Minister Arrindell congratulates OECS on establishment of Tourism Institute

St. Maarten News —Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Ingrid Arrindell, commends the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in taking the initiative of having the leading tertiary training institutions from across the OECS which are part of the Network of Excellence of Tourism and Hospitality Training and Education, (NETHTE).

ECIT will be the first ever regional virtual learning institution for Tourism and Hospitality.

The formation process of ECIT took 10-years under the coordination of a Task Force comprising of the National Tourism Organizations in the OECS; Tertiary level training institutions such as Community Colleges; the Caribbean Tourism Organization; and the OECS Commission.

The Task Force was assigned by the OECS Council of Tourism Ministers under the objective to develop an integrated system for tourism hospitality training and education that would be assisted by regional institutes of Hospitality Training in each OECS Member State.

Source: Today SXM Minister Arrindell congratulates OECS on establishment of Tourism Institute

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