Curriculum Development in International Convention and Conference Management at Meio University, Okinawa, Japan

DeFranco, Agnes; Abbott, JéAnna; Ali, Fathelalem F.

doi:10.1300/j452v07n03_03

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“…As tourism and hospitality industry professionals need to evolve in their trainings and skills, MICE and Event management professionals are desired to be trained in employability skills development as well [ 33 ]. MICE sector covers a wide range of activity management such as special event management, on- and off-premise catering, and exposition management [ 34 ]. Typically, MICE students are expected to transfer multi-facet, comprehensive and adequate competences and experience to their future work environment.…”

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“…The aforementioned research studies have examined the perceptions and expectations of tourism, hospitality and MICE employment generic competences and skills for graduates. Most of these studies focused on rank orders for importance of competences and skills [ 20 , 22 , 25 ], and importance of the courses in curricula system [ 19 , 24 , 34 ] reported by the industry employers and experts. Some study provided data from the perspective of graduates [ 23 ].…”

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Employability skills for MICE management in the context of ICTs

2022

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) applications have become a vital part for MICE industry. MICE higher education is expected to provide their graduates with essential management knowledge and ICTs operational skills to meet the industry demands on the rise. This empirical study investigates the perceptions of employability skills for MICE management in the context of ICTs. Based on the questionnaire (n = 95), an initial 16 employability skills are proposed and the underlying dimensions are explored. The skills of communication, innovation, organizing and coordinating, market promotion, planning, project implementing, crisis management, proficiency in English and operation management are perceived as of great importance. Four categories of employability skills are analysed: Core Generic skills (CGS), Communicative Expression Skills (CES), Practical Hands-on Skills (PHS) and MICE Professional Skills (MPS). This study is crucial as it helps to identify the level of importance and dimension of employability skills for MICE management. For both academia and industry, the results of this study are useful to provide critical skills for multi-skilled and competitive employees for their future success.

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confidence: 99%