New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) Leading travel solutions company Thomas Cook India Ltd (TCIL) today launched a three month part-time certificate tour management course under its Centre of Learning initiative.

The 'World Tour Management' programme will provide training to the participants to become tour managers. The course covers all popular tourist destinations for international group tours as well as roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by a tour manager.

The programme is aimed at individuals having a graduate degree with an experience in handling events or groups. It is also open for TCIL employees.

The course also includes a special module for the travel management sector and will be conducted two hours each in six days.

The course fee per participant is Rs 30,000 plus service tax of 12.24 per cent.

Thomas Cook (Mumbai) Head HR Prasanth Nair said,''With the travel and tourism industry growing at more than 30 per cent per annum, it is a major step taken by Thomas Cook to create a talent pool for the industry and to provide individuals with professional training, imparted by a diverse and skilled faculty.'' UNI