Hospitality, culinary and tourism industries continues to be one of the world’s largest industries and key drivers of global economic growth encompassing 266 million jobs and contributing around 10% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). In Pakistan, these industries have seen a tremendous growth for last a few years creating thousands of job and business opportunities ranging from accommodation properties, cafes, restaurants, hotels, tour companies and travel agencies. In short, this sector offers a huge choice of career opportunities and plenty of scope for career progression.
Whether your passion lies in the field of cuisine, patisserie, hotel and restaurant management, gastronomy, or other specialist food and beverage related areas, an exciting global career awaits you. All you need is to explore educational opportunities in these fields. Here in Pakistan, best academic choices are available in the fields of hospitality and tourism for matric and intermediate students. Many government and private institutes are offering exciting yet future-oriented career pathways in the fields of hospitality and tourism.
College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) Pakistan & Dubai which is the pioneer hospitality & tourism college is offering market-oriented academic options for the students of all levels. Starting from matric and intermediate students, the college is catering to the professional needs of everybody who is an aspirant of joining the field of hospitality and tourism. For matric students, there are five and for intermediate students, there are two academic options which they can opt to pursue a wonderful career in the fields of hospitality and tourism. Moving further, COTHM offers best academic choices in affiliation with leading foreign awarding bodies for those who want to study further in these fields. Other than this, several short and long courses are also on offer for amateurs and professionals who make speedy advancements in their professions after having these diplomas.
(Details of Matric, Intermediate & Short, Long Courses being offered at COTHM)
Following are some of the potential career opportunities for the graduates of hospitality, culinary and tourism programs:
Culinary Arts
- Patissier
- Chef De Cuisine
- Chef
- Sous Chef
- Banquet Chef
- Chef De Partie
- Food Service Manager
- Restaurateur
- Catering Manager
Front Office
- Senior Receptionist
- Front Office Supervisor
- Front Office Manager
- Rooms Division Manager
- Executive Assistant Manager
- General Manager
- Night Manager
- Reservations Manager
- Assistant Front Office Manager
Food and Beverage
- Waiter
- Order Taker
- Restaurant Manager
- Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
- Director Food & Beverage Operations
- General Manager, Food and Beverage
- Food & Beverage Sales Specialist
- Food or Beverage Entrepreneur
- Food & Beverage Business Consultant
If we analyse the employment situation in Pakistan, we get to know that every field is chocked with the over production of graduates in almost every field of studies. Either it’s a doctor or an accountant, everybody is seen struggling for jobs because the number of graduates is much much higher than the vacancies available. The result is that the youth are jobless and hopeless even after earning MPhil and PhD degrees from the renowned educational institutions of country.
At this point of time, it is very much needed to move with the changing trends of the world. Hospitality and tourism are the global careers and anybody having qualifications in these fields may easily be professionally accommodated here in Pakistan and abroad. Sitting idle and waiting for government jobs is not the right attitude for our youth as everybody cannot be adjusted in the government organisations. Prime Minister Imran Khan has also many a times expressed and confessed in front of media that the government cannot adjust everybody in its organisations. So, if you have the will to be financially stable in your life without wasting your time and money, you must join the fields of hospitality, culinary and tourism.
