ASEAN MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT ON TOURISM ...

“Member States shall cooperate in developing human resources in the tourism andtravel industry by:1. Formulating non-restrictive arrangements to enable ASEAN Member States tomake use of professional tourism experts and skilled workers available withinthe region on the basis of bilateral arrangements;2. Intensifying the sharing of resources and facilities for tourism education andtraining programmes;3. Upgrading tourism education curricula and skills and formulating competencystandards and certification procedures, thus eventually leading to mutualrecognition of skills and qualifications in the ASEAN region;4. Strengthening public-private partnerships in human resource development; and5. Cooperating with other countries, groups of countries and internationalinstitutions in developing human resources for tourism.”2004 ASEAN Sectoral Integration Protocol for Tourism (2004)Adopted by the Economic Ministers at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on29 November 2004Mutual Recognition Arrangements for Qualifications (2003)(9th ASEAN Summit & the 7th ASEAN + 3 Summit Bali, Indonesia, 7 October 2003)“Calling for completion of Mutual Recognition Arrangements for qualifications inmajor professional services by 2008”Establishment of the ASEAN Community by 2015 (2007)(Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEANCommunity by 2015 at 12th ASEAN Summit, 2007)“Agree to accelerate the establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 along thelines of ASEAN Vision 2020 and the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II in the threepillars of the ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEANSocio-Cultural Community.”P a g e | 13