Mr. Swami Nathan has been working as the Principal at Westin College of Hotel Management, Hyderabad, Telangana. He is a qualified Hotelier from Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai and a Certified Trainer and Internal Quality Reviewer from LRQA, UK. He has 10 years of international exposure in Hospitality Management and possesses an exclusive training experience of 7 years in work locations like Fairmont Hotels of Bermuda, Jumeirah International and Rotana Group of Hotels of UAE. With this International exposure, he has been facilitating various modules that prepare students of Westin College to serve the hotel industry in the best way, for the past 11 years.

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Which latest program are you offering in your institute to help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

"We are offering Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) course in our institute"

We are offering the Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (BHMCT) course in our institute. The structure of this programme is designed keeping in mind the evolution of our students both personally and professionally. And a tailor made Global Hospitality Skill Development Program (GHSDP) course helps us to enhance the personality of a fresher so that they can get good employment opportunities on an international level. One of the essential features of this programme is that it provides the latest and relevant theoretical and practical knowledge to students about the field of Hotel Management.

Which factors make this program the best for the students to opt?

"It offers grooming sessions and direct industrial exposure via guest lectures"

There are actually multiple factors which make this program best suited for students. Firstly, spoken English classes are conducted to provide an environment to students where they can effectively communicate and express themselves. Apart from this, it also focuses on their overall personality development by inculcating skills like leadership, teamwork and self management. Next we have grooming sessions to enforce necessary changes in students' habits with regards to hygiene, health and moral values. Students are exposed to the international standards in the core departments of the hotels where they learn about the exact working style and methodology of international hotels. Lastly, we offer them a wide variety of guest lectures where they get a chance to directly interact with renowned industry experts.

What will you say are the best practices of this course?

"We enforce the ambiance of participative learning by involving students in real events"

We have adopted a participative learning methodology under which this program gives students an opportunity to be involved in various clubs, associations, outdoor catering and many special events. And we have In-house clubs for all kinds of cultural, academic and sports events which ultimately helps students to grow on all fronts. 

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What are some of the valuable insights of this program that you are offering at your institute?

"Case studies, role plays and different kinds of training programs are part of this program"

We have a staff of well trained and highly experienced faculty with international industry exposure who encourage our students to learn things by doing experiments. And to boost their skills and enable them to handle difficult situations, we offer different types of case studies and role play activities. Also we keep them updated on the latest hotel trends and provide state-of-the-art training and international job opportunities through counseling at various stages of this program. 

How does this program ensure the future preparedness of students?

"Through outdoor events and self-assessment and monitoring tasks"

Under this program, students get various opportunities to be involved in different clubs, associations, outdoor catering and special events which contribute to their overall development. In addition to this, they are exposed to self-assessment activities to develop their competency knowledge in handling different situations. Continuous self-monitoring and mentoring by faculty members is also done.

How did you train your faculty to deliver this program to the students?

"We conduct regular meetings and brainstorming sessions to keep them updated"

We do advance robust planning for academic activities every semester so that we can train our faculty accordingly. And we also review the implementation of yearly plan from time to time. Next we conduct weekly meetings to keep everyone in sync and brainstorming sessions to find solutions for students and teachers academic issues. 

How do you build an industry connectedness with this program?

"With the help of guest lectures and Alumni Connect sessions"

To build a connection between this program and industry requirements, we organize guest lectures for our students where we invite experts from different organizations to share their experiences and expectations with us. And we also have sessions like Alumni Connect because our passed out students are our best companion to enhance our relationship with our industry partners. Also external Judges and Examiners are invited to prepare our students for various kinds of industry competitions and exams.

What were the challenges that you faced while inculcating this program in your curriculum?

"Ensuring students participation in college activities"

To encourage our students to participate in activities planned while designing curriculum was a difficult task for us.

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What are the types of projects that the students are working on through this program?

"They are working on projects of different domains"

Our students are working on numerous projects under this program and some of them are as follows:

  • Research and Solution 
  • Apex Responsibility 
  • Prototype Making
  • Pre-employment orientation

Which benefits and career options are available after pursuing this course?

"This program offers abundant growth opportunities both nationally and internationally"

A wide variety of career opportunities will be available for students both in domestic and overseas after successful completion of BHMCT course. And our students are simply doing wonders as more than 2200 of them have been placed in reputed industries during our 23 years of service.