Improving the quality of human resources in tourism sector

9/28/2018 - 3:09:58 PM

(HBO) – In the whole province, there are 3,120 employees working in the tourism sector, including State management agencies, accommodation establishments, tourist sites and resorts. In recent years, together with investing in material facilities, tourism infrastructure, the task of training and fostering the labor quality in the tourism sector have been paid attention, contributing to promote the tourism industry of the province to develop, attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit and relax.

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Currently, the province's tourism sector has more than 3,100 people, of which 276 people have university degrees or higher, 399 people with intermediate level or college degrees; 1,007 people have primary level and 1,438 unskilled laborers.

In the province, the model of community-based tourism has been and is being developed in most localities, mainly in the districts of Mai Chau, Da Bac, Tan Lac, etc. The characteristics of this model is that the local people make the tourism business. They are the people who directly contact with visitors. If they have a good professional level, they will make good impression and satisfaction to visitors.

At present, the province has 407 tourist accommodation establishments, including 5 three-star hotels, 18 two-star hotels, nine 1-star hotels, 233 guest houses and 142 stilt houses. With more than 2,000 direct laborers in the industry, the task of improving the quality of laborers is always a matter of concern. Over the past years, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has opened many professional training courses for laborers in the field of tourism. In 2017, 9 training courses of tourism professional skills for 742 trainees were opened. In which, there were 3 classes for drivers and crews on board to transport tourists with 290 trainees; 3 classes for 300 trainees of staff, specialists in charge of tourism activities at the Boards of Culture and Communications of the districts, city, commune cultural staff, owners of business units and households engaged in tourism activities; 2 training courses on homestay tourism skills for business households staying in the homestay; 1 class for car drivers and service staff on passenger transport cars. From the beginning of the year, the department has opened 5 courses for 354 trainees in management of accommodation, tourism profession, community tourism and tourism product development.

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Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.

Da Bac promotes tourism development

Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.

Building trademark for Hoa Binh Lake tourism site

Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.

Mai Chau district taps into cultural resources to develop tourism

Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.