Preparation of Resources through High Education for the Labor Market in Tourism and Hospitality Case Study: University “HaxhiZeka” in Peja (Kosovo) – Faculty of Management in Tourism, Hospitality and Environment

Abstract

Tourism presents a complex activity with socio economic character in economic activities and branches. Tourism is a very important activity in our state economy and in the recent years is becoming an important economy sector. Its development and quality would not be possible without proper human resources. Main factors in tourism success are the human resources that through the high education become qualified managers in tourism and hospitality industry. In the circumstances of the new economy, knowledge based economy; human capital embodied in Kosovo population is the most important state asset. This document tackles the issue of human resources education (managers) in the sphere of tourism andhospitality, as well the cooperation with touristic operators and the issue on how capable is one degreed manager to manage the sphere of tourism andhospitality in our country. This cooperation between high education (faculty) and the labor market is important especially in the process of standard development and new study programs, in guarantying proper conditions for practical trainings, in practical qualification of human resources, in defying the specialists needed for the labor market. Methodologies used for this document are based in scientific available literature, documents that deal with high education in Kosovo as well available concrete surveys with students related to the subjects. Results of the outcomes deal with: how educated will new generations be through the faculty (MTHM) and how much they will be able to approach the labor market as new managers in the field of tourism and hotels.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n2p259