World Class Swiss Hospitality Training at Taj Hotels

Kolkata:A significant initiative for skill development in Indian hospitality undertaken by industry body CII, an 18-month Vocational Education and Training (VET) Professional Diploma program by Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne/EHL Education Group of Switzerland - will be delivered at CII Institute of Hospitality in Kolkata and IHCL Hotels in Bangalore and Goa.A total of 100 students who have passed their higher secondary education (12th) will be enrolled in the first batch at CII Institute of Hospitality for the first 6 months and will be trainer for 1 year at luxury IHCL properties in Bangalore and Goa with 50 students being taught at each hotel.CII has assured 100% placement to students upon successful completion of their respective VET by EHL Swiss Professional Diploma programs, that is recognized by all major hospitality chains worldwide.

Mr.Sougata Roy Choudhury, Executive Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) commented that,“We at CII aim to direct the attention to the need for skilled,globally benchmarked talent in the Indian Hospitality industry. To deliver global standards of hospitality skills, CII & IHCL Hotels partnered with the 129-year-old EHL Group,the global reference in education, innovation and consulting for the hospitality and service  sector. It is ranked as the No.1 hospitality and leisure management school in the world.The students will be able to hone their skills though interactions with guests at a live and running IHCL Hotel.The Program endeavours to strengthen the talent pipeline in India - as we aim to expand our presence in the country whilst adding more hotels to the Program in the coming years. We are expecting to enrol close to 10,000 students nationally over the span of 3 years”.

Vijay Shrikent,GM at Taj Bengal,Kolkata said:“We have an excellent faculty for this program.At IHCL Hotels we consistently upgrade the training skill set and integrate new learnings to the modules.Our faculty at each IHCL Hotel has been trained and certified by EHL and CII.They bring with them immense experience and knowledge. Moreover, students will be able to learn through interactions with guests in real work settings at Taj Hotels.The programme will allow us to strengthen our talent pipeline as we continue to expand our presence in the country.We intend to add more hotels to this programme in 2022.”