Educational seminar in Akkar on tourism and hospitality

The Mothers’ Committee in Lebanon held an educational orientation seminar with the aim to 'create jobs in rural areas, encourage the young people to stay in Lebanon and work and rehabilitate cadres in the tourism and hospitality professions’. The activity was organized in coordination with the Association for Social Development PRODES and the Administration and Services Institute launched by the Municipality of Byblos in Maad area. The seminar took place at the residence of MP Riad Rahal in the presence of PRODES chairperson, Juliana Najm and mayors, heads and school directors and students and other people concerned. After her elaborate outline of the project, Najm maintained that the program provides young men and women with jobs and at the same time equips the hotels and tourism establishments in Akkar with skilled persons and qualified professionals. For his part, MP Rahal pointed out that Lebanon lacks skilled workforce in the sector, demanding that the Tourism Ministry open an office in Akkar to this end. (Al Mustaqbal, 17 August 2015)