Pune: After a long pandemic of the corona, tourism has started gaining momentum. Keeping this in mind, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology in collaboration with Veena World has launched a certificate course in “Travel and Tourism”. This is going to be a six-month course and the age limit is 21 to 30. This course will be conducted in two modules and in the second module; students will get an opportunity to intern at Veena World. This course is directly related to the industry and full assistance for placements will be provided by Veena World and Dr. D Y Patil University.
Veena Patil, Founder and Managing Director of Veena World, Sunila Patil, Dr. Somnath Patil, Secretary, Dr. D. Y. Patil Unitech Society, Dr. Milind Peshave, Principal Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology were present at the launch of the certificate course. Syllabus Coordinator Asmita Patil gave the vote of thanks; Devika Mutalik did the comparing for the event.
Veena Patil said, “Tourism allows us to travel around the world and it also generates huge employment. It benefits the economy. As respected citizens of our “Incredible India” and passionate promoters of tourism, we must participate in nation-building through tourism in some or the other way. One traveler creates employment for eight people. Before the pandemic, the tourism sector was bigger than IT Sector and was only secondary to manufacturing. Travel and tourism are not dead. Therefore, the responsibility of re-establishing this sector is on us and I am sure that many jobs will also be created with this vision.”
Dr. Somnath Patil said, “As we celebrate the silver jubilee of our organization this year, we are launching a certificate course to create employment opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry. These courses will be conducted in collaboration with industries and will focus on specialized skill sets required by the industry and seek to bridge the educational gap. I am sure that this integration of two giants like DPU and Veena World will add a lot of value to the curriculum.”
Dr. Milind Peshave, the Principal expressed his happiness about this course. Today’s young generation has many opportunities in the tourism sector and it is important to give them skill-based education for their career. He said that the students will benefit a lot from this course. Peshave has said.
