USAID helps retrain Armenian tourist guides
29.01.2018,
17:26
About 40 young people from Armenia’s provinces will be involved in a project designed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to retrain local tourist guides, the head of the USAID Office in Armenia, Deborah Grizer, said today.
YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. About 40 young people from Armenia’s provinces will be involved in a project designed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to retrain local tourist guides, the head of the USAID Office in Armenia, Deborah Grizer, said today.
The retraining course is part of “My Armenia" program, being implemented by the Smithsonian Institution with the funding of USAID.
Deborah Grizer said USAID is happy to be part of ‘My Armenia’ program, one of the goals of which is creation of new jobs in the regions of the country. She specified that the course is being conducted jointly with the American University of Armenia (AUA).
Thirty-seven guides from four regions of Armenia are taking part in the long-term retraining course. According to Deborah Grizer, for several months these people will be getting the basic knowledge at the AUA necessary to become highly qualified guides.
In her words, the first stage of this five-year project worth $7.8 million, had involved 30 young people from Lori, Syunik and Vayots Dzor. The second stage involves young people from Shirak, Tavush, and other parts of Syunik.
In turn, the head of the State Committee for Tourism Zarmine Zeituntsyan added that decentralization of tourism and its relocation beyond the capital Yerevan is one of the most important components of the Committee. -0-
The retraining course is part of “My Armenia" program, being implemented by the Smithsonian Institution with the funding of USAID.
Deborah Grizer said USAID is happy to be part of ‘My Armenia’ program, one of the goals of which is creation of new jobs in the regions of the country. She specified that the course is being conducted jointly with the American University of Armenia (AUA).
Thirty-seven guides from four regions of Armenia are taking part in the long-term retraining course. According to Deborah Grizer, for several months these people will be getting the basic knowledge at the AUA necessary to become highly qualified guides.
In her words, the first stage of this five-year project worth $7.8 million, had involved 30 young people from Lori, Syunik and Vayots Dzor. The second stage involves young people from Shirak, Tavush, and other parts of Syunik.
In turn, the head of the State Committee for Tourism Zarmine Zeituntsyan added that decentralization of tourism and its relocation beyond the capital Yerevan is one of the most important components of the Committee. -0-
