Indonesia has not been able to meet the demand for educated labor hospitality sector (tourism) from a number of countries interested. This caused many universities do not open the required courses and meet the expected standards of competence. Promotion Director of the National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers (BNP2TKI) Sulistyaningsih Endang said that the seminar and Tourism as a Strategy for Science Self Employment Overseas study programs and the launch of Hospitality (tourism) S1 Atma Jaya Catholic University, Monday (23 / 8 / 2010) at Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta.

“Thousands of educated labor demand in tourism from Indonesia, only in small amounts can be met. This is an opportunity for college courses that required open labor markets overseas,” he said.

Endang depicts, from the 9000 workers who were asked Shanghai, 4,000 workers that we can meet and have been approved. “New Zealand needs 2000 workers. Demand for labor in the Middle East and the Netherlands too much. Six months, in Saudi Arabia needs 5000 workers. Workers are needed rather than an accomplice, but the educated manpower in the field of tourism, such as chefs, bar tenders, Butcher, baker, housekeeper, and other tourism areas, “he said.

According to Endang, if you’ve graduated from college and want to work where, do not worry, BNP2TKI have a network with 150 countries. “Formal employment opportunities by 2015, there were at least four million. Whatever expertise, your competence, to work in most major overseas must master English and if you chose the Middle East, plus mastery of Arabic. If not, simply look for work in only domestically, “he said.

He cautioned, working abroad cautiously with agents. “Know the true existence of agents, because many of agent imitation. The presence of agents can be checked to BNP2TKI,” he said.

Promotions Director of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Culture and Tourism, I Gde Pitana said, tourism is compliant as a science that is based on the philosophy of science. “Tourism is an independent branch of science, which has been agreed upon by academics, associations and governments,” he said.

According Pitana, tourism education should develop a process and generate tourism beings are able to address the changes and trends in tourism.

Marketing and PR Coordinator Atma Jaya Catholic University, John Top Pracoyo, say, the development of tourism showed an increasing trend, the more complex, more diverse with the demands of quality also increased along with increased human mobility.

“Development of tourism in the future demands the availability of qualified human resources, not only in terms of service, but also in terms of planning, research and development academically,” he said.