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TedQual Volunteers
The UNWTO.TedQual Volunteers, organized by the UNWTO Human Resource Development Department, is a programme through which UNWTO Education Council (UNWTO.EdC) institutions assist developing countries in their sustainable tourism efforts. The programme is aimed at leveraging the expertise of UNWTO.EdC institutions in order to produce positive development outcomes.
The UNWTO.TedQual Volunteers programme takes place in a host country, whose National Tourism Administration has presented a development project, and involves graduate students from one or several UNWTO.EdC institutions teaming up with a local university to conduct 3-4 weeks of fieldwork in a developing country. Possible areas of focus could include marketing strategies, product development, business plan creation, development of community-based tourism plans, etc. Fieldwork is to be preceded by a ten-week course on development through tourism.
Benefits are enjoyed by all parties: the host country receives high-level consulting at little or no cost --the only expense, which may be assumed by a partnering development agency, will be in-country transport and accommodations for participants-- the UNWTO.TedQual Volunteers gain important tourism development field experience, local universities and the UNWTO.EdC learn through collaboration with one another.
This programme comprises a series of initiatives to help disseminate excellence in tourism destination development to UNWTO Members.
UNWTO.TedQual Fieldwork for Tourism Development (TQ.FTD) involves sending highly qualified UNWTO.EdC graduate students and faculty to UNWTO member countries to work on specific sustainable tourism development projects. Through this project, UNWTO Member States receive highly valued expert advice and tangible tourism development products.
UNWTO.TedQual Tourism Development Corp (TQ.TDC) is an extension of the programme in which TQ.FTD alumni spend extended periods in rural communities of UNWTO member countries to help propel their tourism product. Rural communities in UNWTO Member States receive extensive assistance in an area which they consider to be important to develop or improve their sustainable tourism product
UNWTO.Crisis Management Knowledge Volunteers involves sending retired crisis management experts, along with qualified TedQual institution students and professors to provide assistance in areas where recent disasters have adversely affected their tourism industry. Tourism destinations in UNWTO Member States will be given guidance towards a quick and solid recovery from crisis situations.
UNWTO.TedQual Mentoring
In this programme, UNWTO.EdC institutions prepare and coach partner institutions in developing world UNWTO Member States to meet TedQual standards through seminars, workshops, online courses, faculty and student exchanges, and other form of collaboration.
UNWTO.Sbest Mentoring
DMOs that have become UNWTO.Sbest certified prepare and coach partner institutions in developing world UNWTO Member States to meet Sbest standards through seminars, workshops, online courses, faculty and student exchanges, and other form of collaboration.
