B4U India: Union Tourism Ministry launches ‘earn while you learn’ scheme

Union Tourism Ministry launches ‘earn while you learn’ scheme
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ANI India on 24 December, 2007 01:50:00
 
The Union Tourism Ministry today launched a training programme, Earn While you
Learn, to sensitize the youth towards the tourism sector.
The main objective of this programme is to inculcate appropriate tourism traits
and knowledge amongst the trainees, which will enable them to act and work as
student volunteers, a government release said.
These programmes would be of 21 days duration. Applications for this programme
were invited through advertisements in national dailies and applicants were
selected through written tests.
During the three week training programme, the trainees would be taught issues  
concerning Indian society and culture, historical monuments, managerial and
behavioural skills, etiquettes, overview of tourism scenario, public speaking,
presentation, etc.
The faculty chosen are experts in their respective fields. The course would end
with visits to certain places of tourist value.
After the completion of training, successful candidates would undergo a
counselling session, wherein representatives of tourism and travel trade
industry would be given an opportunity to select these candidates for suitable
jobs or assignments. (ANI)