TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize the theme issue outcomes in relation to the strategic question: How can the Skill India initiative become a solution to the critical need for skilled labour in the Indian hospitality industry?Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the findings of the theme-issue contributors to identify the role of the Skill India initiative in addressing the need for professionally skilled employees in the Indian hospitality industry.Findings This concluding paper highlights research relating to the Skill India initiative and its implications for industry practitioners, researchers and policymakers.Practical implications At the broader policy level, the theme issue observes that the Skill India initiative by the central government is an ambitious effort to facilitate skills-based training so that candidates can find employment in an industry or vocation of their choice. However, there are numerous concerns about the effectiveness of its design and implementation.Originality/value This theme issue provides insights from both practitioner’s and academic’s perspectives as to how to overcome the gap in the availability of skilled and trained labour in the Indian hospitality industry.
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SN  - 1755-4217
DO  - 10.1108/WHATT-10-2018-0063
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-10-2018-0063
AU  - Tiwari Shweta
AU  - Munjal Sandeep
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - What are the key challenges that the Indian hospitality industry is facing in search of skilled labour?
T2  - Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 99
EP  - 102
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -