InterContinental Hotels Group is tackling the war for talent in China head on. Two years after opening its first training institute – IHG Academy- in Shanghai, the company is to nearly double the number of IHG Academy locations to 22 from the current 12.
IHG recently signed partnershipswith several leading tourism institutions in the key cities of Nanjingand Hangzhou in eastern China. These 10new IHG training facilities will cater to an area with a population of nearly150 million people, training local talent in a variety of hospitality-relatedfields and subsequently offering them employment at IHG hotels.
The IHG Academywill be able to accommodate up to 4,500 students at any one time, once all 22locations are up and running.
Each year, approximately 2,000 IHG Academygraduates are offered employment opportunities at IHG hotels across China under itsvarious brands.
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