The Institute's qualifications are delivered at Higher Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Diploma and Graduate Diploma level under the WSQ Frameworks in: As a joint venture of SLIIT, Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management (CAHM)[4] and William Angliss Institute (WAI), Australia launched the first ever internationally recognized school for hospitality management in Sri Lanka.
[5] Press conference to announce the launch was held on 17 July 2012 at the Atrium lobby, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo amidst large gathering of distinguish guests, media, staff and representatives from WAI, Australia.
In 1940 Melbourne businessman Sir William Charles Angliss donated money to start a specialist trade or technical school specialising in providing training and education opportunities for the hospitality and foods industries.
Initially called the William Angliss Food Trades School, apprenticeship courses were offered in pastry, butchery, breadmaking and baking, cooking and waiting.
[8] Embracing technology, the Institute purchased bulk phone-PDAs in 2005 in a pilot program to run teacher designed flash animation games to help deliver training, multimedia assignments and assessments for subjects such as coffee making, waiting, pastry baking, meat processing and event management.