The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has designated 27 September 2019 as World Tourism Day and the theme for this year’s global celebration is ‘Tourism & Jobs – A Better Future for All’.
To celebrate this, the Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) in partnership with training institutions, private sectors partners, the national airline and selected government agencies will host its first ever tourism careers expo in Tarawa and Kiritimati.
The aim of the event to present senior high school students and the general public employment opportunities and related training information available for the tourism industry.
Tourism Authority of Kiribati to Host Tourism Careers Expo
Through the KV20, tourism has been identified as a priority area that will drive economic growth for Kiribati and the tourism careers expo will help lay the platform for what TAK hopes to be a well-trained pool of tourism specialists in the future.
TAK and the exhibitors will encourage participants of the expo to appreciate the potential that a successful tourism industry can have for the Kiribati and to begin considering how they can be part of this path towards sustainable tourism growth.
5 secondary schools have confirmed their attendance at the Tarawa expo, and they include King George V & Ellaine Bernacchi School, Moroni High School, William Goward Memorial School, St. Louis High School and Sacred Heart High School. Kiritimati is expected to be attended by both high schools on the island.
Doors to both expos will open from 9am and the Tarawa expo will conclude at 3pm while the Kiritimati expo will end at 1pm.
