KUCHING: SEGi University College school of tourism and hospitality head Michael Chew will be here next Tuesday (Jan 18) to facilitate a public preview on ‘The Best of Hospitality’.
GOOD JOB PROSPECTS: SEGi students in the college’s Hotel Simulation Room.
To be held at SEGi College Sarawak from 6.30pm to 8pm, Chew who has 36 years of experience in this field will give an overview of benefits and opportunities that come to those who venture into these industries.
He has a BA (Hons) in Hotel Business Management from De Montfort University, UK and a MSc in Training Management from the University of Leicester, UK.
SEGi College Sarawak offers the Diploma in Hospitality Management and Diploma in Tourism Management, which offers a pathway to the University of Sunderland, UK BSc (Hons) International Tourism and Hospitality Management.
The Kuching-based college has already generated its first two batches of graduates, all of whom have either found jobs in the respective industries or are furthering their studies at the degree level.
Meanwhile, Sarawak college senior programme coordinator Carleen Teo said the hospitality and tourism industries are regulars in the list of top five revenue earners in Malaysia.
“Not surprisingly, the government has made these sectors part of the economic transformation programmes while the Sarawak government has included tourism as one of the 10 priority industries in SCORE (Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy).
“Globally, these industries are also huge revenue earners, chalking up billions of dollars in profit,” she said a press release here.
She also said recent growth within the hospitality and tourism sectors has also been immense, giving good job prospects to those within the industries or planning to enter the industries.
“In Malaysia, the tourism industry was the country’s second biggest foreign exchange earner with 23.6 million tourist arrivals in 2009 and tourist receipts amounting to RM53.3 billion, compared to RM49.6 billion in 2008 with 22 million tourist arrivals.
“With the hospitality industry’s growth rate increasing, the importance of finding good employees is a high priority,” she said.
Faced with a shrinking supply of workers, the hospitality industry is increasing its recruitment efforts towards youth.
“This signifies that youths entering their diploma and degree programme now can still reap the rewards of good career opportunities and those who have graduated are assured of jobs waiting for them.
“They are not limited to gaining jobs only in Malaysia but also in countries where the tourism industry is in need of workers,” said Teo.
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