The National Tourism Careers & Employment Expo is created as the largest National FREE CAREER EVENT to grow the industry, equip industry players and most importantly boost massive job employment within the relevant tourism and hospitality sector in Nigeria. The event is to welcome visitors both young and old to come along and get careers advice, discuss study options with leading Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics, and private education providers, source information on industries of interest and speak directly with employers about employment opportunities within their organizations.
It's relatively easy to find paid part-time work opportunities in the travel and tourism industry, since it's so large and there are so many types of visitor establishments and attractions all over the country. The range of working patterns available should make it easy to combine part-time work with your current study; this is according to research
With 13% of workers aged 20 to 26 compared with 9% for services or for the non-financial business economy, the tourism industries have a particularly young labour force, as these industries can make it easy to enter the job market. The proportion of young workers stands at 15 % in the EU, while in other countries, more than one out of four persons employed in this sector is aged 15 to 24
According to the World Bank, In 2017, Tourism in Nigeria generated approximately 6% of the annual internally generated revenue in Nigeria. Tourism in Nigeria is one of the major drivers of inter-cultural relations. Tourism in Nigeria is one of the major drivers of inter-cultural relations. Over the years, tourism has influenced the influx of people visiting the country.
Through the event, we are ensuring that businesses have the opportunity to speak to this targeted audience by bringing in relevant big employers in the Industry, Ministries, Agencies, Parastatals, NGO's, Organizations, Companies, Chambers of Commerce, e.t.c
In efforts to diversify the country's economy from oil, the tourism/hospitality industry is proven to be one of the major sectors to be considered in creating massive employment for Nigerians and it also a source of foreign direct investment with great potentials for exchange earnings.
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