Africa-Press – Seychelles. The principal secretary for Tourism, Sherin Francis, has updated the media on the progress of the tourism department’s human resource development strategy launched in January this year.
The presentation was made during a press conference yesterday in the presence of director general for Destination Planning and Development, Paul Lebon; the director for Industry Human Resource Development, Diana Quatre; Guy Morel from the SGM and Partners Consulting assisting on the implementation of the project.
The Tourism Human Resource Development (THRD) strategy, which is part of the 9 priorities of the tourism department presented by PS Francis in June 2021 will run under the helm of the Destination Planning and Development division.
Several consultations have already been conducted between the tourism department and several key partners to establish the needs of the tourism industry with an improved understanding of the factors that are influencing and shaping the human resource supply and demand dynamics.
The aim of the exercise is to improve the balance in terms of local and international talents and to ensure that as we grow the sector and its tourism earnings the Seychellois people also benefit.
In her address at the event, PS Francis mentioned that consultations have already started for the project and that the department will be approaching other stakeholders for their support.
“As we step into a new phase of our THRD process, it is important that we acknowledge the investment and commitment already put into the project. We started with an atypical launch in January; this is because there are certain key stakeholders we needed to bring on board before taking the project to the public. We are now ready to move forward and engage all tourism operators,” said PS Francis.
The exercise will entail the building of a demand and supply database and will target 1,537 tourism operators. In addition, it will also examine the key drivers of talent supply and demand, the effectiveness of the training system and the formulation of a Sector Human Resource Development Strategy.
The initiative aligns perfectly with the national priority to drive sustainable socio-economic growth and people-centred development.
Therefore, it is within the spirit of a win-win perspective that the department of tourism invites all stakeholders to participate actively and promote the transition of the tourism sector to a more inclusive environment, higher performance with greater inter-sectorial linkages.
One of the main pillars of the Seychelles economy, the tourism sector accounted for around 25% of the country’s GDP, a foreign currency inflow of close to USD 600 million, and a workforce of just over 12,000 employees prior to the pandemic.
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