NSDC Signs MoU with HTMi to empower youth for hospitality & tourism
The collaboration between NSDC and HTMi intends to equip students with industry-specific skills that are contextually relevant to adept the profession and improve their knowledge disposition.
To give a boost to skill development initiatives in hospitality sector and make apprenticeship aspirational to the professionals, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and with support from Ministry of Tourism today signed an MoU with Switzerland based Hotel and Tourism Management Institute (HTMi) to jointly provide diploma and certification courses in hospitality trades to the aspiring students.
A tri-party MoU was also signed by NSDC, HTMi and Lamrin Tech Skill University (LTSU).
The first MoU signed between NSDC and HTMi outlined the broad contours of this partnership and a the second was a tripartite MoU between NSDC, HTMi and LTSU. With LTSU as an implementation partner for first phase of this partnership, NSDC & HTMi envisage similar such partnerships as the program gets scaled up.
The collaboration between NSDC and HTMi intends to equip students with industry-specific skills that are contextually relevant to adept the profession and improve their knowledge disposition.
Under the partnership, the students will receive the training in three modules over the course of six months which will include topics such as English for hospitality operations, front office operations and administration, housekeeping operations, food and beverage production and services, Guest services, among others. The programme will be implemented in collaboration with the training partners in India.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education and, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship said, “This year’s budget focused on making India stand in the global economies of the world by emphasising on more capital expenditure and building a circular economy to empower the public. This will increase the spending capacity in the country and will provide a lift to the hospitality sector. India has a culture of Atithi Devo Bhava and hospitality is rooted in India’s rich tradition and building capacities in the sector will further elevate India’s economic prowess and empower its youth.”
Speaking on the occasion, Ved Mani Tiwari, COO (officiating CEO), NSDC and MD, NSDC International said, “These are exciting times in the field of education and skills, under the visionary leadership of our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, framework for providing mobility to our youth has strengthened and closer cooperation has been witnessed among various countries. Today, IITs are being set up abroad and foreign students are coming to India. Our honourable Minister for Education and Skill development & Entrepreneurship has focused immensely on introducing vocational training with our education curriculum through the new National Education Policy”.
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