COVID-19 Guidance for
the THTI Community
COVID-19 Guidance
Dear Students, Staff and Faculty,
The Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute has taken a number of measures in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in accordance with guidance from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. In our efforts to support the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff, THTI has instituted online learning for all our theory courses and whenever Ministry of Health’s guidelines permit face-to-face classes we make appropriate special arrangements for practical classes to be conducted in line with prescribed Covid-19 protocols. All enrolled THTI students are continually updated regarding classes and campus openings/closures.
Teaching of theory classes continue online. Students must follow instructions provided for preparation for online learning and appropriate channels of communications. Details are provided by clicking on Student Resources
Google Classroom will be used as the platform for teaching and learning. Students will be notified via email of the date and time established for the Orientation Session.
We continue to do everything we can to ensure that our students, staff and faculty are supported and continue to function as best as we can. We ask everyone to cooperate by reviewing and sharing the guidelines being provided to you.
Please keep abreast of all developments.
Dr. 
Stephen Sheppard
Chief Executive Officer
Tobago Hospitality & Tourism Institute
About Covid-19
The Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information and guidelines for the country.
- What is COVID-19
COVID-19, previously called the Novel Coronavirus, is part of a family of viruses that includes the common cold, SARS and MERS.
- Symptoms of COVID-19
Similar to the common cold, COVID-19 is spread from person to person when an infected carrier coughs or sneezes. Symptoms of COVID-19 include: Fever, Coughing, Sore Throat, and in some cases Acute diarrhoea.
- Prevention
Prevention is the most important action you can take to protect yourself and your family from getting COVID-19. The Ministry of Health urges the population to:
Wash your hands with soap and water: Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if water and soap are not available.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Dispose of tissue immediately after using. Cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow if you do not have a tissue.
Avoid touching your face.
Practice social distancing (e.g. no kissing, hugging, or hand-shaking, avoid mass gatherings).
Stay home if you are ill. Avoid close contact with people who have flu-like symptoms.
Sanitize hard surfaces (e.g. table tops, hand rails, door knobs and trolleys) as often as possible.
Sanitize hands frequently with alcohol based sanitizer.
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Please keep abreast of all updates.
Alerts & Announcements:
As we continue to put things in place to ensure a smooth transition of our Institute during this period of COVID-19 pandemic, we wish to ensure learning and communication with our students, staff and other stakeholders continues as smoothly as possible. Click below to find out more about:
THTI Student Services WhatsApp Group
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the departments below:
Students: Student Services Department at studentservices@thti.edu.tt
Faculty: joanna.wothke@thti.edu.tt
Staff: human.resources@thti.edu.tt
General Public: info@thti.edu.tt
Latest News & Updates
- Healthcare Waste Management – Tuesday 14th April 2020
- Hand Hygiene – Thursday 16th April 2020
- Environmental Cleaning – Tuesday 21st April 2020
- Sanitation – Thursday 23rdApril 2020
Launch of ‘Record’ Feature For Video Sessions
March 24, 2020
The THTI IT department has enabled the ‘record’ feature for Google Hangouts which means that Teachers can record all of their live video content for teaching sessions. This will allow teachers to save the recording for a specific session, attach and then upload it under the respective topic under the “Classwork” tab in Google Classroom. Students can then review the presented material at their convenience. This is especially useful to accommodate students who may not be able to log-on to a real-time session. Instructions on how to use video recording has been emailed to all Faculty.
Access to Online Books and Other Content
March 22, 2020
All THTI students and teachers have been given access to EBSCO – a leading provider of online research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books and other content. Usernames and passwords were sent via email/WhatsaApp. EBSCO link: https://search.ebscohost.com/Login.aspx
Additional online resources are available from Google digital database of full text books and magazines at: https://books.google.com/
