Review of the Related Literature

According to TESDA(2008) certification is provided to those who meets the competency

standards. This ensures the productivity, quality and global competitiveness of the middle-level
workers. TESDA has a Registry of Certified Workers which provides information on the pool of
certified workers in certain occupations nationwide. TESDA also has accredited assessment
centers as well as the competency assessors who conduct competency assessment process for
persons applying for certification. The culinary arts is a course that needs to be examined more
closely to ensure that skills and competencies taught are those that will actually be needed when
students matriculate from career preparation programs.
In this premise the researcher’s yearning is to assess the concerns and issues in the need
of the Industry. At present, the perspective of the hospitality industry is the problem of skills and
job mismatch. Hospitality students who will graduate today face many challenges when finding a
job in the today’s competitive job market. Graduates must the expectations of the industry.
Questions arise on how education is responding to industry. Academic Hospitality programs are
designed to teach the skills that will prepare them to be competitive in the workplace. These
skills should enable the graduate to manage the rapidly changing demands in today’s hospitality
industry addressing increased competition, changing consumer attitudes and employer demands
(Wood, 2003).