The Contribution of Public TVET Colleges for Tourism Development in Addis Ababa
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2022-09
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Addis Ababa University
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The primary goal of this research was to assess the contribution of Addis Ababa public hotel and tourism TVETs for tourism development. The study also sought to assess the availability of TVET-trained labor, as well as the tourism industry's demand, the quality of training, and the main challenges faced by TVET institutes. This study employed a descriptive survey design and a mixed research approach. Questionnaires and semistructured interviews were used to collect data from star-rated hotel managers and human resource managers, TVET institute deans, and hotel and tourism department heads. A total of 106 participants were chosen at random from various hotels for this study. The questionnaire receives responses from 103 hotel managers and human resource managers. 11 TVET deans and 11 TVET hotel and tourism department heads were interviewed. According to the findings of the study, 25.3% of the workers in the hotel and tourism sector are trained in public TVET. The demand for trained employees in the hotel industry is the most important factor driving TVET hotel and tourism training in Addis Ababa, followed by the quality of training and the supply of TVET-trained employees. TVET colleges face various challenges: capital challenges; trainer attitude, commitment, and readiness challenges; trainee attitude towards the hotel and tourism department challenges; and hotel and tourism sector challenges to hire TVET trained workforces are main in producing quality workforce. The study made recommendations aimed at increasing TVET's contribution to delivering quality workforce based on sector demand.
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Tourism, TVET, TVET institutes, challenges, contribution