IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world`s leading hotel companies, today announces the establishment of the first IHG Academy in Canada at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The program has been created and supported by Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc., Fortis Properties, The Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS), and the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick (TIANB).
The IHG Academy is a global network of educational and community organizations allied with local IHG-branded hotels or corporate offices to provide hospitality knowledge and training to the community and to drive economic growth. Through training and mentoring, the IHG Academy has assisted nearly 10,000 people worldwide in becoming skilled hospitality workers and achieving their professional goals in the hospitality field.
The new IHG Academy at Cape Breton University is now seeking 30 participants for a three to six-month program that encompasses on-site work experience at hotels in the IHG family of brands owned by Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. and Fortis Properties. Participants will rotate through several hotel functions, including Front Desk, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage, and more as part of their real-world training.
This IHG Academy program complements the three-year Bachelor of Hospitality Tourism Management degree program currently offered at Cape Breton University and helps to develop students` management potential.
IHG hotels participating in this new IHG Academy include Crown Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook, Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown, Holiday Inn Truro, holiday Inn Sydney-Waterfront, Holiday Inn Express.
Cape Breton promises, and delivers, an exceptional educational experience for all students. The university has students and graduates recognized nationality and internationally for innovative accomplishments. The Tourism Management program has been built on a 30-year reputation for educating highly-qualified personnel for the hospitality and tourism industry.
The IHG Academy reinforces IHG`s commitment to supporting career development by using a business model that enables collaboration with small to medium-sized enterprises, often local to the hotel location. The launch of the IHG Academy in Nova Scotia represents an important growth milestone for the program, as IHG seeks to expand it across the Americas.
Open World Education Group is an official representative of Cape Breton University and IHG Academy in Russia. If you wish to enroll for the course at this university, please feel free to contact us by phone: (495) 228-0300.
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