VETA to offer Cultural Tourism training .

Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) is planning to introduce cultural tourism training to ensure the society is significantly involved in tourism by promoting customs and traditions which normally attract tourists.The Principal for VETA Mikumi Christopher Ayo said that the training will be provided by his centre in collaboration with Nova Scotia Community College of Canada.

He said that cultural tourism training was important due to the fact that most foreigners are currently interested in witnessing the real life and cultures of Tanzanians.

He said despite the fact that the tourism sector in the country has been increasingly growing from time to time, cultural tourism has not yet been given due attention by Tanzanians, something that denies opportunities for communities to promote their culture and earn income from that area.
“We believe after training, youth will be able to engage in promotion of different cultural issues of the communities around their localities and earn money to run their lives “He said

 

According to Mr Ayo, cultural tourism has become very successful in other countries where people get a lot of funds from foreigners through traditional activities. “We have decided to establish this programme after experiencing how cultural activities have been attracting tourists, where people have improved their livelihoods through their traditions,” he said.

Mr Ayo was speaking to the journalists during the media field visit at the centre with the aim of learning various programmes offered at the centre and success stories of graduates of the centre.

He said the centre will officially start training in January, 2017 and that five teachers have already been trained in Canada, especially on application of various skills in preparation of curriculum and teaching methodologies and approaches.