Creating a framework for hospitality competencies to fufill the industry's need
This article examines the accommodation sector’s requirements on competencies for hospitality graduates.The main purpose of this study is to determine what the most desired competencies are and to come out with a framework for hospitality competency.16 representatives from the accommodation sector...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAVAP International
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/22108/1/ARI%207%204%202016%20229%20236.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/22108/ http://www.savap.org.pk/journals/ARInt./Vol.7(4)/2016(7.4-23).pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | This article examines the accommodation sector’s requirements on competencies for hospitality graduates.The main purpose of this study is to determine what the most desired competencies are and to come out with a framework for hospitality
competency.16 representatives from the accommodation sector in Peninsular Malaysia participated in this study.A Delphi technique was used for data collection.Analyses discovered four important domains to be associated with the 69 hospitality competencies.37 competency items were categorized under Workplace Domain, 17 competency items under Personal Effectiveness Domain, 12 competency items under Management Domain and 3 competency items under Academic Domain.These
findings provide important foundation for creating hospitality competency framework for educational institutions offering hospitality courses to close the gap on current competencies desired by the Malaysian hotel industry. |
|---|