Effectiveness of Internship for Hospitality Sudents and the Post Pandemic Analysis

Abstract

Internship programme is an integral and essential part of almost all courses run by various universities and institutions in the field of hospitality management. During internship, an on job training is imparted in all major operational department of the hotel which not only helps in real time industrial exposure, but also in developing the technical skills & practical competences of the students of hospitality management. The paper is proposed to evaluate the importance & effectiveness of internship programme, the students of Hospitality Management goes through during their course of studies. This includes the analysis of acquired technical knowledge post-internship, sharpened skills, and the employment opportunities they were considered for in the organizations/ hotels, they have completed their internship from. On the other hand the study also tries to identify the opportunities created through internship for interns to choose their department of specialization. The study was descriptive in nature as it attempts to collect information and statistically analyze it & permits the researcher to collect data and describe the demographics of the same with the help of statistical analysis. Based on the findings of the survey, it is concluded that the internship programme is a productive exposure, having a benefiting impact on intern’s technical & practical understanding of the industry thereby enabling them in selecting their career specialization and utilizing the employment opportunities created through internship.

Keywords: Internship, Hospitality, On Job Training, Industrial Exposure, Pandemic

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