Tourism Capacity Building
The successful implementation of a strategic tourism plan hinges on capacity - having the right people, with the right skills or capability, with sufficient capacity, institutional support and budget. Through our partnership approach to tourism development, we continually undertake the development of tourism awareness and understanding, skills and capacity within communities, local government officials and staff tasked with the development of tourism. This capacity-building is geared to improve understanding of the tourism system and enhance the implementation of the tourism development actions in their area.
At local government level, the capacity-building program is based on the World Tourism Organisation "Guide for Local Authorities on Developing Sustainable Tourism", and mentoring the local government staff in the development of specific and implementable tourism marketing and development programs for their area - based on their Responsible Tourism Sector Plan.