UN Tourism has announced a major step forward in its work to grow education and skills development in Africa with the establishment of the first collaborative tourism academies in the region.
With African tourism experiencing significant growth, there is now an urgent need to train a wide range of professionals, all equipped with the skills that modern tourism businesses need.
Reflecting this demand, UN Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Zambias Ministry of Tourism to establish theZITHS Mukuni International Academy for Tourism and Hospitality .
The Academy will offer a range of courses, all focused on equipping both students new to the sector and established tourism workers, with the skills they need to find work or advance in their careers.
Africas tourism sector is growing and diversifying at a tremendous rate. These new academies will help train the tourism workers of tomorrow in a range of specialisms, giving African tourism the talent it needs to thrive, said UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili while laying the foundation stone in Livingstone.
