The Councillor of Tourism of the Municipality of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has announced that the city council will apply to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Region of Murcia the creation of a Tourism Qualification Centre based in the town of Lorca .
Councilman of Tourism has stated that "a training center in this category in the municipality of Lorca would address the needs in this area not only our city but also from the many municipalities that are in their wide area of influence.
In this way the two qualification Centers Tourist existing or proposed, would cover the training needs in almost all the regional geography of the strategic situation of the three centers.
This is a training center for high-level reference for the tourism sector which aims to improve and increase training of youth in this occupational sector, while also aimed at working professionals for recycling.
In addition to courses, there are many and varied training activities such as post-graduate courses, seminars and professional conferences. "
Qualification Centre Tourist Region of Murcia is created in 2006 as a public company assuming the organization of specific training courses and qualifications in tourism, to support technical and professional training in this sector.
After granting the second city of Cartagena Tourism Qualification Centre Region last year 2007, the city of Lorca will initiate the steps necessary to achieve the creation of the next center in the municipality.
The tourist vocation of the city is unquestionable, especially if we consider the next big tourism projects and the implementation of the Parador that will demand skilled workers in sectors such as catering, hotel and non-hotel accommodation, travel agencies, guides,.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca