The Evolution of Adult Training Process in Suceava County during 2004-2013, in the Tourism Field

Abstract

The issue of education and vocational training has been in the history of human civilization a topical and quite controversial subject in terms of the approaches to which it has been subjected to. The concept of professional training integrates two dimensions: a) initial training - training which takes place before entering the labor market, usually carried out in the national education system; b) continuous training- professional training which takes place after entering the labor market, conducted outside the national education system and which takes place in formal, non-formal or informal learning contexts. At the current stage of the economic development, as well as in the one to come, the human factor is no longer a simple resource, but a strategic one, whose valuation and capitalization involve profound modification of business organization, the increasing investment in human resources being widely recognized. Both, the employment problem and the creation of a highly qualified workforce as economic, social, cultural and political priorities, cannot be solved only through lifelong education and professional training. This paper intends to present the evolution of adults training in Suceava County, during 2004-2013, by analyzing statistical data collected from the Authorizing Commission of Suceava and to customize on the field of Tourism, hotels, restaurants. Our research results show the fact that training and education in tourism is still relatively under-developed in Suceava County, despite the fact that years 2007 and 2008 were the peak of training programs in this domain. However, statistical data show the situation is changing slowly and adult education is gaining ground again after the major economic crisis. Educational and training policies must undergo changes in order to ensure basic education for. Thus, reconsideration of the current systems of professional training, should force training programs providers to give this field the status of a priority objective in the economic and social development.