Abaqondisi bezokuvakasha abangaphezu kwamashumi amathathu eGrenada baphothule isigaba sokuqala sokuqeqeshwa okugqugquzelwa yi I-Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence, uzakwethu wokuqeqesha osemthethweni we-Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCA). Ixhaswe yi-Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), izifundo zokuqeqesha zezinsuku ezine zibe yithuba lokuthi abaqondisi bezivakashi babe ngabaxoxi bezindaba abangochwepheshe mayelana nolwazi lwezwe labo ngenkathi beba ngabokuqala ukuthola ithuba lokuthola isitifiketi esaziwayo emhlabeni jikelele.
Lesi sifundo sigqugquzelwe nguClaudine Pohl, uMphathi, Ukuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi Lamazwe Ngamazwe Nokuqeqeshwa e-Aquila. Izihloko ezihlanganisiwe zazihlanganisa, ubuciko bokuxoxa izindaba, ukusebenza kahle kwamakhasimende, ukulungiselela kwansuku zonke nokuxazulula izinkinga. Abaqondisi bezokuvakasha bebezibandakanye kakhulu futhi bakujabulele ukuthola ithuba ngaphambi kweSizini Yomkhumbi Ohamba Phambili Yasebusika ka-2019/2020.
UNksz Pohl ubonise ukuthi abaqondisi bezivakashi manje kuzofanele baphumelele ukuhlolwa okubili ngaphambi kokuba bathole izitifiketi zabo. Ukuhlola okukodwa ukuhlolwa kokukhetha okuningi lapho bazodinga ukuthola izinga lokuphasa elingu-70% noma ngaphezulu okulandelwa ingxenye yevidiyo lapho bezobonisa khona amakhono abo amasha.
Ngaphandle kwababambiqhaza ababonge i-GTA kanye ne-Aquila Inc. ngokuqeqeshwa okufika ngesikhathi, uMdidiyeli weTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) e-TA Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) uNksz. Yvette Payne uthe, “ Uhlelo belunobuhlakani futhi olunzulu. Impela sizokuhlanganisa izingxenye zalokhu kuqeqeshwa ohlelweni lokunikeza amatekisi nesitifiketi somhlahlandlela wokuvakasha esikunikeza kwa-TAMCC.”
Njengengxenye yokuqeqeshwa, uNkz.Pohl wenze izinkulumo ezimbili zokuvakashela izivakashi nabafundi bohlelo lweHospitality kanye nohlelo olusha lwezifundo zezokuvakasha e-TAMCC. Ekupheleni kwezifundo, uNkz.Pohl wethule abafundi abahlanu izifundo zamahhala zesitifiketi se-inthanethi ezivela ku-Aquila.
Umphathi Wokuthuthukiswa Kwemikhumbi kwa-GTA u-Nikoyan Roberts uhalalisele ababambiqhaza ethi, “Leli yithuba lenu lokuba ngowokuqala e-Grenada ukugunyazwa emhlabeni jikelele. Sibheke ngabomvu izibuyekezo ezingcono ezivela kubavakashi bethu ngemva kokubona isevisi yakho yekhwalithi.”
Ekhuluma nababambe iqhaza, isikhulu se-GTA u-Patricia Maher unxuse abaqondisi bezivakashi ababekhona ukuthi bakhe usoseshini. Uthe, “Ukwakha iNhlangano kuzobaluleka kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwakho nasemandleni akho okusebenzisa amathuba okuqeqeshwa nokuthola izitifiketi. Ukusebenzisana njengeqembu kuzosebenza kahle futhi ngokubambisana sinamandla.”
Ukuzilolonga bekuseNational Stadium kusukela ngoSepthemba 9-12.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Sponsored by the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), the four-day training course was an opportunity for the tour guides to become master storytellers about the experiences in their country while becoming the first to have the opportunity to receive internationally recognized certification.
- One assessment is a multiple choice exam in which they will need to secure a 70% pass rate or higher followed by a video component in which they will display their newly learnt skills.
- Nautical Development Manager at the GTA Nikoyan Roberts congratulated the participants saying, “This is your opportunity to become the first in Grenada to be internationally certified.
