New Delhi: The Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC), in collaboration with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), has successfully conducted national competitions across India for the upcoming WorldSkills Competition 2024. This prestigious event will be held from September 10th to 15th, 2024, in Lyon, France, where over 1,400 competitors from more than 57 countries and regions will showcase their exceptional skills.

THSC and NSDC orchestrated nationwide competitions in Bakery, Cookery, Restaurant Services, Patisserie and Confectionery, and Hotel Reception within the hospitality sector. After rigorous state-level competitions nationwide, five winners emerged from among 102 participants across these five categories.

National winners of IndiaSkills 2024 are:

• Sasmita Bardhan: Bakery
• Police Ashwitha: Patisserie & Confectionery:
• Harshavardhan Vijay Khandare: Cooking
• Joethir Adithya KP Hotel Reception
• Subhrajit Patra Restaurant Service

“This is more than just a competition,””It’s a platform for young professionals to display their skills and enhance their knowledge and expertise in the hospitality industry. We aim to bring the hospitality community closer and provide a professional platform for showcasing, honing, and exhibiting their talents.”

Rajan Bahadur, CEO of THSC.

THSC has shortlisted five competitors and their respective expert mentors who will represent India at the WorldSkills Competition 2024 in Lyon, France this September. The IndiaSkills national competition for hospitality skills took place at the Welcomgroup School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA), Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Participants were filtered through a stringent process to ensure the best talents were selected to represent India at the WorldSkills Competition.

A total of 102 participants took part in the IndiaSkills National Competitions 2024, comprising 21 participants in Bakery, 24 participants in Cooking, 22 participants in Hotel Reception, 15 participants in Patisserie & Confectionery, and 20 participants in Restaurant Service.

These competitions focused on identifying and nurturing the right talent, with each participant receiving training and mentorship from the THSC skill management team. Expert mentors have been assigned to train and coach each of the participants in the five skill categories.

Established in 2014, THSC is an apex body for vocational education and skill development in India, focusing on Tourism and Hospitality. Since its inception, THSC has enrolled over 1.5 million individuals and successfully certified over a million youth. With a network of over 600 institutes, 100 colleges, and 2000 industry members, THSC’s vision is to create a robust, industry-aligned skilling ecosystem to promote the Tourism and Hospitality sector and meet its mission of providing millions of beneficiaries with respectable employment opportunities to serve customers’ needs.

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