Satisfaction profiles and tourism curricula – tourism organisations under study
Abstract
The most recent global and regional developments bring about a change in vocational needs required from new recruits in the tourism industry and ask for revised training programmes to be introduced by future decision‐makers (Hofstetter 2004). Several studies have been conducted in terms of job requirements in tourism‐related fields, and a number of qualifications have been identified (Weiermair 1999): communicative skills, empathy, motivation, decision‐making abilities, planning abilities and improvisation abilities. The purpose of any education programme in tourism must be to explain the true nature of the tourism phenomenon through seminars, trainings, workshops, and academic curricula. It must be directed to public and private sectors of the tourism industry, as well as external agencies. The paper reports a study carried out in August 2005 on the training programme offered in South Tyrol for employees of tourism organizations. A standardized online questionnaire was sent to employees of tourism organizations to reveal the importance and satisfaction with the training offer as well as the value of IT in teaching and training. The results provide implications for future tourism curricula, particularly for employees of tourism organizations.
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Citation
Zehrer, A., Pechlaner, H. and Raich, F. (2007), "Satisfaction profiles and tourism curricula – tourism organisations under study", Tourism Review, Vol. 62 No. 1, pp. 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/16605370780000159
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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