Siem Reap Province: On the morning of 20 October 2026, with the high-level authorization of H.E. HUOT HAK, Minister of Tourism, H.E. CHHUN MAKARA, Director General of Tourism Industry Management, accompanied by the Director of the Department of Tourism Professional Training and technical officials from the Department, conducted a field visit to Paul Dubrule School of Hospitality and Tourism. The visit aimed to monitor and review the progress of training programmes recognized by the Ministry of Tourism, as well as to discuss future directions for their further development.
During the meeting, the Director General expressed his appreciation and commended the school for its contributions to human resource development and its efforts to enhance training capacity and quality through the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (MRA-TP) framework, in accordance with national and international standards.
H.E. CHHUN MAKARA also encouraged the school to further strengthen its cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism in curriculum development, training of trainers, competency assessment, and the facilitation of students’ access to practical employment opportunities. These efforts are expected to contribute to improving the quality of tourism services and strengthening Cambodia’s competitiveness in regional and global tourism markets.
It is worth noting that Paul Dubrule School of Hospitality and Tourism was the first school in Siem Reap Province to implement the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (MRA-TP) competency standards. The school has also previously sent students to participate in the ASEAN Skills Competition, where they achieved commendable results.
In 2026, the school trained a total of 319 students, including 227 female students, across seven key areas of specialization, namely:
1. Hospitality Management
2. Travel Agency Operations
3. Guest Services (Front Office and Housekeeping)
4. Food and Beverage Services
5. Culinary Arts
6. Bakery
7. Preparatory Hospitality Training
The visit underscored the shared commitment of the Ministry of Tourism and Paul Dubrule School of Hospitality and Tourism to continuously strengthening the quality of tourism education and vocational training. It also reaffirmed their common objective of developing a skilled, professional, ethical, and highly competitive tourism workforce capable of supporting the sustainable development.
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of Cambodia’s tourism sector.
