The European Union has acknowledged Vietnam’s efforts to develop human resources for its tourist industry, stated Second Secretary of the Cooperation Development Section of the Delegation of the European Commission (EC) to Vietnam Johann Farnhammer.
“We can observe the impact that tourism has on poverty reduction, especially in the country’s more remote areas, where the potential to develop tourism is immense”, Mr Farnhammer said at the country’s annual tourism conference held in Hanoi on September 23, which focused on the benefits people get from a developed tourism sector.
He praised the Vietnamese Government’s management of the European Commission funded project to develop human resources in the Vietnamese tourism sector from 2004-2010.
“The project has achieved many good results mainly through the introduction of a modern system of national skills standards for low-skilled workers across the country”, said Mr Farnhammer.
The development of tourism has played an important role in overcoming many of Vietnam’s socio-economic difficulties, according to the domestic and international experts who are attending the three-day conference.