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TÜROB accelerates its earthquake, disaster and emergency training

TÜROB, which has placed emphasis on training for hotel employees during the pandemic period, devoted the year’s first training program to the subject of disasters. Nearly a thousand hotel employees from across Türkiye attended the ‘Disaster Awareness Training,’ with earthquakes forming the main item on the training’s agenda.

The Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) has accelerated its disaster training for hotel employees. The year’s first training program was the ‘Emergency Awareness Training’ organized in cooperation with TÜROB and the Istanbul Governorship Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The training program, held online, was conducted free of charge for TÜROB members. Nearly a thousand hotel employees from across Türkiye attended the ‘Disaster Awareness Training,’ with earthquakes forming the main item on the agenda of the training in question.

The aim is to raise awareness and consciousness

Noting that the Ministry of the Interior had declared 2021 the ‘Year of Disaster Education in Türkiye,’ TÜROB President Müberra Eresin stated that, in the event of a disaster, their goal is for trained and well-equipped individuals to carry out rescue or humanitarian aid activities in the field until the public’s emergency response teams reach the scene, and therefore for people to be trained so that correct interventions can be made. Eresin said: “The aim of the Disaster Awareness Training is to raise awareness and consciousness among hotel employees about damage-reduction measures and precautions against disaster risks before disasters occur, and to provide them with basic-level knowledge and skills.”

Training will continue

Pointing out that awareness is at an advanced level, particularly in the accommodation sector, Eresin noted that the participation of nearly a thousand hotel employees in the most recent training was an indication of this awareness. Pointing out that citizens, like public institutions and organizations, also have responsibilities in combating disasters, Eresin noted that they believe a collective effort will bring success. Emphasizing that TÜROB had placed emphasis on training activities in many areas for the sector during the pandemic period, primarily hygiene and Covid-19, Eresin said that the training activities would continue in 2021 as well.

The ‘Emergency Awareness Training’ for personnel working in hotels, organized in cooperation with AFAD and TÜROB, had been launched in 2013. To date, 7,000 sector employees have received training within this scope. In addition, ‘Training Participation Certificates’ were issued to participants online by TÜROB.