THE provincial government of Cebu, Department of Tourism (DOT) and several academic institutions in Singapore have inked a memorandum of understanding on tourism and hospitality development program on Thursday, September 28 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol.
The MOU contains the 36-month Tourism and Hospitality Capability Development Programme in Cebu of at least 120 participants from the academic, private and public sectors of Cebu and Singapore.
The program aims to provide a strategic framework to promote innovation in managing the tourism industry.
The participants will be trained in several tourism-based programs and providing sustainable tour-services.
The MOU was signed by DOT undersecretary Alma Rita Jimenez, Cebu governor Hilario Davide III and vice governor Agnes Magpale.
Yeo Li Pheow, Principal/CEO, Republic Polytechnic, and Peter Lam, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic also inked the agreement.
The 36-month program has already started on September 25.