Abstract
Worldwide tourism education is being promoted by various national and international agencies to achieve sustainable development goals. The presence of tourism education is tremendously growing in international universities. The results suggest that as per the academicians alongside with tourism professionals, the tourism education is highly relevant for economic development. It also shows that tourism education in Uzbekistan, is general a matter of course and specialization-based tourism programs are near to absent.
 This article is not focused on the criticism of reforms in legislation and their functionality, but rather on introducing possibilities which may present an alternative to developing and realizing projects along the lines of innovation in Uzbekistan. The question is how vocational training schools and institutes of higher education, specifically training programmes in tourism and hospitality, have changed and are changing now that the new laws on education, on vocational training. What kind of future can these institutions look forward to, what will they be teaching and in what conditions, especially, in time and after pandemic CoViD-19? This question applies equally to theoretical and practical training.
Highlights
The human resource with talent, skills and work experience from tourism industry is very essential for the success of tourism industry
This study aims to present the results of a literature review focusing on evidence of digital transformation within Tourism Education, outlining best practices and trends, highlighting key findings, paving the way for research and practice in the area
When pandemic CoViD-19 damaged both in the industry and in students’ lives, it is important for Tourism Education to embrace digital transformation, keeping up with the developments and changes in progress in Uzbekistan, but over the world
Summary
The human resource with talent, skills and work experience from tourism industry is very essential for the success of tourism industry. The challenge for tourism education is to prepare graduates to work in these complex, value-laden, socio-political environments where they can proactively and positively contribute to developing forms of tourism that progress the objectives of sustainable development. Tourism education opens the way for how a tourist destination prepares the human resources to be able to work professionally in developing the tourism sectors. Tourism courses focus on responding to practical challenges within this specific, complex and highly dynamic, economic sector. Prominent examples of such experiential learning are work placements, teaching restaurants/kitchens, and fieldtrips. Case study and problem-based learning approaches help students get a better understanding of ‘real life’ situations and challenges
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