Ingqophamlando yagujwa Ema-Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) Awards kanye Nomcimbi Wokuhlonishwa ngomhla ka-5 Disemba 2024, e-Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Emcimbini, uMhlonishwa. U-Edmund Bartlett, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha e-Jamaica, ugqamise indlela lolu hlelo oluhlanganisa ngayo imikhakha emibili ebalulekile. “I-DJ Academy imele inhlanganisela engenazihibe yezokungcebeleka nezokuvakasha, imikhakha emibili eyizinsika zokuheha i-Jamaica emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokuhlomisa o-DJ bethu ngezitifiketi ezihlonishwa umhlaba wonke, asigcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo wethu wezokuvakasha kodwa futhi sakha inkundla yethalente lase-Jamaica elizogqama emhlabeni wonke,” kusho u-Bartlett.
Embonweni obanzi wekusasa lale mboni, uNgqongqoshe u-Bartlett uveze ukubaluleka kwamasu okunikwa izitifiketi zobungcweti. “Lokhu kunikwa izitifiketi koDJ bethu wukubabeka njengongoti emikhakheni yabo. Ukuhlinzeka ngokugunyazwa kwamazwe ngamazwe wukubanikeza iziqinisekiso ezitakikelayo abangazisebenzisa kuleli nasemazweni angaphandle. Lokhu kuyingxenye yomkhankaso wezokuvakasha ukuze le mboni ibe sezingeni eliphezulu. Sigculisekile ukuthi ikusasa elisimeme lezokuvakasha alikho emsebenzini wokuziphilisa, alikho ezinhlelweni zabasebenzi njengoba sinazo manje, ngoba ezokuvakasha zishintsha zibe imboni esezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.
"Siyabona ukuthi kuningi okukhulunywayo mayelana nokulungiswa kwesikhashana."
“Kodwa ukulungiswa esikufunayo okwesikhathi eside - okusimeme. Okubeka abasebenzi bethu bezokuvakasha kanye nababambiqhaza endaweni yamazwe ngamazwe evumela ukuthi kuhlonishwe izinga lomsebenzi wabo kanye nekhono abanalo,” kusho uNgqongqoshe.
Uhambo lwe-DJ Academy lwaqala ngo-2017, futhi lwafinyelela eqophelweni elibalulekile ngoDisemba 2023 ngokugunyazwa kweCity & Guilds Assured, kwaqinisa isikhundla sayo njengesikhungo sokuqeqesha esisezingeni lomhlaba. Lolu hlelo selusungule ubudlelwano ne-HEART/NSTA Trust ukuze kuqiniswe uhlelo lwayo lokunikeza izitifiketi ko-DJ bomkhakha wezokuvakasha.
Impumelelo yalolu hlelo isekelwa idatha ebambekayo: inhlolovo ye-Jamaica Tourist Board yango-2017 ibeka umculo phakathi kwezinto ezinhlanu ezihamba phambili eziqhuba ukwaneliseka kwezivakashi. Kuze kube manje, i-Akhademi ihlomise o-DJ abangaphezu kuka-300 ngazo zombili amakhono obuchwepheshe kanye namakhono abalulekile okusebenzelana nabanye abalulekile ukuze enze kahle kwezokuzijabulisa kwezokuvakasha.
Lapho ibhekene nemikhawulo yobhubhane ngo-2020, i-Academy yabonisa ukuzivumelanisa nezimo ngokuphawulekayo ngokushintshela ku-JCTI Learning Management System ukuze ilethwe ku-inthanethi, igcine izindinganiso eziqinile ngenkathi inweba ukufinyeleleka.
Umthelela walolu hlelo uboniswa ngabathweswe iziqu njengo-Cohen “DJ Ross Gomery” Ming wase-Portland, manje osesebenza njengo-DJ kanye ne-Special Task Officer e-Geejam. “Ukungena ohlelweni kuguqule ulwazi lwami ngakho konke engangikwazi ngokuba nguDJ. Ngenza i-assessment ngaphasa ngamalengiso. Ngenze konke okusemandleni ami, futhi ngizizwa ngijabule ngakho ngoba ngingaba yinxusa lohlelo olufana nalolu. Gcoba i-TEF nethimba elenze lokhu kwenzeke,” usho kanje.
KUBONWE ESITHOMBE: UMqondisi Omkhulu we-TEF uDkt Carey Wallace (kwesokudla) kanye noMqondisi Wenethiwekhi yeTourism Linkages uNkk. Carolyn McDonald-Riley (kwesokunxele) banikeze iziqu ze-DJ Academy u-Cohen “DJ Ross Gomery” Ming ngesitifiketi sakhe nemishini yobungcweti emcimbini we-Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation Awards emcimbini Montego Bay. UMing uphakathi ko-DJ abangamashumi amabili nanye abazothola izitifiketi ezaziwa emhlabeni wonke ngohlelo lokuphayona.
