turn the school into an autonomous body. In 1997 a Trust Deed was declared. The Government Hotel Training School was converted into the Malawi Institute of Tourism and a Trust Fund was established.
| Examination | Minimum Requirement |
| Malawi School Certificate of Education [ MSCE ] or its equivalent | Full Certificate with at least three credit passes in English, Geography, Mathematics |
| Mature Entry | Work or Business Experience of three years or more |
Specific minimum requirements for a course are indicated under each course below.
| Course | Requirements |
| Diploma in Hospitality ManagementThree years | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English and any 2 science subjects |
| Diploma in Travel & Tourism ManagementThree years | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English, Mathematics, and Geography |
| Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management Upgrading – Two years | A certificate in any Tourism and Hospitality course and a minimum of two years of experience working in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| Diploma in Hospitality Management Upgrading – Two years | A certificate in any Hospitality course and a minimum of two years of experience working in the Hospitality Industry |
| Diploma in Professional Cookery- Two Years | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English and any 2 science subjects |
| Diploma in Rooms Division Management- Two Years | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English and any 2 science subjects |
| Certificate in Hotel Operations– 1 year 6 months | MSCE with at least 2 credits including English and 1 science subject |
| Certificate in Food Professional Cookery – 1 year 6 months | MSCE with at least 2 credits including English and 1 science subject |
| Certificate in Food & Beverage services – Cookery – 1 year 6 months | MSCE with at least 2 credits including English and 1 science subject |
| Certificate in Front Office and Accommodation Operations – Cookery – 1 year 6 months | MSCE with at least a credit in English |
| Diploma in International Travel and Tourism IATA Foundation Level 1 | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English, Mathematics, and Geography |
| Diploma in International Travel and Tourism IATA Consultant Level 2 | MSCE with at least 4 credits including English, Mathematics, and Geography plus an IATA Foundation Level 1 |
| Food Production TEVETA Level 1 to 3 | MSCE with at least 2 credits including English and 1 science subject |
| Tour Guiding TEVETA Level 1 to 3 | MSCE with at least 2 credits including English and 1 science subject |