BackgroundHospitality personnel are often prepared through vocational education and training (VET) and higher education (HE) providers, taking different emphases. In Vietnam’s hospitality workplaces, HE graduates compete with VET graduates for the same basic operational positions, with limited managerial positions available. Given the different educational pathways taken for similar career opportunities in the current labour market, it is important to understand students’ views of hospitality workplaces as their future career environment. The aim of this study is to identify and examine underlying factors that determine tertiary students’ overall career perceptions in hospitality in the Vietnamese context.MethodsA quantitative study utilising an online survey was conducted with 234 hospitality students from different higher education institutes and VET colleges in the South of Vietnam. Chi squared statistics and logistic regression were performed to assess the views and significant educational level differences.ResultsThe analyses show marked differences in views between the HE and VET participants on several aspects of hospitality workplaces, including pay/promotion opportunities, management, and commitment to the industry. The HE participants appeared less positive, and indicated a lower commitment to a future in the hospitality industry.ConclusionThe results of this study have important implications for various stakeholder groups. Students’ negative perceptions, associated with their internship experiences in different aspects of hospitality workplaces, currently appear to result in detrimental consequences for HE students, with many not planning on remaining in the hospitality sector. This has both short-term and long-term implications for hospitality employers, hospitality educational providers, and Vietnam’s HE system.

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越南大学生对酒店业的看法

背景信息接待人员通常是通过职业教育和培训（VET）和高等教育（HE）提供者来准备的，它们的重点是不同的。在越南的酒店工作场所，HE毕业生与VET毕业生竞争相同的基本运营职位，但管理职位有限。鉴于当前劳动力市场中类似的职业机会采取了不同的教育途径，因此重要的是要了解学生对酒店工作场所作为其未来职业环境的看法。这项研究的目的是确定和检验在越南语环境中决定大学生对款待业整体职业看法的基本因素。方法利用在线调查对越南南部不同高等教育机构和职业教育与培训学院的234名好客学生进行了定量研究。进行卡方统计和逻辑回归分析以评估观点和教育水平的显着差异。结果分析显示，HE和VET参与者在酒店工作场所的几个方面的看法存在显着差异，包括薪酬/晋升机会，管理和对工作场所的承诺。行业。HE参与者似乎不太积极，并表示对酒店业未来的承诺较低。结论本研究的结果对各个利益相关者群体都有重要意义。学生的负面看法，与他们在酒店工作场所不同方面的实习经历相关的信息，目前似乎对高中生造成不利影响，许多人没有计划留在酒店业。这对酒店业的雇主，酒店业的教育提供者以及越南的高等教育体系都具有短期和长期的影响。