PATTAYA, Thailand
- Hilton Pattaya recently
participated in The Youth Career Development Program in partnership with
UNICEF, which runs between April 25, 2013 and September 7, 2013 in a show of support
to youths in Pattaya , Thailand . To cater to the growing
demand amongst local youths for careers in the hospitality industry, community
partners including UNICEF have joined efforts to organize The Youth Career
Development Program as a way to generate awareness and positively impact these
youths.The initiative provides a comprehensive 20-week hospitality training
program for selected students in Thailand to equip them with hospitality skills
in various departments such as: food and beverage, kitchen, housekeeping and
engineering. This is the first time that Hilton Pattaya is participating in
this initiative by supporting four student trainees who will be trained
on-property under a mentor system.
Hilton
Pattaya's participation in The Youth Career Development Program is part of its
support of Bright Blue Futures, a global community relations initiative by
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, designed to help young people achieve stability
through the delivery of basic needs such as food, shelter and hope through
education, life skills development, training and employment. As the flagship
brand of Hilton Worldwide, Hilton Hotels & Resorts is contributing to the
company's broader goal of creating opportunities for young people by engaging
144,000 team members across communities in this brand-wide effort.
"The
Youth Career Development Program was established to support the growth and
development of youths in our community," said Gerard Walker, director of
operations, Hilton Pattaya. "This is a challenge we face globally, and at
Hilton Pattaya, we see this as an opportunity to provide the resources we have
available at our hotel to help young people reach their full potential."
Established
in 1995, The Youth Career Development Program has provided resources,
volunteers and mentors to developing youths in Thailand who experience sex trade
issues, lack of proper education and career planning. More than 1,000 youths
have been positively impacted by this effort to date, allowing them to lead a
more well-balanced, thriving life toward a brighter future.
Youths are
the next generation of leaders, innovators, employees and world travelers,
comprising approximately one quarter of the world's population. Approximately
200 million youths worldwide live in poverty and an estimated 75 million youths
are unemployed. The travel and tourism sector employs 255 million people around
the world, and by the year 2022, an estimated 73 million new travel and tourism
jobs will be created, providing ample opportunities for today's youths as they
enter the workforce in the hospitality industry. Hilton Pattaya team members
believe they can make a difference in the future of Pattaya's youths through
their ongoing commitment to UNICEF.