A Career in Hospitality Studies: the doorway to employment
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is introducing In-House Courses in collaboration with renowned industry partners to increase the skill and employability of the young generation. One such partner is Zoom Enterprises Limited, which has joined hands with MAKAUT to introduce five innovative and job oriented Under Graduate (B.Sc.) courses in the field of Hospitality Administration and Management.
Zoom Enterprises Limited has a large premises at Salt Lake Sector V.
Zoom Enterprises Limited has a large premises at Salt Lake Sector V.
Admission
The admission will be through the Common Entrance Test (CET) of MAKAUT, the details of which is given in the University Website www.wbut.ac.in.
The following courses are introduced in collaboration between MAKAUT and Zoom Enterprises Limited:
B.Sc. in Hospitality Administration
This course
provides the students with a fundamental knowledge about the principles of
hospitality. The skills required by hospitality managers globally encompass
operational as well as management levels. This course is designed to produce
professional hospitality personnels who are equipped with the necessary
expertise for the 21st century.
With a combination of theoretical,
practical and real time experiences, this course provides students with an
all-round education in this field.
B.Sc. in Hospitality and Catering Studies
Catering is an integral part of
hospitality. This hospitality and catering course will cover the basics
of hospitality operations as well as essentials of food production, nutrition,
health and safety and other issues that commonly arise in the industry.
While
the course will include important theoretical concepts, there will be plenty of
practical elements and the chance to gain lots of hands-on experience. Students
will be prepared with knowledge, skills and experience for supervisory and
management levels and will focus to a great extent on employability skills.
B.Sc. in
International Hotel and Tourism and Administration
The
hospitality industry is a truly global phenomenon which connects with the
tourism industry on both domestic and international platforms.
Students who
choose to study this degree should be interested in interacting with people
from all walks of life from all over the world. They will be taught the details
of the fast growing tourism markets and how they can provide the best services
and the experiences for international as well as domestic travelers.
B.Sc. in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management
With the growth of the allied industries of
tourism and hospitality, domestic and international travelers and
organisations are now recognising the possibilities of hosting events,
conferences, meetings, symposiums and much more in a wide range of locations worldwide.
Students of this degree course will study relevant aspects of hospitality, tourism
as well as the new and upcoming Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industries with an emphasis on the needs
of corporate travelers and how these are met by accommodation, food &
beverage and facilities providers.
B.Sc. in Hotel, Catering and Aviation Studies
The
tremendous boom in the travel and tourism industries has resulted in
requirements for high professional standards in domestic and international
travel, food and beverages and accommodation. These needs can only be met by
expertly trained professionals.
In this degree course, the student will learn in
details about hotel operations, guest services, catering services etc. They will also inculcate specialised skill sets required for aviation personnel such as
communication, grooming, confidence and technical skills.
MAKAUT and Zoom are hopeful that all these five courses will be helpful to the young learners and help them in future in the job market. The success of the students will encourage the institutions to introduce different courses in other fields also to guide the future generation and help them overcome all uncertainties in their career-path.