OYO Rooms, India’s largest network of branded hotels announced that it has been selected by the Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) to train and certify hospitality staff across the country. The two partners
will exchange an MoU to this effect on November 26th
at the National Conference on Skill Development, in the presence of Mr.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship. THSC is a sector-specific council under National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC). It operates under the aegis of Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), to ensure that people
employed in unorganised segments can access growth opportunities
through up-skilling / re-skilling and Recognition of Prior Learning.
Tourism and hospitality is one of the 29 skill sectors identified by the
government of India as a priority area for skill development.
Announcing this partnership, Ritesh
Agarwal, Founder & CEO of OYO Rooms said, “It gives us immense pride
to be selected by THSC as a training partner for mass skill deployment
in Indian hospitality sector. This is a valuable opportunity to drive
rapid upskilling and certification of hotel workers. Our team is also
excited about being a part of the “Skill India” initiative and
contributing to building employment opportunities and upward movement
opportunities in the sector.”
Commenting on the partnership, Praveen
Roy, Chief Executive Officer, THSC, said, “The Hospitality sector is
grappling with manpower and talent crunch to meet the surge of upcoming
demand, and faces a huge training vacuum. THSC encourages a progression
path which is supported by tenure, caliber and on-the-job skilling,
besides just formal education. We are pleased to have OYO rooms take up
this mandate. Their scale of network and depth of partner engagements
will encourage more people working in the unorganized sector to
participate in this exercise.”
The Government of India has set itself
the mission of making India the skill capital of the world. Ministry of
Skill Development has been tasked with the vision of creating a skilled
India. It is aided in these initiatives by its functional arms –
National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC), National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and 33 Sector
Skill Councils (SSCs) as well as 187 training partners registered with
NSDC. Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skill Council (THSC) is part of the
same structure assigned with the task of skilling India in the Tourism
and Hospitality sector.
Source: IndianMediaBook - Press Briefing
