REGIONAL - Eight faculty members from two Tanzania educational institutions visited the region recently to learn more about teaching others in their country through tourism programs.
The Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) is partnering with the Vocational Education and Training Authority in Tanzania on Global Affairs Canada funded projects, managed by Colleges and Institutes Canada.
One project is supporting VETA Hotel and Tourism Training Institute in Arusha, Tanzania to create a new tourism operations diploma program and short courses. The other is supporting the VETA Mikumi campus to create a new eco-cultural tourism certificate program.
Through these projects, NSCC will help build capacity at these institutions to deliver new tour guiding programs through curriculum writing, teacher training and various short courses on subjects such as entrepreneurship, customer service, marketing and gender.
During the first week of their stay the group participated in an eco/cultural tourism study tour of the south shore of Nova Scotia. Some of their experiences included visiting the Ross Farm Museum, the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg and Kejimkujik National Park.
In the Halifax area they toured Pier 21 Canada’s Immigration Museum and Peggy’s Cove.
Since Tony Dorrian has been working with NSCC International closely on these projects he was able to provide an itinerary for Yarmouth. Dorrian has worked with faculty from Malaysia and escorted students on study tours to Belize and Costa Rica. “International exposure is learning at its best,” he said.
“NSCC has had a relationship with the community college system in Tanzania (VETA) for over six years now. As a result we have formed strong friendships with our colleagues, and we have learned so much from each other.” He added that local operators were very receptive and welcoming - answering questions and offering insight in how to create experiences for their guests.
While in this region, visitors had a chance to try kayaking with the Song of the Paddle, dragon boating on Lake Milo, hiking in Cape Forchu, touring the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and visiting the Deep Sky Observatory in Quinan for astronomy tourism.
Some of them also got to experience culinary tourism at the Hatfield House. In addition to the tours, the visitors also took faculty development courses at NSCC.
One project is supporting VETA Hotel and Tourism Training Institute in Arusha, Tanzania to create a new tourism operations diploma program and short courses. The other is supporting the VETA Mikumi campus to create a new eco-cultural tourism certificate program.
Through these projects, NSCC will help build capacity at these institutions to deliver new tour guiding programs through curriculum writing, teacher training and various short courses on subjects such as entrepreneurship, customer service, marketing and gender.
During the first week of their stay the group participated in an eco/cultural tourism study tour of the south shore of Nova Scotia. Some of their experiences included visiting the Ross Farm Museum, the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg and Kejimkujik National Park.
In the Halifax area they toured Pier 21 Canada’s Immigration Museum and Peggy’s Cove.
Since Tony Dorrian has been working with NSCC International closely on these projects he was able to provide an itinerary for Yarmouth. Dorrian has worked with faculty from Malaysia and escorted students on study tours to Belize and Costa Rica. “International exposure is learning at its best,” he said.
“NSCC has had a relationship with the community college system in Tanzania (VETA) for over six years now. As a result we have formed strong friendships with our colleagues, and we have learned so much from each other.” He added that local operators were very receptive and welcoming - answering questions and offering insight in how to create experiences for their guests.
While in this region, visitors had a chance to try kayaking with the Song of the Paddle, dragon boating on Lake Milo, hiking in Cape Forchu, touring the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and visiting the Deep Sky Observatory in Quinan for astronomy tourism.
Some of them also got to experience culinary tourism at the Hatfield House. In addition to the tours, the visitors also took faculty development courses at NSCC.
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