The "New Normal Tourism Human Resources Development Project" of Osaka University of Tourism, which supports the job change of tourism employees who have been forced to leave their jobs due to the spread of the new coronavirus, is the "University Recurrent for Employment and Job Change Support" of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It was adopted as an "education (* 1) promotion project".

 According to Osaka University of Tourism, this project is an industry-academia collaborative recurrent education program that supports the reemployment of former tourism workers, mainly targeting the unemployed, but can also be taken by non-regular employees and those who wish to change jobs. , Accept individual career consultations.

 There are two courses. One is the "Resort Revitalization Produce Course", which has a capacity of 2 people.Train playing managers who are active in resort areas. Students who meet the requirements of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare by conducting two intensive training camps and online classes can receive a vocational training benefit of 30 yen per month.

 The other is the "Local Tourism Producer Human Resources Development Course".Capacity is 30 people.Foster the coordinators needed by the local tourism organization (DMO).The program will be promoted by one-night, two-day training and e-learning at three locations: Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, and Sendai City.DMOs and local tourism companies are assumed to be employed.

 In the tourism industry, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has ceased due to the spread of the new corona infection, and due to the influence of the self-restraint of tourism, bankruptcies and business closures are occurring one after another.Employee dismissals have been seen nationwide even if they did not go bankrupt or go out of business, and mediation for reemployment has emerged as an issue.

* 1 Recurrent education An education system that repeats the cycle of employment and education throughout life.

reference:[Osaka University of Tourism] Our program has been adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology "University Recurrent Education Promotion Project for Employment and Job Change Support"

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