Date:26/10/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/10/26/stories/2007102661480400.htm

Tamil Nadu

Training programme for hotel workers to be held

Staff Reporter

400 people to be trained on October 30, 31

A stipend of Rs. 100 would be provided to each participant apart from lunch

KANCHEEPURAM: A capacity building training programme for service providers in hotel and cafeteria industries will be conducted at Hotel Tamilnadu here on October 30 and 31.

According to sources, persons employed in small hotels, lodging houses, cafeterias, roadside eateries and ‘dhabhas’ would be trained in hospitality aspects, communication skills, basic hygiene, nutrition and preparing cuisines in a hygienic manner.

It has been proposed to train a total of 400 people, including 80 from lodging houses during the two-day programme.

A stipend of Rs. 100 would be provided to each participant apart from lunch.

The State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Tiruchi, would be conducting the programme.

It would be sponsored by the Union Ministry of Tourism, the sources said.

Applications

Application forms could be collected from Tourism Officer, Kancheepuram District, or at Hotel Tamilnadu, Kancheepuram.

Attestation

The completed forms, duly attested by a government official or office-bearer of hotel owners associations, should be submitted at Hotel Tamilnadu on or before October 29, the sources added.