BIS #2178 INAUGURATION OF SANKALP BATCH- 4

Patrick Corda

BORIVILI, DECEMBER 11, 2010: On December 10, 2010 Don Bosco Technical Training Institute inaugurated the Fourth batch of Accenture and Taj Hotels Sankalp Hotel Management Course project. The programme started in the morning at 11.00 am with the lighting of the Lamp by Fr. Anthony Santarita (Director BBH), Mr. Marshal Dias (Human Resources Manager Hotel Taj President Vivanta), Fr. Thomas Bastin (Administrator BBH), Mrs. Flora Castellino (Assistant- Administrator BBH), Mr. Daynand Patil (Coordinator Development office BBH), Mr. Sanjay Mehta (Faculty MoRD BASE), Mr. Sachin Pyati (Faculty MoRD BASE) and Mr. Patrick Corda (Faculty MoRD BASE).

Fr. Anthony Santarita welcomed the students and as the director of the institute shared his concern and the support that he would like to provide on behalf of Don Bosco Technical Training Institute. He mentioned how the training will benefit them and the job opportunities that a city like Mumbai was offering. He mentioned few examples that the students of the last batch had shared with him. He also informed them that how Accenture & Taj Group of Hotels with DB Tech was supporting this project. He wished them all success.

Mr. Marshal Dias then appreciated the decision that the students had taken to learn Hospitality that Don Bosco Technical Training Institute along with Accenture & Taj Group of Hotels & Palaces had created looking into the ongoing craze into the Hospitality world. He also mentioned that the Taj Group of Hotels were proud to have students working with their organization which is spread all over India. He then wished them success for the three months training programme.

Fr. Thomas Bastin welcomed all the students and introduced himself with the job responsibility that he was appointed for; he informed the students that this was a golden opportunity that an institute like Don Bosco with the help of the other partners had planned for the Underprivileged Marginalized, and Drop Out youth of Mumbai City. He informed them about the last batch experience and how they have benefited with the training programme and are now working in different organization respectively.

The MoRD students then presented a folk dance which was really impressive, the function ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Dayanand Patil coordinator of the project thanking Fr. Anthony Santarita. Mr. Marshal Dias and the entire team of Sankalp assured to put in their best to give the students their cent per cent in molding them in the three months Training programme, for the opportunity that Don Bosco Technical Training Institute had provided.

The entire programme was well arranged by Mr. Dayanand Patil.