EU to Fund EUR12 Mln for Vietnam to Develop Tourism Human Resources
The European Union (EU) has pledged that it will fund EUR12 million to help Vietnam develop tourism human resources from now up to 2010, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
Of the sum, EU will finance EUR10.8 million, and EUR1.2 million from the correspondent capital of Vietnam.
The project aims to improve standard and quality of tourism human resources and help the government and businesses maintain quantity and quality of trained human resources.
The project will also focus on raising the quality of tourism human resources that will meet professionalism requirements and award 13 certificates for restaurant and tourism operators.
Vietnam&rsquos tourism sector reported VND37 trillion (US$2.3 billion) revenues in the first half of this year, fulfilling 60.7 per cent of its yearly plan.
The country is targeting to receive 4 million-4.4 million foreign visitors and 19 million-20 million domestic tourists with total revenues of VND56 trillion, or US$3.5 billion this year.
The tourism sector now contributes 8 per cent to Vietnam&rsquos national GDP. (Social Labor, VietNamNet Bridge)
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