FIRST CAREER FAIR OF TOURISM SECTOR HELD IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. The first career fair of the tourism
sector with the participation of 25 companies of the tourism sector and
higher educational institutions was held at the European Regional
Academy in Yerevan on May 7. The fair was organized by the
USAID-financed Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) Project in
cooperation with the Armenian-Greek State College of Tourism, Services
and Food Industry, the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, the
Armenian Institute of Tourism and the State Linguistic University after
V. Bryusov.
In his speech the RA deputy minister of education and science Ara
Avetisian attached special importance to such events – in terms of
forming the standards of "education quality" for higher educational
institutions by the business sector.
The head of the Employment Service of the RA of the ministry of labor
and social issues Sona Harutyunian said that career fairs are also
important from the viewpoint of enabling to collect information about
demand and supply of workforce.
The CAPS director Hayley Alexander expressed his satisfaction at the
large number of fair participants. He stated that CAPS will continue
assisting with the organization of career fairs in Armenia (in 2007 the
CAPS organized a career fair of the IT sector, another fair will be
held this year).
Prior to the career fair, the CAPS held a seminar on resume preparation
for students and alumni of higher educational institutions. It is also
envisaged organizing an information seminar and courses on efficient
methods of staff recruitment for the companies that have participated
in the fair.