Implication of industrial exposure training (IET) in career outlook of hotel management students

Abstract

For a student of hotel management, industrial exposure training is their first real experience. During his or her IET, he or she will learn about the industry's current trends and job requirements. It also enables students to choose a department in which they could potentially find employment. Only via internships can theory be turned into practical knowledge; therefore, IET is a crucial consideration for all hotel management students.

The main concept of this study to identify the impact of industrial exposure training in the generation of career outlook of hotel management students. This research is useful for students, colleges and hotels to understand the fruitfulness of IET in hotel management students. From the results it is very evident that IET plays a major role in the generation of career outlook of the students and through their training program they acquired required work behaviour, operational skills, interpersonal skills, and the awareness regarding the current trends in industry and most of the respondents agreed that they got clear vision regarding the industry. Finally, research concluded that IET plays vital role in developing industry related attributes in students.