Bridging the Divide - Between the Hospitality Industry and Education

1. Industry & Education

eHotelier is undertaking an international research project to understand better the nature of the relationship between the hospitality industry and hospitality education. This survey is seeking your views on whether or not there is a 'gap' between industry expectations and the professional skills and knowledge of students graduating from hospitality courses.

The survey is designed to allow those in industry and education to respond separately and should not take more than 10 minutes of your time.

A report on the findings will be published by eHotelier and made available to all respondents.

Question Title

* 1. Which of the following statements best represents your views?

	Completely Agree	Agree	Disagree	Completely Disagree
Is there in your view, a 'gap' between the industry's expectation of education and the reality	Is there in your view, a 'gap' between the industry's expectation of education and the reality Completely Agree	Is there in your view, a 'gap' between the industry's expectation of education and the reality Agree	Is there in your view, a 'gap' between the industry's expectation of education and the reality Disagree	Is there in your view, a 'gap' between the industry's expectation of education and the reality Completely Disagree
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In your view has this 'gap' has widened over the last 5 years	In your view has this 'gap' has widened over the last 5 years Completely Agree	In your view has this 'gap' has widened over the last 5 years Agree	In your view has this 'gap' has widened over the last 5 years Disagree	In your view has this 'gap' has widened over the last 5 years Completely Disagree
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Recruitment and retention are and will remain one of the biggest issues facing the industry over the next 5 years	Recruitment and retention are and will remain one of the biggest issues facing the industry over the next 5 years Completely Agree	Recruitment and retention are and will remain one of the biggest issues facing the industry over the next 5 years Agree	Recruitment and retention are and will remain one of the biggest issues facing the industry over the next 5 years Disagree	Recruitment and retention are and will remain one of the biggest issues facing the industry over the next 5 years Completely Disagree
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The current hospitality education programmes are NOT good at preparing students for the industry.	The current hospitality education programmes are NOT good at preparing students for the industry. Completely Agree	The current hospitality education programmes are NOT good at preparing students for the industry. Agree	The current hospitality education programmes are NOT good at preparing students for the industry. Disagree	The current hospitality education programmes are NOT good at preparing students for the industry. Completely Disagree
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Education will have to change radically to keep pace with the changes in the industry	Education will have to change radically to keep pace with the changes in the industry Completely Agree	Education will have to change radically to keep pace with the changes in the industry Agree	Education will have to change radically to keep pace with the changes in the industry Disagree	Education will have to change radically to keep pace with the changes in the industry Completely Disagree
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