Bed-making, glass-cleaning, and towel origami-folding – not your usual competition events but these were the highlights at the recent Hotel Housekeeping Challenge 2014. Co-organised by the Association of Singapore Housekeepers, NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) and ITE (Institute of Technical Education), the event saw representatives from 30 hotels and five educational institutions competing in teams of four in two categories: hotel and institution.
One participant was Su Li Ling, a Higher Nitec student studying Hospitality Operations at ITE College West. The challenge exposed her to the industry’s expectations and primed her for her coming industry attachment.
Indeed, providing a good avenue for students and industry participants to showcase their skills and pick up best practices from the trade professionals is one of the aims of the competition, said NTUC’s e2i Chief Executive Officer, Gilbert Tan.
“e2i will continue to work with companies to tap on technology, skills training and job re-design to make housekeeping jobs Easier, Safer and Smarter (ESS),” he added.
Introduced in 2011 to create awareness and uphold a professional image of a career, the challenge is the first to be conducted for the hospitality industry.
Original article written by Florina Oo, and can be found in NTUC This Week (27 July 2014)
