Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The increasing mobility of students and
workers in the tourism sector is also driving the
development of a much more multicultural
student body and tourism workforce across
Europe. Dealing with issues of multicultural
education and management of a multicultural
workforce are likely to becoming increasingly
important in future (Klidas, 2001).
There is a continuing gap between aca-
demic and vocational education in many of the
new member states. This means there is a need
for further development of vocational educa-
tion, making it more oriented toward market
needs. This includes the need to develop more
specialized courses for areas of skilled labour
shortage, such as qualified entertainers and
guides (for sports tourism, cultural tourism,
leisure tourism, eco-tourism, back-packing
tourism). A recent report from the European
Parliament emphasizes the need to improve the
quality of professional training in tourism, and
this is an issue that will concern all the member
states.
However, at a very basic level, the develop-
ment of tourism education that is relevant to the
needs of the tourism industry also implies an
improvement in the career structures available
in the industry. Without these, the industry will
remain at a disadvantage relative to many other
career options for graduates.
Acknowledgements
The following ATLAS colleagues kindly submit-
ted information regarding developments in
tourism education in their countries, and
their help is gratefully acknowledged: Chryso
Panayidou (Cyprus); Tamara Rátz (Hungary);
Cristiana Cristureanu (Romania) and Tadeja
Jere Lazanski (Slovenia).
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