The Second Hospitality Training Launched

On January 24, 2011, the Pendeba Society launched its second hospitality training for another cohort of 14 local villagers from across Tingri County, among whom 12 are female participants.

Mr. Badun, who possesses an almost 20-year culinary career within China and is now the Chief Chef of Mt. Everest Hotel in Tingri County, is invited to be our trainer of this training program. He is a seasoned cook who specializes in both Tibetan and Chinese cuisines, as well as Western bakeries.

During this 10-day training program, with the help of Chef Badun, our trainees will be extensively exposed to various dimensions of cookery from basics of knife skills and knowledge of raw materials to preparing delicious dishes in practice. In addition to cooking skills, our trainees will also have chances to learn other aspects of hospitality industry. This will include knowledge and tips on hotel management and hospitality service manners.

As an NGO focusing on environmental sustainability and community development, the Pendeba Society will also incorporate information and education on environmental conservation in the course of its training activities and have our participants fully exposed to diverse knowledge of sustainability issues in QNNP in addition to pragmatic vocational skills. This is of pertinent importance for sustaining lasting livelihoods in the Mt. Everest region and is what the Pendeba Society has been striving for.

“This training is duly beneficial for their future career development,” said one of our trainees. And we are glad that we can contribute to helping achieving their wishes and hopes.

The third and the last hospitality training will be held by the later half of February with a cohort of another 15 participants. We expect several participants from Kyrong and Tingkey County to join our training program in the Pendeba Society Training Center.