Improving Education, Skills, and Employment in Tourism : Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Key Findings -- 1. Skills for Tourism Sector Overview -- 1.1 Structure of Tourism Market in Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor -- 1.2 Good Practice in Regional Tourism Cooperation -- 1.3 Jobs and Nature-Based Tourism -- 2. Skills Supply and Demand in the Tourism Industries of Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor -- 2.1 The Skills Shortage in the Sector and Employer Constraints -- 2.2 On Data Availability and Quality for Conservative Estimations -- 2.3 Findings of Supply- and Demand-Side Mapping -- 3. Key Issues for Improving Tourism Skills in Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor -- 3.1 Institutionalized International Cooperation for Regional Cooperation in Tourism Education -- 3.2 Education Industry and Policy -- 3.3 Tourism Labor Markets and Skill Sets Needed -- 3.4 Certification of Multiple Obtained Skill Sets and Accreditations -- 3.5 Pedagogy, Curricula, and Teacher Training -- 3.6 On the Importance of Entrepreneurship Education -- 3.7 Education Facilities and Institutional Entrepreneurship -- 3.8 Research and Statistics in Centers of Excellence -- 3.9 On the Cost of Quality Higher Education -- 4. Structures for Improving Skills for Tourism -- 4.1 Internationally Managed Private Centers of Excellence in Tourism Education (Proposal 1) -- 4.2 State-Owned Network of Centers of Excellence (Proposal 2) -- 4.3 Project Components toward a Logical Framework -- 4.4 Narrative Description of Project Components -- References -- Appendixes -- 1 Supply and Demand Mapping: Authors' Estimations -- 2 Technicalities of ADB Support and Finance -- 3 Glossary.

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