IHCL Goa Partners with Govt. of Goa on World Youth Skills Day
On July 11th, 2024, IHCL Goa represented by Mr Ranjit Phillipose, Senior Vice President, Goa a memorandum of understanding with 11 of Goa’s Industrial Training Institutes to provide students and youth with training at their various properties across the state.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr Phillipose stated, “Recognising the need and the challenges faced today, both for the young joining workforce and the industries across sectors, is to match skills to demand. We at IHCL Goa are at the forefront of meeting this challenge, and as Goa’s leading tourism player, we are proud to shoulder this commitment. IHCL-Goa’s belief in sustainable growth remains deeply rooted in our legacy aligned with diversity excellence and positive outcomes. This initiative to train 1 lac skilled youth by 2030 further strengthens our objective of Paathya to promote economic growth while maintaining social and environmental impact.”.
Presided over by the Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant and attended by Director of Rural Development Agency, Mr Gopal Parsekar, Director of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, Mr Vijay Saxena, Chairperson of ITI, Panaji, Mr Gaurish Dhond, South India Head, Tata Technologies, Mr Prashant Handigund and Director Education, Govt. of Goa, Mr Prasad Loliyenkar, IAS.
Responding to the Hon. Chief Minister’s clarion call for ‘Kaushalya Goem, Khushal Goem’ (Skilled Goa, Happy Goa), IHCL-Goa will be offering 6 months on-the-job training to students who are undergoing hospitality course in the 4 departments: food production, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage service, & Front Office.
Speaking on the occasion, Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Sawant stressed on how skill, re-skill and up-skill help make optimum use of human resources and by focusing on skill development, Goa can be made Atma Nirbhar. Taking this a step ahead, Mr Ranjit Phillipose invites students to visit our hotels, which will encourage the students to opt for hospitality-driven courses at Industrial Training Institutes in Goa, furthering IHCL Goa’s commitment towards skilling.
