Andriushchenko Ia. E., Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business and Business Organization, Mykolayiv National Agrarian University, Mykolayiv, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9191-7652
e-mail: andriushchenko@outlook.com

Current Trends and World Experience of Professional Training of Hotel Business Specialists

Abstract. Introduction. The hotel industry is characterized by an unstable staff. There are many higher education institutions that have the right to train specialists in this field. Currently in Ukraine, managers of different levels for the hospitality industry are trained in every region of the country, but they lack qualified professors, and curricula are not updated. The result is poor preparation of graduates and their ignorance of the modern hotel business. Therefore, the problem of modernization of higher professional education becomes urgent for the full functioning of the hotel industry, in particular in the training of future hotel business professionals in order to create a model of the educational process that would best combine the best Ukrainian and foreign traditions.

Purpose. The aim of the article is to analyze current trends and world experience in the training of hotel business professionals.

Results. Research shows that studying in international hospitality schools is not just studying in higher education institutions, but a full-fledged preparation for work in international hospitality companies. Students receive a practice-oriented world education, supplemented by mandatory internships in restaurants and hotels. As a result, young professionals are constantly in touch with the industry: establish useful connections and communicate with professionals in hotel industry. The study found that one of the new methods of training managers for the hotel is the formation of mobility and rapid interaction with colleagues and customers around the world. The development and implementation of the latest digital technologies allows the use of innovative solutions to improve the quality of service in a modern hotel with the help of special mobile applications.

Conclusions. Thus, the application of the world experience of training hotel business specialists will allow future specialists to enter real life freely and take an active part in the restructuring of the Ukrainian economy and society. Successful passing of such tests is the evidence that the future specialist combines the qualities so necessary for work in the field of hospitality and tourism. Studying hotel management, taking into account the experience of the world’s best schools of hotel management, internships and business courses in hospitality management, the use of mobile technology and educational trips is the key to quality training of future hotel business professionals.

Keywords: professional training; hotel business specialists; hospitality industry; hotel business; world experience.

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