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The Hospitality Speakers Bureau is an
opportunity to increase communication and education between the two
interlocked fields, hospitality and education, and provide one strategy
to improve the quality of future employees. This is a chance for
hospitality professionals to speak to parent groups, at career counselor
in-service trainings and to administrators to educate them about the
professional paths available in San Diego's third largest industry in
hopes that they will implement and broaden hospitality courses of study
and promote student enrollment.
The HRP facilitates hospitality
professionals' participation on advisory boards for high schools,
vocational schools, community colleges and universities. Advisory
members facilitate connecting the student's learning experience to the
hospitality community. They also contribute to the writing of curriculum
that match the needs of the local industry, while high schools develop
more concise articulation standards for the local colleges. Finally, the
speaker's bureau facilitates mentoring and intern opportunities,
connecting students with real world standards rather than just text book
theory.
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