Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 11 Issue 1

Editorial

Richard Teare, Sandeep Munjal, Shweta Tiwari

Skill India initiative – implications for the hospitality sector in India

Sandeep Munjal, Shweta Tiwari

The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the Indian government’s “skill India” initiative, the scale of the task, progress to-date, the rationale for the theme…

On the road to consensus: key soft skills required for youth employment in the service sector

Anjana Singh, Prashanti Jaykumar

Tourism and hospitality is one of the fastest growing segments of the services industry in India, and there is tremendous need and opportunity for young, educated and qualified…

Culinary skills: the spine of the Indian hospitality industry: Is the available labor being skilled appropriately to be employable?

Sanjay Sharma, Rekha Sharma

India is edging China to become the most populous country by 2028. More than 60 per cent of the current population of India is between 15 and 59 years of age, whereas…

Was an untapped “skilling” opportunity ignored?: Integrating CSR initiatives to bridge the skilled manpower gap

Vimal Babu, Bhavesh Kinkhabwala

The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in an Indian context, especially in the light of the “skilling India”…

Issues and challenges in implementing the Skill India movement: Training partner perspective

Debpriya De

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issues and challenges that become a hurdle towards implementation of the “Skill India Movement” at the ground level. It is critical to…

The English language factor as a litmus test for placement with luxury hotel brands in India

Anmole Singh

Travel and tourism has played an instrumental role in the growth of a progressive Indian economy. Contributing 6.3 per cent to the total Indian gross domestic product in 2015 and…

Hotel employees’ perceptions about CSR initiatives and there potential to support the skill India initiative

Savita Sharma, Pratika Mishra

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of employees of luxury chain hotels situated in Delhi and NCR, India in relation to corporate social responsibility…

Enhancing heritage tourism in small and medium towns by leveraging their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and skills

Parul G. Munjal

The Gurgaon district in Haryana represents a region that has little-known remains from the past and craft traditions that are under threat because of the rapid pace of urban…

What are the key challenges that the Indian hospitality industry is facing in search of skilled labour?

Shweta Tiwari, Sandeep Munjal

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…

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

Sandeep Munjal, Shweta Tiwari, Richard Teare

This paper aims to profile the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes’ theme issue “How can the skilling India initiative become a solution to the critical need for skilled…