Ngomhla zingama-22 nomhla zingama-23 kuJulayi 2015 izikhulu nabamele ezokuvakasha bezinga eliphezulu abavela ezinhlanganweni ezibalulekile zesifunda nezamazwe ngamazwe bazohlangana enhlokodolobha ephilayo yase-Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Kungalezo zinsuku lapho i-Directorate of Sustainable Tourism ye-Association of Caribbean States (ACS) izosingatha uMhlangano wayo wama-26 weKomidi Elikhethekile Lezokuvakasha Okusimeme (SCST-26). IKomidi Elikhethekile Lemihlangano Yezokuvakasha Okusimeme ebanjwa minyaka yonke lihlanganisa ONgqongqoshe Neziphathimandla Ezisezingeni Eliphezulu Zezokuvakasha ezivela emazweni Angamalungu e-ACS futhi linikeze inkundla yokubhekana nezindaba eziphathelene nokuThuthukiswa Okusimeme Kwezokuvakasha Esifundeni. Umhlangano uphinde unikeze ithuba lokubuyekeza kanye nokuqinisekisa amaphrojekthi nemisebenzi ye-ACS endaweni yezokuVakasha Esimeme, kanye nemizamo ehlobene nokugqugquzela ukusimama embonini yezokuvakasha. Okugxilwe kakhulu kulo mbuthano ukugqugquzela izingxoxo zamazwe amaningi okuhloswe ngazo ukuthuthukisa ukubambisana phakathi kwamazwe akule ndawo ebaluleke kakhulu.
Ngokufaka kwe-ACS Amalungu Namazwe Angamalungu Ahlangene, Umhlangano we-SCST-26 uhlela ukuhlola izindlela zokuthuthukisa, ukukhula kanye nokusimama okuqhubekayo kwemboni Yezokuvakasha Yesifunda. Mayelana nalokhu, izithunywa emhlanganweni walo nyaka zizodingida phakathi kokunye, inqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe kanye nendlela eya phambili maqondana nezinhlelo ze-ACS ekuqalisweni koHlelo Oluqhubekayo Lomsebenzi Wezokuvakasha.
Phakathi kwezihloko eziyinhloko okuzoxoxwa ngazo kuzoba ukwethulwa kwemiphumela yephrojekthi ye-Regional Co-operation Mechanism of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean (STZC) project, isinyathelo esiqaliswa ngokubambisana nosizo oluvela kuMkhandlu Wesifunda waseMartinique kanye Uhlelo lwe-INTERREG IV Caribbean Space. Le phrojekthi ebilokhu iqhubeka onyakeni odlule ihlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwesizindalwazi, ukushicilelwa kwezincwajana, kanye namabhukwana okuqondisa indawo okuyiwa kuyo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukubonakala kanye nenani le-STZC emazweni Angamalungu e-ACS. Usuku lokuqala lomhlangano, mhla zingama-22 kuNtulikazi, luzogxila ekwethulweni kwemiphumela ye-consultancy ezokwenza lula ukwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwesizindalwazi, incwajana kanye nezinye izibambiso ezenziwe.
Olunye uhlelo oluhlobene nolusekela ukusungulwa kwesiFunda njengeNdawo Yezokuvakasha Esimeme, “Uqeqesho Lwemisebenzi Emikhakheni Eqhubekayo Yezokuvakasha,” oluqaliswa ngokubambisana nosizo oluvela ku-French Development Agency (AFD). Lo msebenzi ubandakanya ucwaningo lokuhlonza isimo kanye nezidingo zeTechnical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) emkhakheni wezokuVakasha esiFundeni kanye nokuthuthukiswa koHlaka lwe-TVET lwesifunda lokuqeqeshwa kochwepheshe esikhathini esizayo kanye nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa amakhono. Imiphumela yalolu hlelo kanye nezingxoxo ezihlobene nokuqaliswa koHlaka lwe-TVET zizobanjwa ngoJulayi 23, usuku lwesibili lomhlangano.
Umhlangano we-SCST-26 kuzoba impinda yesishiyagalombili yalo mcimbi oyisimangaliso obanjelwe eRiphabhulikhi yaseTrinidad naseTobago, esingethe Indlunkulu Yenhlangano kanye nesihlalo Sonobhala. Umhlangano uzokwenganyelwa i-Guatemala Tourism Institute egameni leRiphabhulikhi yaseGuatemala, uSihlalo weKomidi Elikhethekile Lezokuvakasha Okusimeme, ngokwesekwa Osekela-sihlalo, i-Costa Rica nePanama, kanye ne-Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, njengoMbikeli.
I-ACS Directorate of Sustainable Tourism ilindele izinga eliphezulu lokubamba iqhaza okuvela emazweni angamalungu futhi ilindele izingxoxo ezikhiqizayo nezinezithelo.
U-Julio Orozco unguMqondisi Wezokuvakasha Okusimeme futhi u-Amanda Charles unguMeluleki Wezokuvakasha Oqhubekayo we-Association of Caribbean States. Noma yimiphi impendulo noma ukuphawula kufanele kuthunyelwe [i-imeyili ivikelwe]
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Among the primary topics for discussion will be presentation of the results of the Regional Co-operation Mechanism of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean (STZC) project, an initiative which is being implemented with cooperation and assistance from the Regional Council of Martinique and the INTERREG IV Caribbean Space Program.
- The meeting will be presided by the Guatemala Tourism Institute on behalf of the Republic of Guatemala, Chair of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism, with the support of Vice-Chairs, Costa Rica and Panama, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as Rapporteur.
- This project entails a study to identify the status and needs of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Tourism sector in the Region and the development of a Regional TVET Framework for future professional training and capacity-building programs.
