Competency-Based Curriculum Enrichment of Hotel and Restaurant Management Education in the Context of Asian Hospitality Business Experiences

Hotel and Restaurant management demands a competency-based training education as it is considered the fastest growing and changing lucrative business all over the world. This study aimed to identify the context of competency based curriculum among Southeast Asian countries as basis for curriculum of the HRM education course in one private University in the Philippines. The study employed the qualitative or non-numerical data collection in order to describe the competency – based curriculum of Southeast Asian countries as Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Singapore. Data was collected from direct observation and interview among managers and top positions administrators of hospitality industries during the ASIAN tour Visit of the researcher. The competency-based curriculum of Southeast Asian countries exerted their effort to match the skills provided in education and training with the skills required by the industry and world of work in order to improve the image of technical education by integrating vocational and technical education with general education. They also practice benchmarked against international good practices through various consultations. Others also inject international flavour in the curriculum of their programs in order to attract international and local students, implement a balanced curriculum that emphasizes the “hands-on” as well as the “heads” skills, the science and technology-based skills and practical oriented assessment towards improving and imparting values and skills through a forward–looking curriculum

Keywords: competency based curriculum, hotel and restaurant, hospitality management,