JAKARTA - The government is focusing on developing tourism and the creative economy in five super priority destinations in Indonesia. One of them is Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
This tourist area which is touted as the paradise of NTT is famous for its unique Komodo tourism in Komodo National Park. To become a premium tourist destination, this area needs the support of good quality human resources (HR).
Therefore, the Head of the West Manggarai Regency Tourism Office, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Agustinus Rinus asked the central government for serious attention on the development of human resources in the effort to organize the Labuan Bajo National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN).
Agustinus said this was because 60 percent of the people of West Manggarai Regency had an elementary school education (SD) and below.
"The preparation of human resources (HR) is important to our hopes. Because of the 274 thousand residents of West Manggarai, 60 percent of them have elementary school certificates and below," he said in a virtual press conference on the Labuan Bajo DPSP Development Progress, Friday, February 19.
According to him, the central government must be serious in developing human resources. So that the presence of KSPN Labuan Bajo can be utilized by the local community. If not, local residents will only be spectators in their own area.
"If not, we will be spectators in our own country," he said.
Therefore, Augustinus suggested that the central government establish a Tourism Polytechnic educational institution in West Manggarai Regency. Through the presence of higher education institutions, it is hoped that it can strengthen efforts to develop local human resources.
"That, hope is related to the preparation of human resources," he said.
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