Current Education and Training System in Egypt for Tourism Sector

• Current Education and

Training System in Egypt

for Tourism Sector.

Main points of the presentation

• Challenges Confronting

Egyptian Education System

• Tourism Training Council

Strategy.

Egyptian Tourism Qualifications

TORINO, JUNE, 2010

Hussein Badran Counselor

of the Minister of Tourism &The Egyptian Tourism Federation

for Human Resources Development & Training

Current Education and Training System in Egypt

for Tourism SectorsMinistry of Education

Ministry of Higher Education

Ministry of Tourism(and others)

Ministry ofEducation

Ministry of Higher Education

General Technical

Primary

Preparatory

Secondary

Vocational

Tech. Diploma

3 years

Tech. Diploma

5 years

Middle Technical Education

(2 Years )

Bachelor(4 Years)

Ph.D.

Post Graduate Diploma

(2 Years)

Master

Low Grade

50 – 60%

Middle Grade

60 – 70%

Education and Training Map

4

Challenges Confronting Egyptian Education System

Specific

General

5

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivalence System

Quality Assurance

6

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivalence System

Quality Assurance

No education path for vocational graduates

7

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivalence System

Quality Assurance

No recognition for work field experience

8

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivale

nce System

Quality Assurance

Validation for certificates is accredited by only one ministry or one authority

9

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivalence System

Quality Assuran

ce

Lack of quality assurance system for education verification, accreditation and

recognition

10

General Challeng

es Confronti

ng Egyptian Education System

Supply Driven

Education

Step-forward

Education

Experience

Recognition

Credible Equivalence System

Quality Assurance

Mismatch between education and labour market

11

First• Challenges stemming from governmental policies concerning education and training

Second• Challenges stemming

from tourism sector policies

Third• Challenges stemming

from past ministerial and ETF policies

Specific Challenges Confronting Education and Training System in Egypt

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1- Disregarding of human factor in national

development plans.

2- Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3- Dispropartionate between education and tourism

bodies.

4- Mal distribution of tourism education/ training providers.

5- Disregarding of education providers and labor

generating governarates.

6- Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market.

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

Tourism Education Graduates

12.6 %

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6- Absence of institutional framwork that connects education and the market.

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

Education System(Supply)

Tourism Industry (Demand)

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor generating governarates.

6- Absence of institutional framwork that connects education and the market.

Tourism Workforce Exporting Governorates Governorates Exporting Tourism Workforce to

South Sinai

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

Governorates Exporting Tourism Workforce to Red Sea

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

Educationsector

Private sector

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

7 -Absence of a National Skills Development System

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

7 -Absence of a National Skills Development System

8 - Absence of workforce accreditation system

(inactivated NSSP project).

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

7 -Absence of a National Skills Development System

8 - Absence of workforce accreditation system

(inactivated NSSP project).

9 - Abstain of youngsters to work in remote areas.

First: Challenges Stemming from Governmental Policies concerning Education and Training.

1 -Disregarding of human factor in national development plans.

2 -Deficiency and inadequacy of educational outputs.

3 -Dispropartionate between

education and tourism bodies.

4 -Mal distribution of tourism

education/ training providers .

5- Disregardin of education providers and labor

generating governarates .

6 -Absence of institutional framwork that connects

education and the market .

7 -Absence of a National Skills Development System

8 - Absence of workforce accreditation system

(inactivated NSSP project).

9 - Abstain of youngsters to work in remote areas.

10 - Adoption of linear instead of cluster development plans.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institutions.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Second: Challenges Stemming from Tourism sector Policies

1- Weakness of existing workforce skills.

2- Lack of training awareness.

3- Weakness of training capacity of the tourism establishments.

4- Investors lack of participation in education and training .

5- unqualified graduates of private tourism educational

institution.

6- Labor high turn over.

7- Deficiency of labor/room ratio (0.7 ).

8- Employing unqualified employees to cut costs.

Third: Challenges stemming from past ministeries and ETF policies

Policies

Roles

Strategies

Finance

Third: Challenges stemming from past ministeries of Tourism and ETFs policies.

1- Absence of human resources strategic planning.

2- Negligence of the Ministry and the ETF in establishing

training centers.

3- Adoption of improper land designation policies.

4- Absence of financial sustainability system.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Tourism Training Council Strategy

Tourism Training CouncilTourism Private Sector & Ministry of Tourism

Partnership Model (PPP)

ETF Human Resources

Development and Training

Sector

Ministry of Tourism

Egyptian Tourism Federation

Tourism Training Council

Skills Development

Gra

duat

es

Req

ualif

icat

ion

Employees Students

Graduates

Hotels

Travel Agencies

Restaurant

DivingCenters

Bazaars

Faculties

Institute

School(3 &5

Years)

TrainingCenters

Education Reform

Labor Market

Higher Education

Basic Education

M. of Manpower

Tour

ism

se

ctor

Axes and Mechanisms of Tourism Training Council

M. of Tourism

ETF(Employers)

Egyptian education and training system

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Higher

EducationEgyptian Tourism

FederationMinistry of

Tourism

Tourism and Training Strategy

Tourism Sector Strategy

Tourism Labor Market

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

(NSSP)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

National Skills Standards Project “NSSP”

• Involves 4 tourism clusters :

Food and Beverage Service

Food Productio

n

Hotel Services

Inbound tourism

NSSP

National Skills Standards Project “NSSP”

• Contains 25 trades and 50 occupations

• Applies the functional analysis methodology

• Builds up tourism functional map that

contains120 units and 320 skill standards

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Tourism Training Zones in Egypt

Floating Hotels

Taba

Nuibaa

Dahab

Sharm alshaikhHurgada

Safaga

Alqoser

Marsa Alam

Alaqsor

Aswan

Port saidAlexandriaMarsa matrouh

Ismailia

Cairo swais

Arish

23% 35.4%

4.6%

34%

8.1%

97%

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation

Projects & programs

Apprenticeship programs

ETWDP(100,000)

SDP

Specialized courses

Cornell program

IDI program

English program AMIDEAST(100,000)

Migration and Skills Project

(Youth migration to Italy)

CHA – AH&LA program

Workforce Skills Development Training of Fresh GraduatesDevelopment of Hospitality Education

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

(TVET)

EL-MINIA TRAINING CENTER

CULINARY TRAINING ENTER

(NSSP)

DRIVERS TRAINING CENTER (ETCE) .PRESENTATIONJ PPT

TRAINING CENTER OFEXCELLENCE.

Training Programs ( by sector)

Tourist commodities Travel Agents Restaurants Hotels

Total Number107.202

Accelerelation of the number of Trainees

over the past decade

Total Number107.202

Hussein Badran - HR Consultant, Egyptian Tourism Federation