DTIS, Volume I - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)

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F. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING The table below identifies the constraints relating to employment and training in the tourism sector. The recommendations also focus on the contribution employment can make to poverty reduction. Constraint Insufficient supply trained tourism sector workers due to limitations in teaching capacity, physical training facilities and funding. Insufficient knowledge of employment and training requirements of the tourism industry within different skill levels and categories. Negative perception in the society about the tourism sector as a provider of respectable carrier opportunities Low proportion intake and output of women students at. FHTS; limited lodgings available for students from the outer atolls. Industry traditionally only meant for single young men. Thus insufficient facilities and services in resorts for women and families Need Long-term government investment in tourism education to ensure that the Maldives retains its leading role in sustainable tourism development. This requires expanding and strengthening FHTS to become a centre of excellence that over time will be able to fully meet the demand for trained Maldivian staff in the tourism sector. Preparation of a detailed human resource development (HRD) plan based on a consolidation of former tourism HRD studies to ascertain employment and training needs, setting clear targets for the proportions of expatriate and local staff at different skill levels in the short, medium and long term. There is also need to gradually reduce the proportion of expatriate staff, as well as to increase the employment of Maldivian women General review and updating of existing labour regulations concerning engagement of expatriate staff Incentives required to encourage Maldivians to work in the tourism sector; provision of lodging facilities for outer island students should be part of the government’s investment in tourism education; training centres at regional level also required. Implement resort classification system encouraging resort operators to develop better facilities and services 117
Main Recommendation No. 6: Scale-up of government funding for tourism education Although the Maldives has experienced significant development of its tourism since the early seventies, training and education of tourism staff has by no means followed suit. In order to ensure the sustainable development of tourism in the country, the government must fully recognize the need to invest in tourism education. The investment required does not only concern the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies (FHTS), though this is an important aspect. To guide the scale-up of government funding for training, it is recommended that a comprehensive Tourism HRD Plan be prepared. The Tourism HRD Plan should build on earlier studies undertaken in tourism HRD, including the most recent March 2005 IDA study on Human Resource Needs, the World Tourism Organization 2004 Technical Assistance Mission Review of Human Resource Development in Tourism and the findings and recommendations made under the ongoing ADB funded Employment Skills Training Programme. It is essential that the proposed investment in tourism education takes advantage of earlier studies undertaken in tourism HRD and is coordinated with ongoing HRD initiatives such as the ADB funded Employment Skills Training Programme and builds on these initiatives. As far as the FHTS is concerned, there is need for regional campuses, to ensure a much greater intake and output of trained personnel for the tourism industry, especially at all operational levels. In Male’ where the FHTS has its main campus, there is need for adequate lodging facilities for students from the outer atolls. However, it is equally important that the private tourism sector also recognizes the need to provide training facilities and opportunities. In particular, there is much scope for the private sector to participate in structured apprenticeship training schemes and to work more closely with FHTS. Investment in tourism education covers a broad spectrum of short, medium and long-term activities, including raising awareness on the economic and social benefits of tourism to the country, at primary and secondary schools, in the outer islands, and even in government agencies and departments. In particular, it is necessary to combat the negative perception in the society about the tourism sector as a provider of respectable carrier opportunities, and to encourage young Maldivians to seek employment and carrier opportunities in tourism. Accordingly, it is recommended that a comprehensive tourism awareness programme be designed and implemented. This should include incentives such as a conducive working environment to encourage and ensure the participation to Maldivian women. 118
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FINAL R E P O R T Volume 1 MALDIVES
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GSP HACCP HDFC HDI HIES HH HRD HS I
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TRIPS TRTA TSA TTMP UAE UK UNCTAD U
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CHAPTER 6: CUSTOMS SERVICES AND TRA
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major stakeholders as the basis of
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C. ECONOMIC TRENDS Buoyant GDP grow
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