Industrial visit is vital for any student undergoing professional education of HMCT to have firsthand experience of the atmosphere apart from working of industrial equipments and machinery which Hospitality students will come across once they enter into professional field. Industrial visit is the way to help Hotel management student to get acquainted and co-ordinate with what they did in their professional institutes. Industrial visit can be very useful to hotel management students in terms of getting practical knowledge and develop as Hospitality professional.
The department of SHMCT has organized a one day Industrial visit for 29 students in Hotel Holiday Inn, Jaipur to get insight of the internal working environment of hotel industry. Initially there was an orientation session of ‘FAM (Familiarization)’ conducted by eminent personality Mr. Sumit Vishwas (Corporate Acquisition Manager), General Manager who graced the occasion with their presence. Then students visited ‘Front of House department’ which includes different category of rooms like Presidential suite, Deluxe rooms, Lobby area etc. and ‘Heart of the House department’ which includes Laundry, Kitchen, Bakery etc. of Hotel under the supervision of Mr. Gaurav Shankar (Resident Manager), Unit General Manager. The visit has proved as an opportunity to learn Administration and Departmental operations aspects of the real world. After then visit about 88% students suggests that more Industrial visits should be organized.