To attract more young people to join the hotel industry, the Hotel Division of SHKP and the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently organized an open day for the SHKP Hotels x PolyU CPCE Experiential Learning Programme, which provides more than 200 internship opportunities for CPCE students. The open day was well received and attracted nearly 500 students.

Providing a two-year experiential learning programme

SHKP and PolyU CPCE signed a memorandum of understanding on a two-year experiential learning programme, which is open to all CPCE students. The programme provides the participating students with more than 500 hours of training at nine SHKP hotels: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, W Hong Kong, Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, The Royal Garden, Royal Plaza Hotel, Royal Park Hotel, Royal View Hotel and Alva Hotel by Royal. Upon completion of the internship, the students will receive a certificate of completion and will have priority in being considered for full-time positions at these hotels after graduation.

The open day was recently held at PolyU CPCE's West Kowloon Campus. It featured booths set up by the nine hotels and introduced the relevant job opportunities in various departments and the latest developments in the industry. Michael Lam, Deputy Vice President (Asset Management) of the Hotel Division of SHKP, said the hotel industry has strong demand for manpower, as the number of visitors is expected to shoot up with the removal of all anti-pandemic measures. By offering training opportunities in various departments in the hotels, SHKP hopes that the internship programme will encourage more students to join the industry, providing new blood and creating a win-win situation for both the hotels and the students.