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South Goa
Goa’s second largest town and a tourism heaven
GESTO Margao is located in the midst of several hotels and restaurants giving it the perfect ambience to pursue culinary and hospitality studies. Goa is a tourist’s paradise which attracts people from different parts of the world.
Infrastructure & Facilities
Students at Gesto have three well-equipped kitchens to put their skills into practice. At our Basic Training Kitchen, aspiring chefs can acquire and develop the basic culinary skills. At our Quantity Training Kitchen, students get an opportunity to cook in large quantities daily. This would help them understand industrial/volume catering. Our Advanced Training Kitchen allows students to explore the culinary traditions of the many regions/countries of the world along with indigenous flavour combinations of the various regions of India. At our Bakery Unit, students can learn the art and science of baking and confectionery.
At Gesto Margao, we have a training Restaurant and Bar which provides students with front and back of the house experience of serving patrons at the tables. Our Front Office/Reception has a well- equipped desk with reservation system and sample records to give the students a simulation of handling front office operations. Our housekeeping facility houses a tastefully designed model guestroom to give the students a feel of five star ambiences. The department also has a well-equipped laundry and linen room.
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We are proud to cite some of our alumni in prestigious culinary and hospitality institutions in India and overseas such as Hilton, The Holiday Inn, The Oberoi, Planet Hollywood, Radisson Blu, Marriot, Grand Hyatt, P&O Cruises, Carnival and Spice Jet These are a few of our alumni who are flying the flag of Gesto high in the culinary and hospitality industry.
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Courses in south Goa
We cater to a varied set of educational and training aspiration of students. We recognize that everyone may not be in search of a similar program to educate themselves. Each program is varied in terms of the university affiliation, its duration and the skills that are imparted. At our Margao courses, these are the courses that are offered:
our Programs
Advanced Diploma in Hotel Management
Diploma in Hotel Management
Certification Program in Food Production
Certification in Front Office & House Keeping
Certification in F&B Service
Certification in Bakery
Duration
3 Years
1 Years
6 Months
6 Months
6 Months
6 Months
Eligibility
12th Pass
10th Pass
10th Pass
10th Pass
10th Pass
10th Pass
Certification
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What Gesto Can Offer You
Being one of the best hotel management colleges in Margao, Gesto Provides personalized training in world class Infrastructure with industry trends, Domestic & International Internship, Placement opportunities from cruise line to airline to star hotels. Committed to make every student as finest leader in hospitality industry
Experienced Faculty
Our trainers and faculty are highly motivated to produce the best possible culinary education. The highly experienced trainers have served for a minimum of ten years in the industry.
Great placement record
Gesto has 99% success rate in placement since 2005. It is our responsibility to ensure that all our students are placed in reputed organisations.
Suitable for all students
Students will receive training in our sophisticated hotel management lab with live kitchen. When it comes to classroom training, we have air conditioned classrooms where students have a comfortable environment to master their culinary and hospitality skills. Our training is not just limited to campus training, we also expose our students to on-the-job training by way of internships.
Finest Locations
Campus is strategically located in Margao, South Goa which is ideal place to study and it’s a hospitality destination for travellers from different parts of the world.
Academic Delivery Methodology
Education manifests into knowledge and skills in the unique labs and studios of Gesto - Language Lab, Computer Lab, and exclusive Restaurant Hotel Management Lab with Live Kitchen, and model working Accommodation Lab as well as Front desk. Regular Seminars, Workshops, Guest Lectures, Talk Shows, Field Trips, Industrial Visits, Internship, Mock Interviews and Group Discussions are organized to broaden the mental horizon of the students and as a result, they become more knowledgeable, skilful, confident and expressive.
what our students feel
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
" Hospitality is a great opportunity to show love and care is a wonderful quote that summarizes the life of an individual aspiring to make a career in the Hospitality Industry." The Hospitality Industry is one of the fastest growing industries and contributes to the overall economy. The workforce need of this industry is immense and the potential for growth knows no bounds. Today the industry is in search of young women and men to lead and to provide the best service. Gesto strives to build leaders and motivators enrich the industry. Our curriculum is wholesome, and every aspect learnt is connected to reality. Our placement records prove that we excel in our endeavour to give placement support to each student who studies in our campus. We provide our students a very personalized training that is not found in any other institution around the world.
Renvick Pereira
training and placement cell
Training & Placement Cell maintains continuous relationship with the hospitality industry which makes it possible for the students to get a job opportunity in reputed organisations. Our training and placement officers are highly motivated and experienced to produce 100% success rate in placement by inviting the best in the industry for guest lectures, conducting Mock interviews and group discussions, Training of soft skills and computer skills, also expose our students to on-job training by way of internships and industrial visits to ensure that every students are updated with the current industry trends
Placement Process
There are myriad hospitality jobs vary from cruise line to airline to employment at star hotels for students graduating from Gesto. It is our responsibility to ensure that all our students are placed in reputed organizations. At Margao, we adopt a two-fold strategy to make our students job ready through our domestic and international internship programs, we train students to be equipped for the hospitality industry in India and abroad. Our active placement cell targets star hotels, cruise liners, airlines and multi-national culinary and hospitality companies. Till date, we have successfully placed our students at world-class ventures.
Smile, walk in and talk to people. Come see us at Gesto Margao
Upper Ground Floor, Golden Sands, Mabai Building, adjacent to Grace Church Margao, Goa 403601
097644 71988 Renvick
Gesto Culinary & Hospitality Academy is India’s one of the leading hotel management and culinary institutes with world-class infrastructure. We are committed to providing quality training in a bid to “creating the finest leaders” in the culinary and hospitality industry.