Tourism Ministry encourages students to earn while they learn
Updated: Dec 09, 2013 04:31:57pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (KNN) With a view to inculcating appropriate tourism travel traits and knowledge amongst trainees to enable them to work as ‘student volunteers’, the Ministry of Tourism has been implementing a scheme titled ‘Earn While You Learn’.
The scheme is mainly for college-going students pursuing graduation courses or graduates in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
The duration of each programme is 21 working days and the course content is finalized by the Ministry of Tourism/implementing Institutes in consultation with stakeholders.
Under the same scheme, a programme of 6 weeks duration (30 working days) has also been launched to bring up heritage volunteers. Persons who are at least graduates within the city covered and in the age group of 18 to 28 years are eligible for the programme.
The Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITTM), Gwalior has been authorized to conduct the training programmes.
The training programme to bring up heritage volunteers will be delivered by the IITTM at its campus at Noida.
The Ministry of Tourism has released funds of Rs 37.10 lakh in the year 2012-13 and Rs 7.53 lakh in the year 2011-12 for the scheme, Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi informed Parliament. (KNN/SD)
The scheme is mainly for college-going students pursuing graduation courses or graduates in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
The duration of each programme is 21 working days and the course content is finalized by the Ministry of Tourism/implementing Institutes in consultation with stakeholders.
Under the same scheme, a programme of 6 weeks duration (30 working days) has also been launched to bring up heritage volunteers. Persons who are at least graduates within the city covered and in the age group of 18 to 28 years are eligible for the programme.
The Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITTM), Gwalior has been authorized to conduct the training programmes.
The training programme to bring up heritage volunteers will be delivered by the IITTM at its campus at Noida.
The Ministry of Tourism has released funds of Rs 37.10 lakh in the year 2012-13 and Rs 7.53 lakh in the year 2011-12 for the scheme, Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi informed Parliament. (KNN/SD)
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