Training Hotel
At VMSIIHE, our uniqueness is we make learning and training an effortless process. Hence we have our own Training Hotel for students to have the feel and experience of how to work in a 5-star property at the onset. The students have hands-on experience in the front office department and housekeeping department during the course of the practical sessions at the course. The Training Hotel consists of:
- The Lobby
- The bell desk
- The reception area
- The back office area
- The travel desk
- Laundry room
- 4 fully furnished 5-star facility guest rooms, i.e.: two double room and two twin room on the ground floor
- 4 structured guest rooms along with one suite on the first floor
- Linen room
The front area of the Training Hotel is used for the front office training. The students play a major role in training themselves for reservation, registration (check-in), occupancy (stay) and departure (check-out) as a part of their syllabus.
Training Kitchen - Masci & Zaika
The Training Kitchen is used for the courses in food production, food production operations and pastry arts as well as other food production-related workshops and training. It is equipped for bulk kitchen training, live service practices and much more. The Training Kitchen ‘Masci’ has a large area of 185 sq. mtrs with:
- 24 individual cooking ranges with attached oven, worktable and shared sink for two
- High-pressure cooking ranges for bulk kitchen training
- Steam kettle and tilting pan for bulk kitchen training
- Combi-convection oven
- Deep fryer and griddle plates
- High-quality equipment and working tools; pans and pots
- Sufficient cooling and freezing capacity for all the classes
- Pick up counter for live service practices with Bain-Marie, cooling and heating units
- Good exhaust, ventilation system and lighting
Students are trained in food production and pastry arts as per the International standards.
The Demo Kitchen - Catalonia
The Demo Kitchen is used to guide and demonstrate new techniques in food production. It helps students explore the techniques of food production before they can work on it in the training kitchen. The Demo Kitchen has a capacity of seating 60 students and is 96.5 sq. meters. It also consists of:
- Big screen with two cameras and a projector to follow the Chef’s presentation
- A cooking range with all facilities for a demonstration course
Most guest lecturers present their work in the demo kitchen making sessions with top chefs more interactive, lively and interesting. Students can then practice the lessons in the training kitchen.
The Bakery - Konditori
VMSIIHE has a Bakery of 104 sq. mtrs equipped as per international standards to train students in art and science of food production. It has a capacity for 15-20 students. It also consists of:
- An oven room with a big bread oven
- Chocolate room with A/C
- Bakery room with equipment like dough mixer, dough sheeting machine, planetary mixers.
- Stone surface on work tables
- Refrigeration under counters
- Separate walk-in fridge
- Tools and special equipment like airbrush pistols, sugar lamps and chocolate temperer
Most guest lecturers present their work in the demo kitchen making sessions with top chefs more interactive, lively and interesting. Students can then practice the lessons in the training kitchen.
Training Restaurant and Bar - Creams
VMSIIHE also has a Training Restaurant and Bar called ‘Creams’. They are situated in the training hotel for students to practice the art of good service. ‘Creams’ is equipped with facilities to teach and train students in the international standards of food and beverage service. Students are trained for 12 weeks where demo sessions are conducted for mixology and students are encouraged to create their own cocktails. The Training Restaurant and Bar have the capacity to accommodate 100 people and are equipped with:
- A centralized A/C
- The Restaurant also has a wine bottle corking machine to enable the students to practice opening of wine bottles
- The Bar is equipped with
- speed pourer
- glass washing machine
- espresso machine
- blenders’ station
- ice machine jiggers etc.
Banquets and theme events are organized by the students in the training bar and restaurant which are also open to the public giving students the platform to practice what they have learnt.
The Traditional Outdoor Kitchen - Chulha
Introducing the "Chulha Kitchen" at VMSIIHE, a culinary haven steeped in tradition and sustainability. Embracing our cultural heritage, the kitchen showcases an array of traditional tools like stone grinders, mortar pestles, and coconut shell spoons, offering students a hands-on experience in outdoor wood fire cooking.
Key features of the Chulha Kitchen:
- Use of Wood as a Sustainable Fuel
- Understanding the health benefits of adopting a smokeless cooking environment.
- Flavour Profile of Food Cooked Using Wood
- Explore Recipes Based on Chulhas:
- Control of Fire While Cooking:
- Designing Menus Based on Chulha Cooking
- Use of Cow Dung Cakes and Ash as Manure
Computer Lab - Fish Bytes & Chips
The Computer Lab is used to train students in basics of computers which includes creating excel worksheets, designing and running of macros, designing PowerPoint presentation, creating word documents and using mail merge, using database and industry software includes creating tables, using validations, designing queries/forms/reports and normalization of tables. The computer lab has a seating capacity of 30 students. And is equipped with:
- An overhead projector
- Database and PMS Opera software
Library - Nalanda
The Library has a collection of more than 2,800 hospitality and non-hospitality books, e-books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVD’s. The reference section of the library contains subject encyclopedia, dictionaries, handbooks, and reference copies of all lending section books. The Library also holds magazines related to hospitality and non-hospitality subjects. It has:
- Study/ reading room for students
- Printing/photocopying facility
Classrooms
The Institute has spacious classrooms equipped with technologically advanced facilities including:
- Central air conditioning
- LCD screens
- Projectors
- Laptops and
- Wi-Fi connectivity
