SYNERGY AMONG HOSPITALITY EDUCATION & INDUSTRY

Hospitality Industry is the most diverse and versatile industry in the world. 7 million of employment opportunities as
per a review of UN world Tourism Organisation and contributes an enormous measure of income to any nation's
economy. The positions offered by this industry are in assortment of areas, like inn keeping, retail, the travel industry,
hospitals, agribusiness and so forth. With quick urbanization and development in the travel industry, there is a
developing demand for talented skilled hospitality professionals at various departments and levels. Since 1954, when
the first hospitality course started in India by Institute of Hotel management, Mumbai, there are now number of
hospitality colleges in the country offering degree, diploma, and certificate courses. But there always is a considerable
gap between what educators teach in the classrooms and actual knowledge required at work. With hospitality industry
growing even post covid situation, there is a dire need of skilled professionals and the gap between industry and the
scholarly world is expanding. The paper conceptually analyses the reasons behind the increasing gap and tries to find
the solutions to bridge it. Alongside assessments of specialists from the scholarly world and industry, understudy's
feelings were additionally thought of. The outcomes, according to the students were, inadequate industrial training,
language barrier, lack of computer skills etc. While the experts from the business needed freshers to be more outfitted
with delicate abilities like EI, time management, interpersonal relations, and they added the need of most recent
practices to be included. The academicians also agree the need of an updated curriculum, but they expect more
organized industrial training, increased involvement from industry to train the faculties, proper job-based skill
requirements listed down which can help in defining & designing every certification level for a particular job title.