Tourism, hospitality management:

Training programmes for lecturers

Nethali STRUYS

The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) will conduct training programmes for the benefit of lecturers who are conducting courses on tourism and hospitality management.

The first programme on 'Pedagogy and Training Methodology' will be conducted at the SLITHM premises from July 4 to 18, said SLITHM Director General Dr D A C Suranga Silva.

This programme will be conducted by specialist consultants from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The programme was planned under the Tourism and Resources Improvement Project (TRIP). Funds will be provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Under the project, it is planned to upgrade the capacity of the lecturers who are conducting courses on Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Those who are interested should forward their applications through their training institutes to reach Director General, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, No 78, Galle Road, Colombo 3, on or before June 29.

The training institute should be a registered institution authorized to conduct Tourism and Hospitality related training programs.

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