The SWOT - Skills for Work Opportunities in Eno-gastronomy and Tourism project

Video Testimonials

This section provides access to Video Testimonials of VET Students and Companies’ managers who have been protagonists of Work Based Learning experiences.

The testimonials highlight the benefits, the skills acquired, the impact in terms of employability and the benefits for the enterprise and the VET students resulting from the WBL Experiences they have been involved in.

The testimonials also aim to underline the importance for companies, that human resources they are going to select and employ, have both the technical and professional skills to perform the specific task and the basic and transversal skills that can be acquired only by completing VET education, so to motivate students not to abandon their studies.

SWOT Testimonial - Company - Hotel Settentrionale - Monica Gobbi - Italy

The interview is about
Company managers

Name
Monica Gobbi

Name of the company
Hotel Settentrionale Esplanade – Montecatini Terme (Pistoia)

Country
Italy

Main Contents of the Interview
They have collaboration with 2 Professional Institutes of their province that send to the Hotel 5-6 students every years. Students make their WBL in all sectors: reception, kitchen, hall. They prefer not to ask too many people to follow them in a right way. Students works directly with the people so the problems that may arise suddenly try to solve them. Obviously they are flanked by people who have experience. Students sometimes they have a somewhat inadequate preparation. Institutions of origin must make more. Sometimes students are not much motivated. Sometime they hired students on WBL.