Changing Dynamics of Hospitality and Tourism Education and its Impact on Employability

Abstract

Change is the only constant factor in the world. This statement applies to the changing dynamics of tourism and hospitality education in India; to generate employability of young mass in the global competitive scenario. 21 st century experiences a radical change in the fashion of education in the knowledge economy. In order to fulfil the required skill set and employability of the gennext youth in India present education system tries to patch up with the industry requirement. It plays a major role in reducing demand supply gap of employable youth and employability. Tourism industry is one of the most emerging sectors in India. Success of tourism and hospitality sector depends upon the skill set of the human resources; quality training & education shall generate real professionals in this sector. Tourism education is a special branch of education in India to train and nurture individual for providing world class hospitality services. The main objective of this research paper is to focus on how education tries to fill up the requirement of tourism sector in India. This paper tries to evaluate various scopes and challenges for the education system in tourism and hospitality. It also proposes a multi-disciplinary education design for tourism education in India and highlights the changing role of tourism education in generating youth employability. On the basis of secondary data analysis this study tries to examine the development of hospitality & tourism education in India. The study discusses the initiatives by the government for enhancing the youth employability in the tourism sector.