Travel agent association plans to train over 1,000 new tour guides, hospitality workers

The Cambodia Affiliation of Journey Brokers (CATA) ran a two-month coaching session on tourism and hospitality abilities for greater than 1,000 tour guides, journey company employees members and hospitality staff in Siem Reap.

CATA president Chhay Sivlin stated on the opening of the coaching session on August 19 that it was designed to strengthen present abilities and assist workers who’re working in tourism or have misplaced their jobs within the tourism and hospitality trade with the intention to assist them recuperate within the post-pandemic interval.

She added that the coaching was run in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and CATA with the technical help of ATP Consultants and CHT and funded by the Ministry of Financial system and Finance via the talents growth fund.

She continued that the session was for 49 trainers who shall be skilled by ATP Consultants and that they’ll go on to coach greater than 1,000 different hospitality staff from August to October.

On the opening occasion, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon complimented the efforts of CATA to create this capability constructing course to reply to present points within the trade.

“It’s true that the Covid-19 disaster has left many tourism specialists out of a job. So it’s needed that we should always strengthen their abilities once more after their lengthy break through the pandemic and low season,” he stated.