By Fraaz Mahmud Kasuri
Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood visited College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) on November 06, 2021 and had a complete tour of the state-of-the-art facility.
Upon his arrival at the college, COTHM Founder & CEO Ahmad Shafiq along with other officials of the college welcomed him. The CEO expressed his gratitude to the federal minister for taking out time to visit the college.
The CEO took the minister to a comprehensive tour of the facility where students and their instructors were seen busy in different theoretical and practical sessions.
The minister appreciated COTHM’s world-class training model and requested COTHM CEO Ahmad Shafiq to expand the network of the college to more cities in Pakistan.
He said that the academic opportunities in the fields of hospitality and tourism should be available in the whole country so that skilled workforce might be developed in all the provinces and cities.
He also said that the government is very much clear in its vision about the future of hospitality and tourism in Pakistan and it is always ready to support the forums and organizations working for the uplift of these fields.
Offering government’s support to COTHM in this regard, he said that the Government of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf would facilitate COTHM in every possible way for generating maximum employment opportunities for the Pakistani youth.
He also said that skilled workforce is a need in the whole world and producing skilled graduates in the fields of hospitality and tourism is synonym to bridging the professional gap between Pakistan and other countries of the world.
Pakistan is a country with youth in abundance and the field of hospitality also requires young and energetic workers, he said adding that by producing a large of hospitality and tourism graduates, Pakistan can fulfill the global needs of these industries.
He also encouraged the students at COTHM for breaking the stereotypes and exploring new horizons in the market. Talking to the students, he said that skill is a weapon that protects you from the ups and down of life and paves way for a respectable professional and social existence.
COTHM arranges grand orientation for new students
College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) arranged a grand orientation for its new students at Faletti’s Hotel Lahore on November 30, 2021.
The orientation session was exclusively arranged for the students who were newly enrolled in 13 different programs being offered in different departments.
All the newly admitted students were present at the occasion to meet with their batch fellows and instructors and to get important information about their academic journey at COTHM.
Important figures from the field of hospitality and tourism joined the event while Provincial Minister Syed Yawer Abbas Bukhari and renowned motivational speaker Syed Qasim Ali Shah participated as guests of owner.
COTHM CEO Ahmad Shafiq and COO Zaheer Ahmad welcomed all the guests and expressed gratitude for their participation.
All the hospitality professional encouraged and motivated the new students for their new academic and professional journey at COTHM.
Qasim Ali Shah asked the students to be welcoming and courteous in their lives and appreciate those who are successful in their lives.
Syed Yawer Abbas Bukhari while talking to the audience said that the future of Pakistan is in the hands of the skilled youth. He also said that tourism can change the destiny of the country if properly trained professionals join this field.
At the end of the ceremony, all the students had a group photograph with the distinguished guests and enjoyed the hi-tea specially arranged for them.
