Caribbean hospitality employees are invited to apply for admission to the Caribbean Hospitality Professional Development Program sponsored by Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, one of the world’s leading hospitality business schools, and the CHTA Education Foundation (Education Foundation).
Slated to run from June 23 to December 15, 2023, the program accelerates today’s hospitality supervisors and managers career trajectories toward senior leadership roles in the sector.
“Les Roches is honored to partner with CHTA, for the third year in a row, on this program to develop talent within the Caribbean hospitality industry. After the success of the first two editions, at Les Roches we are honored to partner with CHTA Education Foundation in our executive postgraduate to master’s pathway program that has been tailored to support leadership and professional development for supervisors & managers specializing in tourist services and luxury hotels in the Caribbean. Our objective is to continue acting to achieve excellence and support the development of a sustainable and growing tourism” Carlos Díez de la Lastra, Chief Executive Officer for Les Roches Global Hospitality Education.
Financial assistance in the form of scholarships is available for the rigorous six-month program, designed to be pursued alongside students’ current job commitments.
Students are asked to commit to a minimum of 12 – 15 hours per week for the duration of the six-month program, which includes classes such as: Advanced Hospitality Operations, Finance, Revenue Management, Marketing, Sustainability, Leadership and Organizational Behavior.
Kafi Samuels, who completed the Les Roches Executive master’s in international Hotel Management in July 2022 said “The classwork has already been making a difference in my day-to-day job – both on the people and business side. The revenue and operations classes made me understand how my department contributes to the bottom line. I think about service and offerings differently now, calculating the costs. I also found out a few things about myself as a leader. I thought of myself as always approachable, but I realized where I may put my guard up. As a leader you must work to be vulnerable and open and manage your reactions.”
CHTAEF chair Karolin Troubetzkoy said “The Caribbean is already benefiting from the knowledge and experience past students have gained from this professional development program. We are grateful for the continued collaboration with Les Roches and look forward to sharing more success stories of the participants.”
CHTAEF and Les Roches are committed to helping Caribbean nationals reach the highest levels of the industry and become the future faces of the Caribbean hospitality sector.
Candidates for the Caribbean program must have a minimum of five years’ hospitality experience, including one year in a supervisory position. They must have the endorsement and support of their employer to participate and be able to finance the remaining program costs after the scholarship deductions.
The deadline for applications is May 15, 2023, with a program start date of June 23, 2023.
Interested candidates can get more information and apply at https://info.lesroches.edu/
