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Admission Notice for Training Programmes under MeitY sponsored Project  " ICT Intervention in Travel and Tourism (T&T) Industry through Capacity Building in New Age Digital Technologies" by NIELIT, Gangtok”

 

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Project name: ICT Intervention in Travel and Tourism (T&T) Industry through Capacity Building in New Age Digital Technologies

Implemented by: National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)- Gangtok under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India

States covered: Sikkim 

Aims and Objective of the project: The project has following objectives :

  1. To empower the target group with Digital Skills including understanding of e-commerce digital transactions and associated concepts to help them leverage the benefits of technology for Travel, Tourism & other related sectors thereby opening newer as well as better livelihood avenues either as an employee or an entrepreneur.
  2. To bridge the gap i.e., the technology shift in the rapidly changing Travel and Tourism Industry by giving much needed Digital Skills to help the target group cope with changes in today’s Digital world.
  3. To upgrade/improve the behavior and service skills of the target groups to eventually achieve an improved tourist specific ambience.
  4. To develop a technology-literate Travel and Tourism industry by helping the target groups participate equally and proactively in today's technology driven industry by being better informed and with the power to communicate and interact freely and effectively.
  5. To support local, social and economic development in Sikkim and ensure social justice –by helping target groups promote rural tourism thereby creating more tourist hotspots so that Tourism can be promoted across all the 4 districts of Sikkim. Research shows that for every 30 new tourists to a destination - one new job is created.
  6. Digital Inclusion of the stakeholders dealing with indigenous and tourism based products to increase their livelihood opportunities by making their products reach online markets.
  7. To enable target groups develop digital content for market promotion using appropriate software tools
Details of the course "ICT Applications in Travel and Tourism" for Stakeholders of Travel and Tourism of Sikkim

Course Name

ICT Applications in Travel and Tourism

Course Fees

No course fees (Sponsored by Govt. of India)

Course Duration

10 days in Offline mode

Batch Size

 

20 nos.

Training Location for offline training

National Institute of Electronics and IT (NIELIT) Gangtok, Indira By Pass Road, Near KBT Petrol Pump, Sichey, Gangtok -737101

Who all can attend?

Owners, employees/staffs of

Accomodation Providers (Hotels, Lodges, Guest Houses, Resorts and Spas, Homestays, etc)  Eateries and Restaurants, Travel agencies, Tour Operators, Tour Guides, Logistic Service Providers, Adventure Tour operators, Outdoor Photographers, Members of various Stakeholder Associations in Sikkim including facilitating partner agencies, Tourist Information Centres, Rural Tourism Facilitation Centres, Permit Offices, etc

How to register for training?
  1. Click on the button “Register for Training Now” available at the top of this page.
  2. Fill in the personal details of the person attending the training. 
  3. Upload scanned copy of the following documents based on whether an employee is nominated to attend the training or the owner/proprietor himself/herself would attend the training-
  4. If Employee is being nominated: Scanned copy of following two documents needs to be uploaded as a single scanned document
    • Nomination Letter from the Business Head in the letter head of the business entity the employee belongs to
    • Valid License of the business/Organization            
  5. If owner is attending - Valid License of his/her business
  6. Other documents to be uploaded:
    • Recent passport sized Photograph of the candidate
    • Scanned copy of signature of the candidate
    • Proof of residence of the candidate: Voter ID card  or COI
  7. Click on the Submit Button available at the bottom of the form once the personal details have been filled up and necessary documents as mentioned above have been uploaded.
  8. NIELIT Gangtok will scrutinize your application and intimate you about your batch start date if selected.
Course Coverage
  • Basics of Computer & Information Technology (IT)
  • Creation of Digital Content
  • E-Commerce sites, listing businesses and monitoring reviews
  • E-Transactions and mobile payments,booking platforms
  • Blogs, Vlogs, Open Source Content Management System (CMS)
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Capturing and Publishing Virtual Reality (VR) content
  • Digital Marketing 
  • Soft Skills and Entreprenuership 

Contact Details
  • Mr. Khagendra Sharma, Scientist-D & Project Chief Investigator, NIELIT Gangtok
  • Mobile/Whatsapp: 8906615176 E-mail: khagendra@nielit.gov.in

 

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