Training tourism aspirants

Nijhawan Group has joined hands with Delhi University’s Ram Lal Anand College to launch a Certificate Course in Heritage and Tourism Management.

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Nijhawan Group has entered into a Joint Venture with Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, to launch a new Certificate Course in Heritage and Tourism Management. The Certificate course is a unique programme, founded on two key pillars: heritage studies and tourism management approach and aims to promote the conservation and management of the invaluable heritage of India.

“This is an historical occasion for Nijhawan Group. The course will give students the possibility to advance to the levels of excellence required by the travel and tourism industry. This certificate course will bring key industry partners together to promote tourism as a rewarding and exciting career opportunity and encourage more youngsters to explore the options and career paths in travel and tourism sector. It’s a long-term vision wherein we will convert this Certificate course into Diploma Course to further encourage more and more youth to embrace a career in this sector,” said Ankush Nijhawan, Managing Director, Nijhawan Group

The course will give students the possibility to advance to the levels of excellence required by the travel and tourism industry

“The certificate course on Heritage and Tourism Management offered by Ram Lal Anand College is first course of its kind in Delhi University. It has been framed in the spirit of Government of India’s emphasis on skilling the youth for better employability. Signing an MoU with Nijhawan Group is in sync with present Prime Minister’s insistence on Public- Private partnership in the process of skilling our youth. We hope that in collaboration with Nijhawan Group we would not only be able to successfully run but also expand the scope of this course to benefit the youth of India as well as the tourism industry,” said Dr. Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Principal, Ram Lal Anand College.

The Certificate Course in Heritage and Tourism Management is a new six months certificate programme, where professionals of College faculty will conduct weekend classes on Heritage Management. The college will organise heritage walks within Delhi in the first year. Nijhawan Group will aid in organising training and placements within travel trade in India.