Abstract:

Hospitality Education has gained prominence in India post-1990s. Today, hundreds of institutions are offering 3 years and 4-year Hospitality Degree programmes after class 12th. The courses are offered by Hospitality Institutes in affiliation with State Universities & Central Universities. Today, Private Universities and Deemed to Be Universities are also offering hospitality courses. The National Council of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT), was set up in 1982 by the Government of India as an autonomous body for coordinated growth and overall development of Hospitality Education in India through its affiliated Institutions known as the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition. The four-year degree programme, BHMCT is regulated by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The curriculum is considered the heart of education. Development of the curriculum is becoming central to achieving the purpose of education (Kusumawardhana & Indra, 2019). As the Hospitality Industry is going through a constant change that is influenced by Political, Economic, Socio-Cultural, Demographic, Technological, Legal and Environmental factors, the desirable skill sets, competencies and knowledge requirements are constantly changing. Curriculum plays a significant role in developing and bringing out the best in a learner to meet the future demands of the industry and individual career needs. Numerous studies have suggested there is a need for redevelopment of curriculum based on Web.2.0 technologies (Alashwal, 2020). This is due to COVID 19 pandemic's impact on education. The teaching-learning process has shifted to a hybrid model, a combination of online and face to face. The study was conducted by interviewing Hospitality Industry Professionals with a sample size of 35 respondents in Mumbai through an open-ended questionnaire. The sampling method applied is opportunity or convenience sampling. The data was further converted to themes & counts through the content analysis method using QDA Miner Lite, 2.0.8 version. The interpretation is drawn with appropriate suggestions

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