Skilled to Work: Hospitality and culinary arts at NEMCC

On this week's edition of Skilled to Work, WTVA reporter Sydney Darden went behind the scenes with one hospitality program to see what it takes to provide guests with a magical experience.

Can cook, it's about how you make people feel hospitality is a growing industry and more and more graduates are flocking to the field each year.

On this week's edition of skilled to wor,,,k wtva's sydney darden went behind the scenes with one hospitality program to see what it takes to provide guests with a magic experience.... nats chopping and pouring noises kandace dowden-gladney is a culinary student, but says working closely with the hospitality program gives her a chance to round out her service skills before she officially enters the food industry.

Sot kandace dowden- gladney, culinary student - "i actually learned how to interact with people.

I actually learned how to carry on a conversation and she'll final get the chance to put her skills to the test as she helps her teachers prepare food for a wedding.

Sot kandace dowden- gladney- "it's easy to have a conversation, but it's different in the business world rather than just face to face.

" using real life situations is a unique par or the learning curriculum.

Sot- ginger cramer, culinary arts instructor, nemcc- "the students say they really liked the catering because that is where they learn the most.

It puts them in real life situations."

The northeast mississippi community college's culinary arts and hospitality program are both 2 year degrees that work closely to prepare students for the lucrative field of service.

Sot christy grissom, - "customer service, human resources, supervision.

We delve a little bit into the hotel industry but a big aspect is food service."

Hospitality instructor christy grissom says it takes far more than people realize to provide guests with a memorable experience.

Sot christy grissom, hospitality management technology instructor, nemcc, - "customer service is something that is lacking in many, many businesses unfortunately.

" and that why she designs her programs to push students like gladney to reach her dreams and leave plenty of people smiling along the way.

In booneville, sydney darden wtva 9 news grissom says some students go on to a four year university to earn a bachelors in hospitality,,, but you don't need one to start of with a lucrative salary in the field.... ole miss will