PAKISTAN Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management offers training in 17 different fields including 12 in hotel management and 5 in tourism. Syllabus for these courses comprises one week to one year. Courses for hotel management are as follows:
Elementary Hotel Management:
This is a one year comprehensive diploma course in which every aspect of hotel management is taught and trained. Students are given opportunities to visit famous hotels to gain practical experience and exposure. Entry level for this course is intermediate or A-level.
House Keeping Supervisory Course:
This diploma course is of one year duration and the entry level is intermediate or A-level. Students are get familiarized with the basic principles and procedure of house-keeping in hotels, rest houses, hospitals and hostels. Practical training is provided in the house keeping departments of different hotels of Pakistan. The course syllabus includes fundamental administrative theory, personal and environmental hygiene, relation with guests, precautionary measures etc.
Basic House keeping course:
This is a six month practical course. Practical training includes taking care of hygiene of rooms, beds, toilets, and other related areas, preparation and folding of beds. Candidates are given opportunities to get training in the big hotels of the country.
Food and Beverage Operation course:
- Advance Food Production course
- Food and Beverages Production and service training
- Basic Food Production training
- Food and beverages Service training
- Fast food technique and sales course
- Rest house/resort attendant training
- Rest house/resort supervisor training
- Hotel front office course
PIHMT also offers following courses in the field of travel and tourism:
- Travel Agency Management Course
- Counter Supervisory Course
- Counter Course for Air Lines/Travel agency
- Travel agency sales and marketing
- Tourist Handling Techniques
Future prospects:
Hotel industry is a progressive sector and it is continuously progressing in every part of the world. In Pakistan too, the sector is making headway. More and more skilled personals are in great demand these days and the need is further increasing. According to Pakistan Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism, there are more then fourteen hundred hotels in Pakistan including one star and five star hotels. In these 15 hundred hotels there are facilities for More than 50 thousand beds. On the lover level, restaurants, snakes bar, and catering services are fast growing fields in which there are employments as well as personal business opportunities.
Job opportunities in Tourism:
There are lots of career opportunities in tourism. Hotel industry in Middle East countries are growing very rapidly and great job opportunities in tourism are being creating for skilled youth. Besides this, local industry is also providing great employment opportunities. Personal business is another opportunity for those who have financial resources. One can find exciting career opportunities in the following fields:
- Resort Management
- Tour Operator Management
- Tourism Information
- Tourism Management
- Conference and Event Management
- Customer Services Management
- Heritage Centre and exhibition Management
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