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30 January 2021
To: Industry Partners and Stakeholders
From: Department of Tourism – Office of Industry Manpower Development
Subject: Invitation to Different Tourism Stakeholders to Participate in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as Part of the Crafting of the Philippine Tourism Human Capital Development Strategy and Action Plans (PTHCD) 2021-2025
In the crafting of the Philippine Tourism Human Capital Development Strategy and Action Plan and in the pursuit of the goals of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Convergence efforts towards Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training signed by DOT, DEPED, TESDA, CHED, and TIBFI, we would like to invite you to participate in the discussion on some identified challenges within and among the different stakeholders to discuss and create possible solutions:
Location: Luzon
Location: Visayas
Location: Mindanao
Location: National Capital Region
As seen above, each location will need to attend session 1 and session 2 to complete the attendance.
There are over 30 identified challenges divided into a total of six (6) clusters that we have the opportunity to discuss in the session. We highly encourage you to invite relevant people from your different departments/divisions to attend the FGD.
In order to do so, please give this link https://na.eventscloud.com/phtourismhumancapital to your potential attendees: . Once you fill up the registration, it will ask you for a cluster that you would like to join and you will be automatically be assigned to the corresponding breakout room.
You will also be given the link to all the relevant documents that is needed for this event.
For your information and reference, the clusters are as follows:
In line with this, we respectfully would like to request representatives from your organization to participate in the FGD as well as invite your contacts and partners in your sector to register and participate.
For any questions or clarifications, please contact Ms. Elenita M. Pareja at dot.empareja@gmail.com.
Thank you very much and we look forward to your favorable response.
Click here to register: Philippine Tourism Human Capital Development Strategy and Action Plan
[signed]
ROWENA LU Y. MONTECILLO
Director
Office of Industry Manpower Development
Click here for the letter in PDF format.
Ms. Ma. Christina Aquino
Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP)
Chairman
Ms. Anabelle Ochoa Moreno
Association of Human Resources Managers in the Hospitality Industry (AHRM)
Vice Chairman
Ms. Tinette Capistrano
Philippine Association of Convention/ Exhibition Organizer and Suppliers, Inc. (PACEOS)
Secretary
Dr. Gloria Baken Wong- Siy
Association of Administrators in Hospitality Hotel and Restaurant Management Educational Institutions (AAHRMEI)
Treasurer
Mr. Elieser Casas
Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)
Auditor
Mr. Hessel Larcia
National Union of Workers in Hotels, Restaurant and Allied Industries (NUWHRAIN- SENTRO)
Public Relations Officer
Mr. Daniel Edralin
Ms. Eleonor Ogarte
National Union of Workers in Hotels, Restaurant and Allied Industries (NUWHRAIN- SENTRO)
Ms. Fe Yu
Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA)
Assistant Secretary Maria Rica C Bueno
Director Rowena Lu Y. Montecillo
Ms. Arlene Alipio
Department of Tourism (DOT)
Executive Director Imelda Taganas
Executive Director Susan Dela Rama
Ms. Ma. Isabel Gamurot
Technical Education Skills Development Authority
(TESDA)
Dr. Edieser Dela Santa
University of the Philippines
Asian Institute of Tourism (UP AIT)
Secretariat: Lawrence Castro
secretariat@tourismidustryboard.org
University of the Philippines - Asian Institute of Tourism
Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
secretariat@tourismindustryboard.org
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