Tourexpi
With
African tourism experiencing significant growth, there is now an urgent need to
train a wide range of skilled professionals, all equipped with the skills
modern tourism businesses need. Reflecting this demand, UN Tourism has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Tourism of Zambia to establish
the ZITHS Mukuni International Academy for Tourism and Hospitality in
collaboration with UN Tourism. The Academy will offer a range of courses,
all focused on equipping students both new to the sector and establish tourism
workers the skills they need to find work or advance in their careers.
Laying
the foundation stone in Livingstone, Secretary-General Pololikashvili said:
“Africa’s tourism sector is growing and diversifying at a tremendous rate.
These new Academies in Collaboration with UN Tourism will help train the
tourism workers of tomorrow in a range of specialisms, giving African tourism
the talent it needs to thrive.”
Joining
the Secretary-General in signing the agreement, the Minister of Tourism of
Zambia, Rodney M. Sikumba, said: “ through the adoption of the UN Tourism
Education Guidelines, Zambia has been able to reposition the role of education
in tourism development. The establishment of the Academy is a game changer of
how we will bridge the evident skills gap for the existing and future workforce
of our tourism sector.”
Culinary
Arts Academy planned for Zimbabwe
UN
Tourism has also agreed to establish the Africa International Tourism
Academy for Culinary Arts in collaboration with UN Tourism. The specialist
centre will be hosted in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and focus on training skilled
professionals in culinary arts both within the country and right across Africa.
The announcement coincides with the celebration of the first UN Tourism
Gastronomy Tourism Forum for Africa, an event showcasing the region’s diverse
gastronomy and set to bring together leading players from the public and
private sectors.
Zimbabwe’s
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi said: “We are excited
to be working closely with UN Tourism to grow gastronomy tourism in our country
and across the wider region. The new Academy in Collaboration with UN Tourism
signals our shared commitment to empowering tourism workers within the field of
culinary arts, putting Zimbabwe firmly on the global gastronomy map.”
Image
Credit: © UN Tourism
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