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Activities
Year 1: (2009)
• Initiated project activities
• Conducted curriculum needs assessment of current and proposed new program areas
• Conducted strategic planning with TUT faculty and administration
• Consulted multiple stakeholders (about 50 individuals) from the government, private, and non-governmental sectors with respect to input for curriculum development
• Built new relationships and partnerships for TUT and the tourism industry for student internships, employment, and research initiatives
• Delivered new bachelor’s degree curriculum in casino management, airport and aviation management and event management
• Conducted needs assessment of current and proposed new areas for executive and vocational training programs in tourism
• Explored opportunities for involvement and engagement with TUT campus in Nelspruit for increased partnership and implementation of newly developed curriculum
• Conducted initial research with respect to recruitment strategies for underrepresented populations
• Visited a semi-rural high school in the greater Nelspruit region to assess current content delivery of tourism curriculum
• Held meetings with governmental education leaders and policy makers for Nelspruit and Mpumalanga Province with respect to tourism education
