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IFT leads the way in heritage management

12/03/2010 09:34:00
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Macau’s Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) shared its knowledge of heritage management education by providing specialised UNESCO World Heritage training to curriculum developers, managers and trainers of Mount Lushan World Heritage Office at a three-day workshop, ending today.
IFT was appointed the Knowledge Management Hub of the Asian Academy of Heritage Management (AAHM) by UNESCO and ICCROM in 2009.
The customised three-day training aims to build the capacity of heritage professionals from the Administrative Bureau of Mount Lushan Scenic and Historic Spots to bring about the professionalisation of World Heritage guiding and interpretation at the Mount Lushan World Heritage site.
 In response to concerns of high-impact tourism at World Heritage sites in Asia, AAHM launched the Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides Programme in 2005.  
This rigorous, practical and internationally recognised training and certification programme is being implemented through active partnerships between members of AAHM, training institutions from the UNESCAP Asia Pacific Education and Training Institutes in Tourism (APETIT) network and National Tourism Organisations (NTOs), with IFT serving as the Knowledge Management Hub and UNESCO providing technical advisory.

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