Muscat: The Oman College of Tourism celebrated the graduation of 144 beneficiaries from training programs in the areas of tourism guidance, hospitality, service and culinary arts, under the patronage of His Excellency Azzan bin Qasim Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for Tourism.
More than 100 trainees have benefited from the training programs to qualify for obtaining a tourist guide license, and 27 trainees in fine culinary arts from the Ministry of Defense, in addition to 17 trainees in international restaurant chains, within the employment training program.
Sheikh Qais bin Zahir Al Hosani, Acting Dean of the Oman College of Tourism, indicated that the college seeks to supply the market with qualified and trained cadres according to the latest international experiences, through the use of houses of expertise in the field of tourism guidance, such as the International Federation of Tourist Guides, and linking them with theoretical, practical and practical aspects.
He added that the college is working on preparing an integrated training program called the Najm Project, in cooperation with the Omani Company for the Development and Management of Tourism and Heritage Projects, which aims to provide job opportunities in tourism entrepreneurship for 250 young men and women from various governorates of the Sultanate.
Shafia Bint Ali Al-Malikiyah, Director of the Training and Development Unit at the college, said: The college provided various training programs between the second half of 2022 and the first of 2023, benefiting more than 400 trainees in various fields representing jobs related to tourism, hotel, restaurants and airports. She indicated that the college is working with a number of agencies to provide a set of training programs related to employment in the tourism sector, and is also working side by side with tourism partners to provide trained and qualified Omani cadres to enter the labor market and compete in it.
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