S.P. Jain Foundation Trust in collaboration with The Pride Group of Hotels has set-up Pride Institute of Hospitality & Business Management (PIHM) in Pune, with a mission to offer quality education to the aspiring students who wish to choose hospitality as a serious career option.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Mr. S. P. Jain, Chairman of Pride Group of Hotels; said that” PIHM offers career opportunities in hotels, cruise lines, international fast food chains, travel & tourism and multi-national companies. It’s a global gateway for a career in hospitality as we will offer the passion and attitude needed to reach at the helm of this industry coupled with an unmatched learning environment for students. We have the most comprehensive hotel management programs where academic learning is mixed with hands-on work experience at our hotels. Our core mission is to link theory and practice to provide student to form a foundation for life long learning with skill for immediate employment”.

In India, hospitality and tourism are the third largest net earners of foreign exchange and is expected to be numero uno by 2010. Hospitality is a 3.5 trillion dollar service sector within the global economy. According to a survey by HVS, FHRAI, 25-30 hotels are expected to be launched in Pune in next 3 years and these hotels will require 10,000 trained professionals by 2011. Pride Group of Hotels has launched PIHM to bridge this gap and is also planning to open PIHM in Ahmedabad and Nagpur in near future.

PIHM is spear headed by Mr. Hemant P. Merchant, who is the Director - Academics of Pride Institute of Hospitality & Business Management. He has vast experience of managing and teaching in hospitality industry and he is also the Chairman of Board of studies of Hotel management, Pune University.

According to Mr. Hemant Merchant- Director-Academics of PIHM, “Our objective at PIHM is to make our students industry ready professionals with the right attitude, communication and managerial skills and is apt with our motto which is “Enter to learn, go forth to serve”. Our institute offers immense potential for a stellar career in hospitality with 100 per cent guarantee in job placement in hotels owned by Pride Group or other star category hotels across India”.

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ABOUT PRIDE INSTITUTE OF HOSPITALITY AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PIHM)

PIHM offers different programmes such as BSc in Hotel Management and Catering Operations, a three-year degree course and is affiliated with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), recognised by UGC.

PIHM offers short-term programme Certificate Course on Food & Beverage Services, Certificate Course on Food & Beverage Production, Certificate Course on Front Office, Certificate Course on House Keeping, Certificate Course on Hotel / Restaurant Management or Catering Operation, Certificate Course on Bakery and Confectionery and Certificate Course on Bartending.

PIHM offers 100% placement guarantee in Pride Group of Hotels and other star categories hotels. The institute’s library houses a veritable collection of books, journals, periodical, subscription and audio visual and reference materials, apart from a computer laboratory with 20 terminals, a front office laboratory with capacity of 40 students, a guest room at par with 5-star hotel, a house keeping and laundry laboratory, broadband connection, training & placement cell and a Modern Cafeteria, Basic Training Kitchen and Quantity Kitchen.

PIHM offers diverse career opportunities in hotels, airlines, cruise lines, hospitals, MNC’s/retails outlets, international fast food chains, travel and tourism, teaching, and entrepreneurship.

Commenting on the current scenario in the hospitality sector, Ms. Namrata Jain, Director of Pride Institute of Hospitality & Business Management said that; “Being in the Hospitality business since decades we realized the importance of trained professionals and since the industry always faces the shortage of trained manpower. We decided to impart our students with not just theoretical training but hands on practical training in our hotels, our course module are designed in such a way that these students are geared up to start their work from day one.

PIHM offers a slew of educative programmes such as soft skill development programme, self learning and group activities, placement assistant and affiliation with national & international association. The institute has well equipped laboratories and industry approved teaching hospitality curriculum apart from special tutorials for students with futuristic techniques, which will help in imparting knowledge coupled with practical training within the campus, which is barely 10 minutes away from Pride Hotel, Pune

Tourism industry, like every other one in India, is expanding at an enormous rate. Irrespective of the technology replacing manpower, this is still very much a relationship oriented business and manpower is in heavy demand. The biggest plague to hit this market today is the supply of skilled professionals to fulfill the demand. PIHM’s core mission is to assist every aspiring student in finding that “perfect fit” between their skill and experience and the right career prospect in the hospitality sector.

For more information on PIHM, contact: 020-32335338/25511771/2; Ashutosh-9975294693, Siddharth-9850960302