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Perth Colleges Involvement in the Project

By their involvement in the Targeting Tourism initiative Perth College believe, not only could Tayside increase its share of the tourism market but also impact positively on the Scottish figure. Over the past 18 months the colleges have invested resources to engage with employers in the sector. Perth have established an employer forum which covers a wide range of employers within the hospitality and tourism sector . This forum will help determine changes required in training to meet the needs identified by hoteliers, restaurateurs, licensees and other associated businesses.

Forum members:

• Symphony Hotels and Leisure Ltd
• Association of Self Caterers
• Ballathie House
• Crieff Visitor Centre
• Tullibardine Distillery
• Nae Limits
• PADHARA
• Visit Scotland
• Forestry Commission
• Caithness Glass
• Kinnaird Estates
• Horescross Perth Concert Hall
• Dewars World of Whisky
• Murrayshall Hotel

One of the key roles of Perth Colleges Tourism Development Centre which will open early in 2006 is to effectively interpret for a wide range of audiences the nature and benefits of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

The Centre will be made up of:

• An interpretation environment that clearly interprets for a wide audience what the Tourism and Hospitality industry is and what it means for Perthshire.
• A staffed Solutions Centre for supporting employers and employee needs re recruitment, training and skills, business solutions and networking.
• Two flexible spaces for providing tourism related training, master classes, meetings, seminars and visitor sessions.