The Private Hotel School recently participated in an international event, Dubai, U.A.E. It was the 32nd annual EuroCHRIE conference and the conference provided a platform for more than 250 delegates from over 50 countries to discuss cutting-edge research results in tourism and hospitality education, to learn about educational issues and to develop professional networks. A special segment to the programme entitled “Charting the Future: Hospitality and Tourism Education in Africa focused in particular on matters pertaining to tourism and hospitality education on the continent. PHS conducted interviews with various educators and professionals in Africa to obtain their perception of the current stance of tourism and hospitality education. The indication was that there is a lack of quality standards regarding tourism and hospitality education as well as the lack of quality curriculums. Other challenges sited in the interviews included uncoordinated levels of education, not many accredited providers, lack of industry relevancy in offerings, lack of qualified and experienced staff and bureaucracy. PHS suggests that to move forward positively in tourism and hospitality education, research needs to be conducted on a more frequent level to investigate performance problems and to suggest solutions; that there should be more collaborative relationships between institutions; empowerment of people through quality tourism and hospitality education and more active involvement in EuroCHRIE on the African continent. Read more on eurochrie.org
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:07:01 +0000
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