Peter Island Resort has partnered with the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) to establish the new Peter Island Resort Tourism Club to create a direct connection between VI students in the school’s culinary, hospitality, cosmetology and auto mechanics programmes and the industry they aspire to join. Photo: Peter Island Resort

“Tourism is our main industry, yet too many graduates are not yet prepared to step into a luxury hospitality setting,” stated Peter Island Resort’s General Manager, Wilbert A. Mason. “Our young people deserve a real, game-changing connection between the classroom and the hospitality industry. Someone opened the door for me early in my career, and through this partnership our mission is to open that door for the BVI’s next generation.”

Through the Tourism Club, VI students will be mentored by Peter Island Resort’s leadership team and invited to masterclasses with the property’s chefs, resort department managers, mixologists, spa therapists and engineers. They will visit the island regularly to experience the standards of luxury hospitality first-hand, and senior students will be offered work placements alongside the Peter Island Resort team to obtain first-hand, CV-building experience.

The partnership is already under way. Following a visit to the school by Peter Island Resort’s General Manager, Wilbert A. Mason, Assistant Human Resources Director, Ishelle Hodge and Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Tywanna Andrew, the first group of VISTS students was welcomed to The Spa at Peter Island last week, accompanied by VISTS’ Technical Department Head, Doneisha Maduro Findlay.

“Our visit truly exceeded our expectations. We are grateful for the warm hospitality shown to our students and staff, and we trust this will be the beginning of many more opportunities to work together,” stated Doneisha D. Maduro Findlay, VISTS’ Technical Department Head.

Thoughtfully timed around the school calendar and students’ Caribbean Vocational Qualification studies, the Peter Island Resort Tourism Club will grow in phases through the 2026–2027 school year. For more information about the Peter Island Resort Tourism Club, contact Tywanna Andrew TAndrew@peterisland.net