Our staff as a network of the most qualified professionals in the hotel and hospitality industry 

Adequate training in hotel and restaurant management can open many doors to a career in renowned hotel and restaurant companies, anywhere in the world. Our students in this field do not lag behind their counterparts from other countries, thanks to the opportunity to study and obtain diplomas the world's most prestigious hotel and hospitality education institutions - École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). This renowned school is recognised as the world's leading educational institution in the hotel industry, and its students are ranked as the highest-ranking professionals in the world. 

How did Serbia become the deo of this conspiracy? In February this year, it opened in Belgrade, ohma academy, the only educational institution that operates under the licence of the VET by EHL programme (Vocational Education and Training), which is created and licensed by EHL. By joining this programme, our students have the opportunity to become part of the Swiss tradition in the field of hotel and hospitality education, with an alumni community of over 25 000 members.

The programme is based on the Swiss national model of education, which is considered to be one of the most successful models of education and is characterised by explicit learning through practice and a high level of structural competence at the end of the education process. The business model allows employees to simultaneously gather, develop and share their skills and knowledge in line with the highest global standards in the industry. 

Polaznici na raspolaganju imaju četiri različita studijska programu - Culinary, Rooms division, Hotel administration i Food & Beverage Services, nakon kojih stiču međunarodno priznate VET by EHL diplome. The programmes are divided into three levels - Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and each of them lasts 6 months. After 18 months of intensive theoretical and practical training, all those who have successfully completed one of these programmes possess the necessary competences to obtain a professional position in the field of hospitality and hotel management, not only in Serbia but also elsewhere in the world.

The advantage of this model is that, in addition to theoretical knowledge, during the duration of the programme students have three-month internships in renowned hotel and accommodation facilities in Serbia and the region, where they have access to practical knowledge in a real radical environment. The first generation of ohma academy students have practical work experience in partner hotels such as Hyatt Regency, Mona Plaza, Hilton, Falkensteiner and many others, which allows them to get to know their hotel's operational departments and prepare themselves for a career according to international standards. 

At the Ohma Training Centre itself, guests meet with mentors and certified EHL trainers who are recognised hospitality and hotel professionals, and guest lectures and radio broadcasts provide an additional opportunity for meetings and training in the surroundings of diplomatic residences and institutions where the highest standards of hospitality are required. 

Uroš Urošević, CEO of winsedswiss in Serbia, which has brought this new model of training to our premises, says that the service industry is more demanding in terms of quality of service and professional skills of structural personnel, which nowadays focuses on dual training and applied knowledge as a comparative advantage in the career development of professionals who are valued and respected in the hospitality industry. 

"Our goal is to create a generation of highly-qualified professionals who can match their colleagues anywhere in the world and who will have the skills and education to open the doors of the global hotel industry. We believe that in just a few years we will be able to make a better transition between education and employment and contribute to the improvement of the quality of the workforce and the reading industry" - adds Uroš Urošević.

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