AHLEI (AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE)
AHLEI – Established in 1953, the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI), is one of the finest nonprofit member benefits of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA).
It is the premier source for delivering quality hospitality education, training and professional certification that serves the needs of hospitality schools and industries worldwide. AHLEI continues to meet and exceed its education and training mission by providing material for all levels of hospitality personnel via online learning, distance learning courses, videos, seminars, textbooks, and study guides. https://www.ahlei.org/
NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation)
The Government of India has set itself the mission of making India the skill capital of the world. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has been tasked with the vision of creating a skilled India. As India is a country of youths and if we want global companies to have their set-up in India, we would need the skilled workforce. This skilled workforce would have the employment opportunity with the help of their skills obtained from short term skill courses.
Skill India Mission is aided in these initiatives by its functional arms – National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and 39 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) as well as 352 training partners registered with NSDC. The number of SSCs and training partners are increasing day by day.
NSDC is an organization set up by the Government of India to facilitate the development and upgrading of the skills of the growing Indian workforce through skill training programs under the “MSDE-Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship”
These are purely skill development programs with the focus on imparting technical skills in the students. These skills are necessary as per the industry requirements.
Objectives of NSDC
- Upgrade skill at International standards through significant industry involvement.
- Enhance, support and coordinate private sector initiatives for Skill development through PPP.
- To Skill 150 million people by 2022
- NSDC is committed on bridging the skill gap by partnering with institutes of repute in order to give youth a solid foundation for success. https://www.nsdcindia.org/
THSC (Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council)
Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skill Council (THSC) is one of the 39 sector skill councils formed under NSDC. THSC’s main task is to skill youth in the Tourism and Hospitality sector.
Tourism and Hospitality has been identified as one of the important sectors, which is working to generate significant employment opportunities for the skilled population of India. Making the young professionals employable in the Tourism and Hospitality sector in order to bridge the skill gap is the key objective of THSC. https://www.thsc.in/
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling)
It is an autonomous institution under Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Earlier known as “National Open School”. It was established in 1989 to provide education in the remote areas to increase literacy and aimed forward for flexible learning. NIOS launched first vocational courses in 1997. NIOS is national board that administers examinations for secondary and senior secondary of open school similar to CBSE and CISCE to increase Literacy.
It also offers Vocational schooling after High school. Along with the distance education, NIOS provides a formal and regular secondary and senior secondary programs equivalent to CBSE. http://nios.ac.in/