1. Developing meaningful synergies between higher education institutions and industry operators Renaud AZEMA General Manager - Vatel Mauritius

2. www.mikif.com The Reasons Recruiting pool of talents Research studies Acquiring experiences Job Opportunities For entreprises For the students

3. www.mikif.com The Vatel Philosophy The correct balance between theory and practice A close relationship between the school and hotels A Win / Win situation

4. www.mikif.com An efficient system: Traineeship The most important path to enter the labour market.

5. www.mikif.com The operations of Vatel in Mauritius 45 hotels and company partners. 300 tutors. Regular visits and follow up in enterprises. An evaluation of each and every period spent in the establishments.

6. www.mikif.com The Implementation: Essential conditions A network of professionals adequately enriched A relationship of trust between the school and hotels A mutual commitment to assist the students A regular monitoring of practical applications

7. www.mikif.com Overcoming the obstacles Replacement of employee by student trainee A turnover of trainees Inadequate supervision A bossy attitude At Enterprise level At the student level The poor attitude of the student The discouragement of the student

8. www.mikif.com The advantages of the system More efficient students Better trained students A range of levels and opportunities More demanding enterprises

9. www.mikif.com Interesting results Hired students Positions that best match the expectations of students

10. www.mikif.com The possible developments Reinforced partnerships with enterprises. More and more challenging missions for students The recruitment of students as soon as they finish their studies..

11. www.mikif.com To conclude Students of the higher education, as well as private operators have interest in stronger relationships between tertiary institutions and industry operators. It is the tertiary institutions responsibility to develop the synergy with the industry operators as it contributes to the student’s growth directly and to their own development indirectly.

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