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SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE GOVERNOR ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT VISITS IITH

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Tourism Development, Mr Tamaramiebi Abiri and his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Dave Ikiedei Asei paid a courtesy call on the management of the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Yenagoa on Tuesday 29 June 2021.

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Mr Abiri expressed appreciation to the management of the Institute for their warm reception that depicted a tremendous sign of Hospitality.

The SSA firmly stated that the essence of his visit is to see the areas lagging in the Institute and support by imparting his knowledge and expertise for free as a Tourism Professional , which in turn will enable the Institute to gain more publicity and training opportunities.
He stressed the importance of Tourism to be taught and studied properly, to understand its business curve and the right place is the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Yenagoa.
In the words of the SSA, “Without proper knowledge of Tourism business, money can not be generated.

The Registrar of the Institute, Dr Ovienadu Torutein commended the SSA to the Governor on Tourism Development for his kind gesture.
He communicated that the Institute has two major parts which are National Diploma and Vocational training but the ND programmes were stalled due to the inability to get the institute accredited earlier. Presently the Vocational facet of the institute is running smoothly.

Dr Ovienadu Torutein enumerated the efforts and progress made so far to get the Institute accredited and one major stride out of many, is the Resource Visit to the Institute by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) scheduled to hold on the 2nd-6th of August 2021.

The Registrar asserted that the successful outcome of the supposed Resource visit will kick start the process of Admissions for the National Diploma Programmes.

Speaking earlier, the Registrar stated that the institute is facing poor individual patronage as past trainings have been from the Government and NGOs.

Dr Ovienadu Torutein emphasized that the Institute offers refined services to its clients than any other vocational training outside because entrepreneurship is embedded in the trainees curriculum to educate them on how to manage and market their skills for profit-making after the training.

The Registrar sent his words of appreciation to the Governor through the SSA for setting up the accreditation committee and giving the charge that all higher institutions in the state get accredited sooner than later.
The visit came to a close with a guided facility tour by the Registrar of the Institute.

Signed
Igbori Opuere Sonia
Senior Public Relations Officer.
June 29, 2021