The National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) successfully held a train-the-trainers programme on hospitality and tourism for tourism and hospitality industry trainers and tourism journalists in the Lagos region.
The training took place at the Centre for Management Development (CMD), Magodo, Lagos from Monday, June 10th to Friday, June 14th, 2024. Students from leading hospitality and tourism schools in Southwest Nigeria participated in the training. Tourism journalists from leading print and electronic news organisations in Nigeria were also in attendance.
Speaking on the objectives of the train-the-trainer programme, the Executive Director of NIHOTOUR, Mr. Nura Sani Kangiwa, stressed that “NIHOTOUR’s primary mission is to provide basic, intermediate and advanced level training to personnel in the hospitality and tourism sector in Nigeria.”
Therefore, this train-the-trainer programme in Lagos is one among many capacity-building programmes we hold annually across the six regions of Nigeria, aimed at reskilling and upskilling tourism and hospitality industry instructors in relevant schools.”
“The training package had three different focus areas namely, training of trainers on hospitality and tourism, educational awareness and training on conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural properties in Southwest Nigeria and digital content creation for tourism journalists,” Kangiwa explained.
The session on training the trainer in hospitality and tourism covered emerging management schools and best practices in trainer-trainee relationships, effective mentorship, and sustaining the tourism learning ecosystem.
Similarly, the educational sensitization and training sessions on conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural properties in Southwest Nigeria included studies on Yoruba cultural heritage appreciation and best practices in managing traditional artefacts to enhance tourist and visitor experience.
Members of the Association of Travel and Tourism Writers of Nigeria (ATTWON) and other independent travel journalists participated in a session on digital content creation on tourism in Nigeria.
“Key areas of focus for the training included mastering social media platforms for tourism news reporting, using computer applications for photo curation and the best tools for editing videos using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
The National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) is a parastatal agency of the Federal Ministry of Tourism. NIHOTOUR was established by an Act of Parliament to train, certify and register personnel working in the hospitality, travel and tourism sector in Nigeria. The Institute is also the coordinator of the Hospitality and Tourism Sector Skills Council of Nigeria (HTSSCN).
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