Friday, 23February 2024

Visitor Experience Training (VXT) is a partnership between the tourism and hospitality industries and is dedicated to training the hospitality and tourism workforce needed to deliver a true Tasmanian experience to visitors and locals.

Today the Labor Party has committed to continue funding VXT for the next two years at least, should it form government after the election.

VXT Chair, Lisa Punshon, welcomed the announcement.

“VXT is helping to train the tourism and hospitality workforce of the future and we welcome Labor’s commitment today,” Ms Punshon said.

“An additional two years of funding will give VXT the certainty and stability we need to retain and recruit the staff we need, to develop and deliver training programs around the State and importantly to work with all Tasmanians interested in an exciting and rewarding career in tourism and hospitality.

“VXT is working with both parties to ensure they understand how important our training programs are and the long-term benefits they are delivering from the State. We have had positive discussions with the Liberal Party as well and we look forward to their tourism and hospitality policy announcement ahead of the election.”