Hospitality awareness for over 200 Dep. School Principals
View(s):The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) was recently invited to conduct a session on Hospitality Management to over 200 deputy principals at the Ministry of Education.
The main objective of this initiative was to communicate the opportunities, career prospects and other benefits in the hospitality sector to students through the invited deputy school principals and inspire them to join the fastest growing industry in the country, the association said in a media statement.
The THASL President Sanath Ukwatte and other senior hoteliers spoke at the event. The panel of speakers included Amal Nanayakkara who holds 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, and is specialized in human resource development; Anura Lokuhetty – Chairman of the Asian Council on Tourism and Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) as well as the Past President of THASL; and Nirmo Thambapillai – General Manager/ Secretary of the Hill Club in Nuwara Eliya with 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry.