The State of the Tourism Pprofessional Education System in Georgia Today

Abstract

On the basis of the survey presented in the given thesis, it is exposed that in the sphere of tourism professional education in Georgia, despite the implementation of relevant EU policy and practices, there still exist some flaws and problems in the Tourism Education System that require timely solving and elimination.  

Despite the high unemployment rate in Georgia, we observe the lack of qualified and experienced staff in the sphere of tourism and hospitality – various tourist companies, hotels, restaurants, attractions, transport companies, etc. suffer from a strong need of professional staff.

The success of tourism sphere in future will entirely depend on human factors, as well as on various technologies. In modern world, where knowledge represents the basic value of the manufacturing process, education and training of professional staff at modern level can turn tourism into one of the most competitive spheres of the world economy. To achieve this goal, we need to focus on human resources, both within the tourism industry itself, and on the level of different state structures as well, which ultimately means delivering a quality tourism product without any negative social, economic and ecological impacts.

Establishment of recommendations, leading to the approximation towards the demands for   standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European professional Education Area will enable Georgian tourism to come in line with rapidly changing world demands, and become competitive on international tourist market.