IHCL Reaffirms Its Commitment To Skill Building
~ Offers Courses In Assam, Madhya Pradesh And Orissa
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), in line with Paathya, a framework to drive its sustainability and social impact measures, is further strengthening its commitment to skill building with the aim to create employability for the deserving and marginalised. Skill development courses across Bhubaneshwar, Orissa; Rangajan, Assam and Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh are offered in collaboration with multiple partners.
MUMBAI - Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), in line with Paathya, a framework to drive its sustainability and social impact measures, is further strengthening its commitment to skill building with the aim to create employability for the deserving and marginalised. Skill development courses across Bhubaneshwar, Orissa; Rangajan, Assam and Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh are offered in collaboration with multiple partners.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Gaurav Pokhariyal, Executive Vice President – Human Resource, IHCL, said, “With the industry landscape ripe for skilled individuals to foray into and make a contribution, our knowledge partnership with the skill centres will offer training to bridge the gap in employability. The capability-building will allow for a much larger indirect impact through these partnerships, especially focused on socially and economically backward communities and tribal groups.”
IHCL has introduced a multi-level skill centre in Bhubaneswar, Orissa in partnership with TATA Strive, where students pursue courses in food and beverage service with on-the-job training at Vivanta Bhubaneswar. The Don Bosco Tech skill centre in Rangajan, Assam offers skilling courses to unemployed youth from both Assam and Nagaland. The hospitality skill centre in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh in partnership with Tata Strive and CII offers a comprehensive entrepreneurship course in cooking and baking.
Regarded as the custodian of Indian hospitality, IHCL continues to invest in building industry-relevant talent pools with an aim to develop and support deserving youth and their families, while contributing to the overall growth of the industry.