Hilton Worldwide partners China’s top international hospitality management school!

Hilton Worldwide and Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College (LRJJ), China’s top international hospitality management school, signed an agreement to cultivate talent for China’s rapidly expanding hospitality industry.

Under the Hilton Class program, Hilton Worldwide will offer students from LRJJ’s hospitality course rigorous workplace training and other curricula designed to equip them for successful careers in hospitality.

The Hilton Class is a ground-breaking collaboration between a preeminent industry player and a leading higher education institution that offers students the best of theoretical learning and workplace training.  Under the partnership, 20 top first-year students will be carefully selected by both Hilton Worldwide and LRJJ every year. Each will be offered three full-time internships at Hilton Worldwide’s managed properties throughout their course, gaining 18 months of training at the leading hotel group in total.

In addition, Hilton Worldwide will organize guest lectures, on-site visits and e-learning programs specially designed to prepare the students for the workplace. Outstanding students could also potentially secure job offers with properties managed by Hilton Worldwide upon graduation.

With the rising demand for talent in China’s rapidly expanding hospitality industry, Hilton Worldwide is actively working to nurture a larger pool of industry talent for its expansion needs and to support the development of the industry.

Apart from exploring strategic partnerships with hospitality and tourism schools, the company also invests heavily in training initiatives for its close to 10,000 staff in China. Promising talent are offered international career development opportunities and access to professional training and development across functions. A structured succession planning program is also in place to groom talent into more senior roles faster.

Its investment in team member training and development has earned Hilton Worldwide a strong reputation as an employer of choice in the hospitality industry, being one of only two players in the industry to be named in the ‘2011 Best Employer for Chinese University Students’ survey conducted by ChinaHR.com.