Hasho arranges medterm skills competition in Muzafarabad

By Ashrafuddin Pirzada

MUZAFFARABD:Hasho Foundation with the collaboration of National Vocational and Technical Training Commission arranged midterm skills competition at Pearl Continental hotel in Muzaffarabad in Azaad Jamu and Kashmir on Sunday.


Forty students from professional cooking and hotel management participated.

Director National Vocational and Technical training commission(NAVTTC) Islamabad,Naeem Iqbal was the chief guest on this occasion.  Salman Saeed, the General Manager of PC Hotel Muzaffarabad, Azeem Khan, the executive Chef, Abdul Manan, Assistant Director Food and Beverages and Abdur Rehman, Human Resource Manger were the jury members.

 The four groups of twenty students from professional cooking prepared delicious Pakistani and Continental cuisine while the trainees of hotel management took part in the quiz in order to gauge their capabilities in front desk management.  

Speaking on the occasion Naeem Iqbal appreciated the way trainees have learned professionalism in three months and hoped for more knowledge and commitment in the remaining period. He said the purpose of the midterm skills competition was to measure the capabilities of the trainees and to monitor the progress so that the remaining part of the training could be reviewed and planned accordingly.He was very impressed by the discipline shown by the trainees in kitchen, front desk and in presentation of food items and communications. He thanked Hashoo Foundation for a remarkable initiative and assured full cooperation in future.


 He stressed on the significance of hard work and dedication so that they could maximize the usefulness and practicality of the learnt skills and professionalism for a better tomorrow. He also praised the attractive atmosphere given to the trainees at the property and congratulated the winners of the competition.

Naeem Iqbal and Salman Saeed distributed cash prizes and gift hampers among the winners. Both dignitaries appreciated the hard work, dedication and commitment of the trainees. The trainees thanked the management of Hashoo Foundation and officials of NAVTTC for the provision of such a remarkable opportunity of professional learning.

Zarmina,Urooj, Irum, Mushtaq and Shafiq were declared winners in the professional cooking trade while Ali Raza, Akmal Manzoor and Ejaz were declared winners by the judges in the category of hotel management and the front desk.

It may be added to mention here that Hashoo Foundation has initiated a pilot Hotel Management Training Program in AJ&K that includes professional cooking and hotel management with the assistance of NAVTTC in association with TEVTA AJ&K and Prime Minister Youth Skills Development Program.