IHMs offer thorough professional programme in HM or Diploma in Different trade like Food Production, Bakey, F&B Service etc. but one thing is pinching me why we all operates institutes from 9.00 A.M.to 5.00 PM why not 8.00 A.M. to 1.00 PM and then hotel and Restaurant industry engage them from 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm.
Students will get exposure and stipend and get its hand experience of industry.
It is simple tow rite but needs all mature mind and hands to excite that. Self-interest without rigid parameter will definitely fail the purpose with which it can be implemented.
In Europe students work in evening in Hotels, Restaurants, bakery and several other outlets but with very rigid norms and no establishment can take work from them beyond the defined timing, otherwise bound to pay heavy fine and will be debarred from future trainee requirements.
I do understand it is very difficult in our mindset to implement that but if right profile students are available, industry willing to adhere to set norms and institute think out of box this pattern can do wonders but difficult in all aspects of implementation.
But it does not mean that we don’t think of this pattern and once all stakeholders are mature enough to shed their mean self-interest and think to choose and stick to this concept with honesty and dedication, that day is not far away when our students will be full of positive attitude, more confident, dedicated and full of appropriate knowledge and experience.
This will have amazing effect on attitude, learning ability, vision, technical knowledge, hospitality skill of students.
let’s hope someday we will implement this with absolute cooperation of all stakeholders.