Status of Catering education

Recently I had been to a couple of catering colleges near Chennai. In fact, I was delighted to visit these colleges, as I always used to feel whenever, I visited the students. However, I was disappointed at the sorry state of affairs. It was more the indifference and attitude that the staff had towards grooming the students.

While it is true, that colleges are no longer in a situation to refuse admission to anyone seeking the same, could they not take enough steps to groom those students to the expected industry standards?

And what does industry expect? Decent English and good attitude. That's all. There is a wide gap between students' aspirations, industry expectation and faculty responsibility.

As consultants, we are trying to bridge the student - industry gap. Hope we succeed to some extent.