A national level webinar was held at the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Govindpuri, Gwalior on Saturday to celebrate the World Environment Day. The Day was celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of ecosystem and the urgent need to plant and nurture more trees.
During the webinar, Hon Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification (IITFC) Programme which is a digital initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India for the citizens of India to become a part of the booming tourism industry.
It is an online programme where one can learn about tourism at their own time, space, path and pace. Currently 2230 participants are undertaking the course while a further 7546 have registered for the programme. The minister also inaugurated the latest website of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, which is in 108 international languages.
Arvind Singh, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism; Rakesh Varma, Additional Secretary, Rupinder Brar, ADG, Ministry of Tourism and Gyan Bhushan, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India also participated in the webinar as Special Guests.
Prof Monika Prkash of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management said that the participants of the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification (IITFC) Programme have been segregate into batches with each batch consisting of 25 participants. She added that the training will be of seven days, at the end of which certificates will be awarded based on an appropriate evaluation.