‘More Tertiary Institutions Should Teach Tourism’

A Lecturer in the
Department of Hospitality Management, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Mrs Sophia Anyafulu, has urged  more tertiary institutions to teach tourism.
Anyafulu told newsmen in Lagos that only few schools offered tourism and tourism-related courses at the moment.
According to her, education is the key to the development of tourism in the country.
“To actualise the idea of developing the tourism sector to attain international standards, manpower development should be adequately addressed.
“Therefore, it is important that tourism be introduced as a course in more schools to increase the number of people knowledgeable in that area, who can man the affairs of the sector,’’ Anyafulu said.
She also urged the Federal Government to ensure that schools already offering the course would not lack the necessary equipment for practical work.
Anyafulu said that this would enable tourism graduates to fit into labour market.
“To train graduates who can excel in the sector and compete both at the local and international markets, schools offering tourism as a course should be well-equipped,’’ she said.
The lecturer added that the government should put more efforts into infrastructure development.
Anyafulu said that adequate electricity supply would boost tourism and increase the nation’s revenue.