The Service Industry has been experiencing rapid economic growth over the last few decades. So much so that services account for a significant share of gross domestic product in nearly all industrialized and developing countries, as well as being an increasingly important source of employment in these economies. The Service Industry offers new employment and indeed the biggest employment opportunities today. Such growth embracing Service Industry is as diverse as from Travel and Tourism, Hospitality, Aviation, Telecommunications, IT enabled services, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation, Marketing and Advertising, Professional and Business Services, Conferences and Events, R&D Services, Beauty & Healthcare, Retail and Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate and many more service sectors segments. In India, Service Industry, which is rapidly developing ans becoming a dominant contributor to the nation’s GDP offers now a plethora of career growth opportunities in Service industry.

Functions & Activities

Academics, Research & Consultancy: ITFT has its own research & consultancy centre for preparing project reports, carrying out surveys, and for rendering professional and technical services.

Human Resource Development: ITFT prepares professionals of calibre to meet the ever growing needs of human resource in the Tourism, Hospitality, Airlines Management, Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Information Technology and Events Management disciplines keeping in view the domestic and global competitive environment.

ITFT Finishing School: ITFT has a transformative agenda of shaping the destiny of youth for emerging knowledge-based society. It builds a "Bridge from College to Careers" in the form of courses imparting actionable knowledge leading to rewarding careers. Building strong relationships often requires the ability to negotiate awkward or unfamiliar situations. This skill is essential in many facets of modern life. Here at ITFT Finishing School, we help you develop the four pillars of a polished image: Grace, Elegance, Strength & Confidence. By the way, all of these qualities relate to the inner being of the individual and have nothing to do with the size of his or her bankbook. These are qualities that must be groomed and nurtured.

NRI Resources: ITFT is the only linking centre for research and investment of 20 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) who wish to invest or propose to deal with Northern India. ITFT represents a cross section of NRI professionals, experts, entrepreneurs, visionaries, businessmen, scholars, educationists, writers and authors, besides trade, commercial, educational and cultural organisations in countries where they are settled and the domestic corporate which shall serve as a conduit for promoting the Service Industry and overall cross - cultural relations. ITFT also maintains a data bank of more than 20 thousand NRIs spread throughout the world and actively works for promoting tourism with NRIs help.

Educational Facilities for Rural Students: On grounds of merit, ITFT-Chandigarh has been selected by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India for training of unemployed rural educated youth and their subsequent placement. So far, ITFT has already trained over 8000 youth and got them suitably placed.

FEAST-ASIA: ITFT has been instrumental in setting up Asia’s first Forum of Educators & Scholars of Tourism (FEAST-ASIA) providing a common platform for national and international academicians, scholars, researchers, HR managers, visionaries, diplomats, govt officials, eminent persons from the industry to deliberate and develop strategies for developing quality human resource for the Services Sector, particularly for Tourism, Hospitality, Aviation and MICE Industry in Asia. FEAST provides an opportunity for Industry – Academia Interace.

Conferences & Events Management: ITFT is the first institution in the entire South Asian region to introduce Postgraduate Programme in Conferences and Events Management with hundred per cent placement of its students in the industry.

Future Trends in Business Management: ITFT is also the first institution in the entire Northern India to have introduced one-year Postgraduate Programme on Future in Business Management (PGFBM) based on future growth and development, equipping business people, scholars, policy makers, with the aim to explore the future of business scenario including travel & tourism.

Placements: ITFT has strong national and regional linkages with the tourism trade, corporate, multinational companies and the media both electronic and print media. ITFT students handle protocol, ushering, guest management and media management services at various national and international events. They are also made to undertake two months on-the-job training at the end of their course. Most of the students get absorbed in the industry during their on-the-job training and through campus interviews, which are regularly arranged.

In-house Resource Centre: ITFT has its well-equipped resource centre with books, journals, magazines, project reports, video & audio cassettes, films, CDs on tourism, management, sales & marketing, customer care, personality grooming, communicative skills, computers, NRIs, health tourism, environment protection, rural tourism, trade and other related areas of study& other facilities for study and research.