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and to create favourable conditions for the public and private sectors to engagemore deeply in tourism development, intra-ASEAN travel and investment in tourismservices and facilities;RECOGNISING the Cebu Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Communityby 2015 adopted at the 12 th ASEAN Summit that agreed to accelerate theestablishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 along the lines of ASEAN Vision2020 and the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II in the three pillars of the ASEANSecurity Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-CulturalCommunity;NOTING the decision of the Bali Concord II adopted at the Ninth ASEAN Summitheld in 2003 in Bali, Indonesia calling for completion of Mutual RecognitionArrangements for qualifications in major professional services by 2008; andNOTING that the ASEAN Framework for the Integration of Priority Sectors (2004)recognizes the priority for the creation of a single economic area for ASEAN andthe importance of close partnerships with the private sector,HAVE AGREED on this ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on TourismProfessionals (hereinafter referred to as “this Arrangement”) as follows:The objectives of this Arrangement are:ARTICLE I: OBJECTIVES1.12 To facilitate mobility of Tourism Professionals; and1.13 To exchange information on best practices in competency-based educationand training for Tourism Professionals and to provide opportunities forcooperation and capacity building across ASEAN Member States.ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS AND SCOPEIn this Arrangement, unless the context otherwise states,2.1 ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professionals(ACCSTP) refers to the minimum requirements of competency standardsin hotel and travel services as listed in the APPENDIX which aim toupgrade tourism services and facilitate the development of thisArrangement between ASEAN Member States;2.2 ASEAN National Tourism Organizations (ASEAN NTOs) refers to thegovernment institutions in charge of the tourism sector of ASEAN MemberStates;P a g e | 64
2.3 ASEAN Tourism Professional Monitoring Committee (ATPMC) consists ofASEAN NTOs and appointed representatives from the National TourismProfessional Boards (NTPBs);2.4 ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System (ATPRS) refers to aweb-based facility to disseminate details regarding the list of ForeignTourism Professionals duly certified in accordance with Articles 2.10 and2.14;2.5 Assessment refers to the process of appraising the qualification and/orcompetencies of Tourism Professionals;2.6 Certification refers to the issuance of a certificate to TourismProfessional whose qualification and/or competencies have met thestandards specified in ACCSTP;2.7 Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum (CATC) refers to the commoncurriculum for ASEAN Tourism Professionals as mutually agreed upon bythe ASEAN Tourism Ministers upon recommendation by the ASEAN NTOs;2.8 Foreign Tourism Professionals refer to Tourism Professionals who arenationals of any other ASEAN Member States who are certified in anASEAN Member State;2.9 Host Country refers to the ASEAN Member State where a ForeignTourism Professional applies for recognition to work in accordance withARTICLE III;2.10 National Tourism Professional Board (NTPB) refers to the Board forTourism Professionals which shall be composed of representatives fromthe public and private sectors including the academia and other relevanttourism stakeholders, to be determined by the respective ASEAN NTOs;2.11 Recognition refers to acceptance by the TPCB of a demonstration ofcompliance with requirements set out in the ACCSTP;2.12 Tourism Job Title refers to a specific job position in the tourism sectoras specified in the ACCSTP;2.13 Tourism Professional refers to a natural person who holds thenationality of an ASEAN Member State certified by the TourismProfessional Certification Board; and2.14 Tourism Professional Certification Board (TPCB) refers to thegovernment board and/or agency authorised by the government of eachASEAN Member State primarily responsible for the assessment andcertification of Tourism Professionals.ARTICLE III: RECOGNITION AND ELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN TOURISMPROFESSIONALSThe qualification of a Foreign Tourism Professional may be recognised by otherASEAN Member States, and if such qualification is recognised, he/she may beeligible to work in a host country provided that he/she possesses a valid tourismP a g e | 65
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