Analysis of staffing needs for tourism in North Caucasus Federal District

Abstract

The article talks about the role of tourism in the world, about the role of tourism in the North Caucasus Federal District. In the North Caucasus Federal District, great attention is paid to the development of various types of tourism. The tourism industry can have a great importance for the development of the socio-economic situation in the district. This is both an increase in cash receipts to the budget and employment of the population. Employment of the population is the most important characteristic of the economy. The development of tourism significantly affects the growth of employment both in the world and in a particular region. The study analyzes data on employment in the regions of the district by the economic type of activity “Hotels and public catering”, by collective accommodation facilities, by employment in travel agencies. Calculations of the share of employment in the tourism sector to the total number of those employed in the North Caucasus Federal District, the share of employed by types of economic activities in the tourism sector in the regions are shown, analysis and comparison of data by the regions of the district are presented. The state of employment and provision of specialists in the tourism industry at the present time is given. The data of a sociological survey of employers in the tourism sector are presented. The results indicate that there is a sorely lack of specialists. The article analyzes the state of training of personnel in the sphere of tourism in the district under the programs of higher and secondary vocational education. The data on the number of educational institutions involved in training specialists for the tourism sector are given, and the main directions of personnel training are shown. Recommendations are given on what points you need to pay attention to in training specialists for the tourism sector. It is important to pay attention not only to the quantitative aspect of providing the industry with specia-lists, but also to the quality training of personnel. A serious area is the training of working professions, it is also important to pay attention to the training of tour guides and tour guides. The paper provides forecast data on the provision of the tourism industry with the necessary specialists and provides data on the required number of graduates in educational institutions in the tourism profile.