IHS wins Small Scale Enterprise award
At the recently held 5th Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, the International
Hotel School (his) affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the
award for Small Scale Enterprise in the Discipline of Tourism Education
and Training Efforts.
Dy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
presenting the award to Principal M N Hulangamuwe |
The efforts at the IHS not only provide a launching pad for those
interested in taking up careers in the Hospitality Industry but it also
focuses on a Holistic Training Programme which will cultivate and
nurture Leadership Qualities and Quality Contributors to the Industry.
The objective of the training in addition to Hospitality Skills, Life
Skills, Grooming and Etiquettes and others, their aim is to train the
youth from a grass root level enabling them to emerge as an asset to the
hotel or hospitality trade in Sri Lanka, and indeed sustaining their
livelihood. The curriculum contains a unique blend of Theory and
Practical which makes the courses exciting and rewarding at the school.
The certificate issued from the IHS is recognized the world over hence
the possession of a certificate is a passport to employment, as students
require no more further recommendation. The IHS has an alumni of over
500 students who are currently working internationally and locally at
Managerial levels and many more other positions.
Mount Lavinia Hotel Chairman Sanath Ukwatte’s vision is to offer
equal opportunities to the youth in Hospitality Education in the rural
villages itself.
The concept of Gama hada rata hadamu enables deserving youth to study
Hospitality Education without any additional expenses by living out of
home. He strongly believes that hospitality education is not only for
the privileged in the main cities but it should be a privilege for rural
youth also. It was his opinion that the technology should go to the
village and that too at grass root level. |