Tourism Management Studies

Analyzing Gaps related to Higher Education in Iran's Tourism Industry

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Faeze sadat Mirfakhraddini

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/tms.2024.79500.2933
Abstract
Most people emphasize that the content of the program matches the needs of the tourism industry. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to investigate the needs of the tourism labor market in Iran and analyze the gap in the quality of higher education from the point of view of the stakeholders of tourism in the government, non-government and private sectors, so that appropriate planning can be done for the education sector in this field. He did the improvement of its manpower.
Conclusion and suggestions: The stakeholders of the industry suggest strengthening the skills of the graduates in sales, collaboration and networking and creative experience design. The teachers of this field should also have a closer cooperation with the tourism industry sector to actively find the needs, revise the educational content and use a more practical approach.

Keywords

Human Resource Improvement
Human Resources Training Planning
Skill Gap
Higher Education
Tourism Labor Market
Subjects
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Tourism Management Studies
Volume 20, Issue 69
Winter 2025
Pages 129-168

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