Job training in the tourism and hospitality industries

Starting in 2004, LINCCO has partnered with the Charron Foundation to undertake a $100,000 commitment over five years to develop tourism and hospitality industry skills among young people in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Government bodies involved in tourism requested that Congolese Centre for Culture, Training and Development (CECFOR) include their students and staff in the training program. One hundred and ten persons, mostly women, benefited from the training. The program consists of:

• Individual skills inventory followed by personal coaching.
• Creation of teaching materials and a documentation resource centre.
• Train the trainer programs for teachers in educational institutions.