Women from the BPL families are selected for the training programme of Restaurant and Counter service . The programme aimed to enable women to successfully run catering and fast food counters.

 I.    Details of the Training Programme

         a.     Objective : Skill development & upgradation of educated-unemployed women and make
                                    them suitable for self/wage employment.
         b.    Faculty: Faculty for this purpose will be chosen from Hotel Management Institutions and
                               various departments.
         c.    No. of Participants in a batch : 30-35 
         d.    Duration: 30 days
         e.    Centre : Kottayam, Thrissur, Kollam
         f.    Programme conducted by:  KSWDC in association with KITCO

         g.   Medium : Malayalam

 
  II.    Target Group

             Unemployed women belonging to BPL/double BPL families.

 III.    Course Content

     1.    Entrepreneurship Development Training: (5 days)
            •    Achievement motivation training
            •    Customer relationship
            •    Personality Development & Communication Skills
            •    Basic Accountancy
     2.    Skill Development & Practical Classes on following: (25 days)
            •    Preparation of fast food items
            •    Basics of personal Hygiene
            •    Hygiene practice during preparation of food & serving food
            •    Fire safety measures
            •    Cleaning materials & pest control
            •    Different section in kitchen
            •    Energy/ water conservation
            •    Good housekeeping practices
            •    Restaurant & counter services
            •    Waste disposal
            •    Basic first aid

 IV.    Training Methodology

             •    Lectures
             •    Interactive Sessions
             •    Theory & Practical sessions

Details of the training programme held :

 Batch I

 Period: 21.04.09 to 03.06.09
 No. of Trainees: 32
 Place: Thrissur

 Batch II

  Period: 18.05.09 to 29.06.09
  No. of Trainees: 26
  Place: Changanacherry

 Batch III

 Period: 17.07.09 to 28.08.09
 No. of Trainees: 42
 Place: Kollam