Youth Services Kick Off Tourism and Customer Service Training in Southern Belize

The Department of Youth Services held orientation in southern Belize today for youths enrolled in its tourism and customer service programmes. Twenty-nine participants gathered at the Independence High School conference room to participate in English and Math competency assessments, which the DYS will use to tailor the training sessions to the needs of the participants. Walton Garbutt, Deputy Director of the DYS, explained that the program is a six-month course that will contain both theory and practical elements.

Garbutt added that the certificate gained from the course will allow graduates to immediately be employable within the tourism sector. He said that the DYS is encouraging as many participants who are interested in pursuing entrepreneurship. 

The participants in the course are between the ages of 17 to 29 years old.