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Cape Argus reports that the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (Cathsseta) has confirmed that it has cleared the backlog in respect of certification of learners, including learner tourist guides in the Western Cape.
This came after the standing committee on economic opportunities and tourism tackled Cathsseta when it emerged that some learner guides had been waiting for up to a year to receive their certificates. In a letter to the committee, provincial economic development and tourism department head Solly Fourie explained that the problem had been caused by a transition period during which the old system for learner enrolments closed in October 2019 and the new system opened in June 2020. He said: “Learners who were not captured during the transition period have now been captured on the back end of the new system. This has also resolved the issue of learners who were trained but were not on the system.” Committee chairperson Deidré Baartman commended Cathsseta on eliminating the backlog, but said much more needed to be done by national government and its entities to rescue the tourism industry. She stated: “A study of 400 businesses in hospitality in the Western Cape found that 66% of businesses indicated that they would lose between 75% and 100% of their income for July and August 2021. Worryingly, 33% of businesses said that they were forced to retrench staff due to the latest lockdown regulations.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mwangi Githahu at Cape Argus
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