News in English     | 20.10.2021. 14:31 |

USAID’s certification project UNWTO. TedQual presented today

FENA Alma Zukanović

SARAJEVO, October 20 (FENA) - The signing of the Joint Implementation Plans today started the technical support of the USAID's Tourism project to universities in the preparation of their tourism study programs for the prestigious TedQual certificate of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

USAID's Bosnia and Herzegovina Sustainable Tourism Development Project (Tourism) is a support program for the UNWTO. Ted Qual, a comprehensive and ongoing certification system for tourism education, training, and research programs that recognizes and supports their quality.

USAID Tourism Project Director Ibrahim Osta expressed satisfaction that they have the opportunity to support interested higher education institutions in BiH to obtain this prestigious certificate.

Osta emphasized that USAID made an assessment of the workforce in tourism from 2021 to 2027, which showed that a higher quality workforce will be needed in that sector.

“In the coming period, it will be necessary to fill additional 18,500 new jobs in tourism, including highly educated tourism workers. It is also necessary to improve the quality of educational programs following the best practices in the world,” he pointed out.

Osta concluded that through certification, the efficiency and competitiveness of tourism programs implemented at higher education institutions in BiH will be greatly improved.

Rector of the University of Tuzla, Nermina Hadžigrahić, pointed out that they offer two programs in the field of tourism and that they have a large number of interested students every year.

“Tuzla is becoming a more important tourist destination and we need highly educated quality staff - said the rector and expressed satisfaction that the University of Tuzla was chosen to participate in the USAID Tourism project.

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