presentation to the portfolio committee 27 may 2003
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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
27 MAY 2003
To update the Portfolio Committee on progress made in Tourist Guide registration and transformation
PURPOSE
PROGRESS SINCE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT 9 Provincial Registrars appointed
More guiding associations showing interest in the new system
Tour Operators beginning to play a positive role in engaging registered guides
Quarterly meetings held by Registrars to discuss guiding issues
ROLE OF PROVINCIAL REGISTRARS
Develop training and development plans for tourist guides in their respective provinces
Organize establishment of representative associations in each province
Establish relationships with tour operators
Develop tourist guide transformation strategy in each province
TRANSFORMATION OF THE GUIDING SECTOR
DEAT to train 300 guides nationwide in 2003-2004 and additional 300 guides will be trained each year until 2006DEAT to train 60 HDI tourist guide trainers nationwide Tour operators engaged in providing internships for new guides from disadvantaged backgrounds 20 additional Amathuba students undergoing training in GermanyOpportunities for HDI training sourced by DEAT through inter-government bilaterals
REGISTRATION IN PROVINCES PROVINCE TOTAL HDI Guides Other Guides
Gauteng 1556 215 1341
Free State `16 3 13
Northern Province
327 97 230
North West 104 25 79
Western Cape 1925 352 1573
Northern Cape 50 12 38
Mpumalanga 695 174 521
KwaZulu Natal 603 114 489
Eastern Cape 337 58 279
TOTAL 5613 1050 4563
TRANSFORMATION TARGETS 2003-2004
PROVINCE No: HDI Guides to be trained
Actual HDI’s trained
Comments
Mpumalanga 108 TBC
Free State 25 TBC
N. Cape 10 TBC
E. Cape 90 56 Pending registration
Gauteng 180 TBC
N.West 84 40 Pending registration
KZN 40 TBC
Limpopo 50 TBC
W. Cape 35 TBC
Total 622 96
CONCERNS
Delay of tourist guide certification
Assessment fees too high
Shortage of assessors in general
Shortage of HDI assessors
No HDI training providers in the guiding sector
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