New Delhi, May 06: The FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management (FHRAI-IHM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sattvik Council of India (SCI) to offer hospitality students a course in ‘Sattvik Lead Auditor Program’. The MoU was signed between Mr Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice President of Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), and Mr Abhishek Biswas, Founder of SCI. The course is a comprehensive three-week training programme for students and professionals interested in pursuing a career in the rapidly growing vegetarian certification vertical. The course will be particularly beneficial for those students who choose to pursue a degree in vegetarian specialisation. The programme aims to provide students with the required knowledge and skills to plan and conduct internal and external audits in accordance with Sattvik management systems in various industries.

“We are pleased to inform FHRAI-IHM will now be offering another value-add to students’ academics through the latest collaboration with the Sattvik Council of India. The course will be process driven approach to Sattvik management systems and auditing prominent industries within the Sattvik umbrella. We applaud SCI for crafting such a well-designed programme and urge hospitality students and professionals especially; those who are pursuing a degree in vegetarian specialisation to consider enrolling for this course,”

Mr Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice President, FHRAI.

The Sattvik Lead Auditor Program contains four components (SCIT2079001): –

1. SCTN2079011 – Training in implementing & managing the quality as per the Sattvik standards

2. SCTN2079021 – Training under the Vegetarian Kitchen Management standards

3. SCTN2079031 – Training under Vegetarian hospitality standards

4. SCTN2079041 – Training under Vegetarian friendly railway services

“SCI has always envisioned transforming certification into education and training from the start. It’s a huge remarkable day in the history for both of the organizations. The student community will benefit from this arrangement as they will now be able to pursue the training programme in Sattvik Lead Auditor and also secure a good job. There is a gap in demand and supply of food auditors currently in the market especially, in the vegetarian field. By launching this course, we aim to diminish this gap,”

Mr Abhishek Biswas, Founder, SCI.

FHRAI is the third-largest Hospitality Association in the world and, FHRAI-IHM is the first and only private institution run by an Industry Association to be affiliated with the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. FHRAI-IHM provides the best-in-class training infrastructure, backed by experienced and knowledgeable professors, to students interested in pursuing a career in hospitality. FHRAI-IHM is built on a sprawling 7-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure at Knowledge City in Greater Noida. It hosts a well-equipped 70-bedded hostel for girls and 200-bedded hostel for boys on the campus. The institute boasts of dedicated and experienced faculty working under the Director of the Institute – Arun Kumar Singh, former Principal of IHM, Mumbai.

About Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI):

The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) is the apex body of the Indian Hospitality industry. Founded in 1955, the FHRAI is the third-largest Hospitality association in the world and has diligently built on its rich legacy. The Association is today privileged to serve as the leading voice of the hotel and restaurant industry and plays a seminal role in supporting the growth trajectory of India’s hospitality and tourism sector. FHRAI provides a vibrant interface between the industry, government, regulatory bodies, academia, international organizations, civil society and the media.

About FHRAI-IHM: –

FHRAI – IHM was established in the year 2005 with the aim of improving the standards and skills of the Human Resource in the hospitality industry in India along with increasing availability of quality manpower for the industry in the country. It is the first and only private institution run by an Industry Association to be affiliated with the NCHMCT, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The institute is founded by the four Regional Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India i.e., HRANI, SIHRA, HRAEI & HRAWI which fall under the country apex Hospitality Association FHRAI.

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