Historic Achievements of Indian Hospitality Industry
The basic, solid and structural foundation of the Indian Hospitality lies on the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, the FHRAI Education Trust, and the FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management.
In the year 1955 the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India was established as a national body now comprising about 3500 members, thousands of experts, specialists, senior executives, professionals and employees.
To fulfill one of its main objectives of development and promotion of hospitality education of international standard, in the year 2005 the first campus i.e. Institute of Hospitality Management was established and soon after a collaboration agreement was signed with world renowned Hospitality School, Ecole hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland and 4 year programs in International Hospitality Management and International Culinary Art / Administration were initiated.
In view of the changing hospitality education at the global level, after long deliberations and brain storming sessions in numbers of meetings, conferences, seminars and work shops both at private as well as government level for over more than 50 years an idea emerged in the year 2008 to bring autonomy and concentrate exclusively on hospitality education, and finally the FHRAI Education Trust was established FET needs nourishing and extra care from all educated and experienced members as the future of Hospitality Industry lies in the trained and skilled manpower. It is an Educational Institute which would lay the sound foundation for and shape the Hospitality Education for the future generation.
The mission of the trust is to provide high quality hospitality education in order to promote international understanding. The vision is to be a center of excellence for scholars in a professional environment. Thus the trust aims to achieve the following objectives through its campuses proposed to be established in India and abroad :
l To conduct Post Graduate, Bachelor Degree, and Diploma and Certificate programs
l To develop professional leaders, managers and entrepreneurs
l To offer practical support to individuals and organizations.
l To host, honour & recognize scholars/professionals/experts.
l To organize and participate in international and national workshops, seminars and exhibition.
l To build and identify world class institutes & research Centers
l To deliver high- quality hospitality education and research
l To render research-based advice and technical assistance for primary groups: policy makers, institutes, university centers, journalists, researchers, research centers, and educators.
l To project a premier source for quality hospitality education, training and professional leadership.
l To create and promote hospitality education opportunities
l To enhance the image and prestige of hospitality profession.
With its mission and vision FET aims to get a University Status and a World Class Centre of Education Research Learning and Development where research scholars, executives from the industry and students from all over the world would visit to acquire knowledge and expertise and conduct research work /projects on the burning issues of Hospitality Industry.
The basic purpose of establishing this great temple of knowledge and acquiring the status of being an independent centre of learning and knowledge of Hospitality Education as a role model of international level has to be achieved with the cooperation of each and every member of the association. 26th November 2008 was another achievement of FHRAI when a collaboration with IGNOU was established for jointly conducting hospitality Management programs.
This has opened many possibilities for furthering and advancing hospitality education. We have a close and active association with IGNOU by retaining the basic character and existence of our Institute and at the same time maintaining an independent status of the FET. It is proposed to impart face to face teaching and training in the hospitality sector.
The tie up will provide the best of the educational and training facilities to the students an opportunity to provide hospitality education of high quality education and training to all who wish to realize their ambition and fulfill their potentials. The joint hospitality programs would be launched from academic session 2009 and degrees will be awarded by Indira Gandhi National Open University.
The first two batches of students of Hospitality Management and Culinary Art have completed their programs in June 2008 after having their industrial exposure in leading hotels in India and abroad. The industry is invited to take the benefit of the knowledge, skill and expertise of these young boys and girls so as they have an opportunity to contribute their best in the development of promotion of the Hospitality Industry.
A long term vision could be that under the banner of FHRAI-Education Trust, all out efforts be made by all powerful lobby of our members for a separate Act to be passed by the government for formation and establishment of a Private FHRAI Hospitality University.
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