New Pathways & Possibilities in Hospitality Education

May 09, 2025

9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Uncategorized

Hospitality education has long embraced a variety of educational approaches, including on-the-job training, apprenticeship, mentoring, and vocational training, along with associates’ and bachelors’ degree programs.  With the continuing labor crisis, a variety of new methods and models are taking shape, aimed at reducing the time and cost of developing the workforce for the industry. What are these emerging pathways, and what new possibilities to they offer?  Can students and employers benefit from a more varied and connected educational pathway? How can government, nonprofits and colleges work more closely together to ensure a well-prepared and motivated hospitality workforce?

Participants will hear from an exciting line-up of speaker on:

· How training and education contribute to a more competitive hospitality workforce

· What workforce training and higher education can learn from one another

· The benefits of creating closer connections between workforce training and higher education.

· How hiring managers evaluate different credentials for different positions in the industry

· Innovative approaches to reaching and preparing underutilized labor markets

· How to tap into private and public funding streams for workforce education

· Resources for enhancing employee performance through training and education


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