Twenty students of the course Cruise Tour Guide and Congress, which provides the Agency of Local Development and Employment (ALDE), received this morning the evidence of his training diplomas at a ceremony in the ceremonial hall of the Town Hall, with the presence of the Councillor for Employment, Ruth Collins, and director of the Agency of Local Development and Employment, Francisco García-Valenzuela.
The tour guide course and cruise began on 14 March or, and had the requirement to be qualified in tourism, higher level technicians or diploma in Tourism from other specialties, not necessarily in the tourism industry, and have high, and that most of the theoretical subjects were taught in English.
In total, the training has had a duration of 40 hours, including practical training.
Students who have completed the training become part of the Employment Agency of the ADLE, so Cartagena companies engaged in tourism industry to have these students for future hiring.
The training received by students, has been at the regional level, which are given the opportunity to access job opportunities outside the district.
INCREASED DEMAND IN TOURISM, hotel and health care sector AY
Cruise tourism is now one of the sectors on the rise in Cartagena, with a view to providing more employment among young people of the municipality, and has assured the Councillor for Youth and Employment, Ruth Collado.
Local Development Agency and Employment registered for this course fifty applications, high demand will likely repeat the course, has said the councilor.
According to recent studies, the areas of hospitality, trade, tourism and socio-area are those with more demand for jobs, explained Ruth Collado.
In addition, increases the demand for temporary work ahead of the summer, like the students perform the course of the ADLE lifeguards.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena