Binh Thuan strives to address shortage of tourism workers post-pandemic
The south-central province of Binh Thuan, one of the popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, has issued a plan for the training and development of the tourism workforce from 2022 – 2025, with a vision towards 2030, in an effort to revive the pandemic-stricken industry.
Binh Thuan (VNA) – The south-central province ofBinh Thuan, one of the popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, has issued aplan for the training and development of the tourism workforce from 2022 – 2025, with avision towards 2030, in an effort to revive the pandemic-stricken industry.
The COVID-19 has forced local tourism businesses tocut 50-70% of their staff in order to deal with a sharp decline in tourist arrivalsand revenue from the industry over the last two years. With many workers havingshifted to other jobs, tourism services providers in Binh Thuan are facingserious labour shortage post-pandemic when travel recovers.
Binh Thuan is suffering severe labour shortage in tourismwith more than 60% of lodging facilities understaffed, according to a survey of75 company members of the Binh Thuan Tourism Association. Only 70% of the workershave been trained professionally.
Under the new plan, the province sets to have 75% offull-time tourism workers receive professional training and 75% proficient in aforeign languages by 2025. The figures will be 85% and 80%, respectively, by2030.
Tourism firms and vocational schools in Binh Thuan are alsocooperating in providing short-term training courses for workers in an attemptto quickly fill the gap and sustainably develop the industry.
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