{"id":1864,"date":"2025-09-11T08:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/?page_id=1864"},"modified":"2025-09-11T08:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:42:12","slug":"mr-ritesh-raj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fnu.ac.fj\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/about-college\/profile\/hospitality-tourism-studies\/mr-ritesh-raj\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Ritesh Raj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/business-hospitality-tourism-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Ritesh-Raj.jpg\" alt=\"Ritesh Raj\" width=\"235\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Instructor Food and Beverage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li>\u2022 Degree in Education (Food and Nutrients)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Diploma in Hotel Management (Food and Beverage Major)<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Diploma in Tertiary Teaching<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Certificate in Hospitality Operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Area of Expertise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li>\u2022 Kitchen Operations<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Restaurant Management<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Food and Beverage Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Brief Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ritesh Raj is an experienced hospitality professional with 15 years of combined industry and teaching experience. 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