Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय (इग्नू)
SOTHSM-Training Cell was established at RC, IGNOU Bhopal considering the recommendations of the Academic Council made at its 53rd meeting held on 27/09/2010. These recommendations were further approved by Board of Management in its 106th meeting held at New Delhi on 19th November 2010.
The purpose of the cell was to design short term vocational programmes in Tourism and Hospitality. A formal MOU was signed on 14th December 2011 with the Tourism Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Dr Bains was posted at Bhopal as an Incharge of this Training Cell. Initially three Certificate programmes (6 months) in Hospitality were launched by the cell, namely- CFO, CHO and CFBO. Thereafter, in the year 2012, a Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Operations (PGDHO) (1 year) was also launched by the Training Cell. All these Programmes were highly vocational in nature as they provided the students with the much required skills and training needed in this Industry. All these Programmes offer excellent job opportunities and placements for the students.
