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ERIC ED025239: An Evaluation of Manpower Training Needs in the Hotel-Restaurant Industry on Kauai, 1968, with Recommendations on Programs, Sources of Students, Instructors, and Funds.

This report, requested and funded by a committee of community leaders, investigates the recruiting, training and employment of cooks, waitresses, maids, and small business managers needed on the island of Kauai through the year 1973. Projected increases in tourism and hotel construction indicate substantial need for well trained personnel. Courses are listed for 4-year and 2-year degree programs, plus 1-year certification programs, job-entry training, and continuing education courses appropriate to the hotel and restaurant industry needs. Schemes are presented by which local industry, government, and other special publics can become involved and motivated to promote acceptance of the courses offered at the Kauai Community College. Sources of students to fill the demand are suggested and other public relations and publicity ideas are outlined to attract students to the hotel and restaurant industry courses and curriculum. Specific facilities and equipment are recommended for acquisition and use, including television recording and playback equipment, demonstration kitchens, and full-scale, hotel front-office laboratories. Both general and specific sources of funding are suggested and

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