Regional: SASEC HRD and Capacity Building in Tourism Sector
This human resource development (HRD) technical assistance contributed to strengthening capacity of subregional and national centers of excellence by creating a common minimum training program and HRD strategies for tourism sectors in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It also established a web-based mechanism for networking to enable greater private sector participation.
PROJECT DETAILS | ||
Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
23 Dec 2004 Technical Assistance Regional Industry and Trade Closed $600,000 |
KEY OUTPUTS |
Series of training of trainers workshops conducted to enhance skills of base-level tourism service providers (tier I), and hospitality and tour operations (tier II) to a common minimum level Advanced skills (tier III) training for marketing, communication, and project management conducted Website for information dissemination and HRD networking established |
FINANCING |
$600,000 (Japan Special Fund) |