Seasoned hospitality manager to set up Tevta Centre of excellence in Murree

The Technical and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has acquired the services of Hospitality Management icon Azam Jamil to head its Hospitality Management Division assigning him to establish its Centre of Excellence for Hospitality Management at Murree, a press release said on Monday.

Azam Jamil, whose career spans more than three decades in hospitality industry, enjoys a rich blend of experience in hospitality, tourism, marketing, people’s management and training and development. 

Prior to joining Tevta, he was CEO of Hashoo Education Division. Earlier, he enjoyed positions as VP Learning & Development in the same group, Corporate Director Training & Development Serena Hotels and Corporate Head of Sales & Marketing South & Central Asia, Director Sales/ AGM Inter-Continental Hotels and other important positions with a number of known groups. 

Ali Salman highlighted the hospitality had local and as well as global demand along with offering attractive remunerations and excellent career growth avenues.   Besides, the development of the Tourism Industry in the country announced by PM Imran Khan would usher in a phenomenal demand for the trained. 

The establishment of the Centre of Excellence by Tevta was a timely move to avail this opportunity and in the process serve the country as well by the provision of trained professionals addressing the demand for trained quality professionals of the hospitality and tourism industry, he said and asked Azam to immediately set on to work for the accomplishment of the task assigned to him in the least possible time by taking major players of relevant industry and other stakeholders on board enlisting their input, support, cooperation and assistance in the matter. 

He directed Azam to develop a framework for the introduction of soft skills courses across Tevta institutions spread all over the province and also plan in-house soft skill workshops for benefit of Tevta officers and officials. He was also directed to establish a Sector Skill Council (SSC) for Hospitality Management by bringing together relevant stakeholders and representatives of concerned Industries.