A total of 4,556 disadvantaged youths has so far been trained through the Hospitality Kampuchea (HoKa) Steering Committee of the Ministry of Tourism.
The figure was shared at the celebration of ‘HoKa Skills Day 2024,’ held here recently under the theme ‘Tourism Investment, Human Resources Investment’ in the presence of H.E. Tith Chantha, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Christian DISLER, Deputy Director of International Cooperation, Swiss Agency of Development and Cooperation (SDC), and Mr. Christian Volker Ide, Team Leader of the Skills Development Programme (SDP).
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the HoKa Skills Day 2024 concluded the outcomes of the HoKa Steering Committee from the Ministry of Tourism in a strong collaboration with Swisscontact and relevant partners to train 4,556 disadvantaged youths in the 10 target provinces.
The event also became a platform to share insights and best practice on Tourism Human Resources Development through key presentation such as: (1) Pre
sentation on 1.5 million TVET training for disadvantaged youths presented by a representative of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and (2) Skills Development Fund support to Tourism Training presented by representative of the Skills Development Fund (SDF).
Participants appreciated the outcomes of the two panelist discussions which focused on: (1) Ministry of Tourism’s contribution to 1.5 million TVET training for disadvantages youth policy, and (2) Coffee industry development leading to increased support for human resources development and promotion of local products, which was shared by honorary speakers from the Inter-Ministerial committees, private sector directors and training school representatives.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse