CHONGQING, China, Feb. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has established its IHG Academy in Chongqing. The new hospitality training centre opens today, following the successful launch of the Group's first IHG Academy in Shanghai in September 2006.
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Mr Edmond Ip, IHG's chief operating officer, Greater China, said: "With a second campus in one of China's major cities, we effectively broaden the reach of our training programmes to serve an even larger group of aspiring talent. The establishment of our second IHG Academy also demonstrates our commitment to China and to talent development. As an employer of choice, we appreciate the importance of sharing our knowledge and experience with our communities and take great pride in building capability among local residents."
The IHG Academy in Chongqing is launched in partnership with Chongqing Industrial Polytechnic College and Chongqing Tourism School. Both institutions are affiliated with the Australia China (Chongqing) Vocational Education and Training Project (ACCVETP), a bilateral project jointly funded by the governments of Australia and China.
IHG Academy in Chongqing will offer a two-year Advanced Certification programme that combines theoretical sessions by university lecturers with industry lectures delivered by IHG executives from InterContinental Chongqing and Holiday Inn Yangtze Chongqing. In addition to learning from and interacting with practising industry professionals, students can also look forward to internships and potential employment opportunities with IHG's hotels.
The academy will also offer a series of four to eight-week certification programmes designed to impart the skills required for front office, housekeeping and food and beverage functions.
For more information on career opportunities with IHG, log on to http://www.careers.ichotelsgroup.com .
Notes to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom (LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)) is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, 3,680 hotels and 543,775 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(TM), and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club(R) Rewards.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at http://www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at http://www.priorityclub.com .
