Bhubaneswar: A specially curated management development programme on hospitality and marketing skills for Managers and Assistant Managers of OTDC was inaugurated on Monday at IITTM Bhubaneswar.
Inaugurating the workshop, Chairman of OTDC Dr. Lenin Mohanty emphasized on training as a tool for organizational effectiveness and complimented team OTDC for their enthusiastic participation.
Organised by the Department of Tourism in association with Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), the training session witnessed the participation of 30 Managers and Assistant Managers of OTDC across Odisha.
The objective of the programme is to provide an in-depth understanding of various models of conducting business in a variety of situations, with specific emphasis on marketing and hospitality. It also aims at creating competencies in anticipating, defining and solving problems, meeting challenges thrown up by emerging trends and to enhance and strengthen the leadership capabilities.
Addl. Secretary to Govt., Dept. of Tourism Balamukunda Bhuyan spoke about the role of managers in spearheading OTDC to be a front-runner. Dr. Md. Sabir Hussain, Nodal Officer and Head, IITTM elaborated the essential components of the MDP while Dr. Adyasha Das, Coordinator, MDP highlighted the design of the programme and discussed the modalities. Dr. B Swajan extended the vote of thanks & Mrs. S. Pradhan conducted the inaugural event.
