The woman-only training was organised for the first time in Nepal with government support. It is expected to be a milestone in workforce development in Nepal tourism.
The training is being organised with the objective of increasing the attraction of youth and making women self-reliant. The Nepal government is hoping to get the women population involved in the major tourism industry.
The training is helping women to build a career for themselves in the tourism sector, as a result, it is generating employment.
In 2020, Nepal was expecting to double the number of tourists visiting the country, which was above 1 million in 2019. But 2020 brought catastrophe, COVID-19 which affected the lives of millions of people.
As a result, tourist arrival in 2021 was almost, 34.3 percent less, and earnings also from the tourism sector decreased by almost 46 percent in comparison to the previous year.
During the pandemic, about 50% of the existing staff connected with the tourism industry of Nepal abandoned the sector. Plus, there has been a significant gender imbalance in the travel industry.
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dhananjaya Regmi said that they are facing a severe skilled manpower shortage. During the pandemic, many people migrated from Kathmandu or tourist areas to their villages and started new occupations. So, NTB is focusing on giving training to different people to serve different parts of the industries’.
As a recovery plan, Nepal is concentrating on tourism development for economic growth. The plan includes providing training to 30 men alongside the women to provide training as well.
Deuralee Chamling Rai, who is a participant in rafting guide training and also scaled Mt Everest in 2018 is waiting for her license to arrive. She informed the press very enthusiastically that this training is helping her to meet her long-suppressed aspirations.
Tags: The government of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Women in Tourism, Nepal Tourism
