OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THE SYSTEM FOR TRAINING STAFF IN THE TOURISM FIELD AND EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

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This article analyzes the current state of the system of training personnel in the field of tourism in Uzbekistan, identifies existing problems and considers ways to solve them. It also examines the possibilities of improving the quality of education and expanding international cooperationbased ontheexperience of foreign countries. Key words: Tourism sector, personnel training, system improvement, vocational education, integration of practice and theory, international cooperation, academic exchange programs, professional development, innovative teaching methods, tourism education standard, dual education system, foreign experience, advanced training, tourism marketing, digital tourism education, integrated curricula, quality of service in tourism, global tourism trends, tourism economy, sustainable tourism. Annotatsiya: Ushbu maqolada O‘zbekistonda turizm sohasida kadrlar tayyorlash tizimining hozirgi holati, mavjud muammolar va ularni bartaraf etish yo‘llari tahlil qilingan. Shuningdek, xorijiy mamlakatlar tajribasi asosida ta’lim sifatini oshirish va xalqaro hamkorlikni kengaytirish imkoniyatlari o‘rganilgan. Kalitso`zlar: Turizm sohasi, kadrlar tayyorlash, tizimni takomillashtirish, kasbiy ta’lim, amaliyot va nazariya uyg‘unligi, xalqaro hamkorlik, akademik almashinuv dasturlari, professional rivojlanish, innovatsion o‘quv metodikalari, turizm ta’limi standarti, dual ta’lim tizimi, xorijiy tajriba, malaka oshirish, turizm marketing, raqamli turizm ta’limi, integratsiyalashgan o‘quv dasturlari, turizmda xizmat ko‘rsatish sifati, global turizm tendensiyalari, turizmiqtisodiyoti, barqaror turizm. In recent years, the tourism sector in Uzbekistan has been developing as one of the priority areas of state policy. As a result of laws and strategic programs adopted at the initiative of our President, tourism infrastructure is developing, and the number of foreign tourists is increasing. However, the system for supplying highly qualified personnel to this sector has not yet been fullyformed. Therefore, thedevelopment oftourism education, training ofmodern personnel and the absorption of foreign experience remain urgent issues. Higher educational institutions are also working to develop their own models for training personnel for tourism, taking as a model the educational programs of countries with highly developed tourism. Nevertheless, some problems in training personnel for the tourism sector are noticeable in the employment rate of graduating students, which are mainly dueto several factors. The quality of tourist services depends mainly on the human factor - that is, the knowledge and skills of specialists working in tourism. Therefore, extensive work is being carried out in our http://www.internationaljournal.co.in/index.php/jasass 294 Volume 15Issue 07, July 2025 Impact factor: 2019: 4.679 2020: 5.015 2021: 5.436, 2022: 5.242, 2023: 6.995, 2024 7.75 country to develop this personnel system. For example, the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 18.07.2024 No. PQ-269 “On measures to improve the system of personnel training in the tourism sector”. According to it, “starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the system of personnel training in the tourism and hotel industry in state higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan will be established on the basis of three- year higher education programs, and the educational process will be organized in the form of dual education based on the “block-module” system. In this case, the share of theoretical and practical training in theeducational process willbe: at thefirst stage -80percent theoretical and20percent practical; at thesecond stage -50percent theoretical and 50percent practical; inthethird stage, itis assumed that 30percent willbe theoretical and 70percent practical” These actions will create a foundation for high-quality training of personnel. “In addition, by 2025,theMinistryofHigher Education, Scienceand Innovation will: By the 2024/2025 academic year, it will revise higher education programs in the fields of tourism and hospitality based on the educational programs of prestigious universities that are among thetop 100intheworld ranking; "Develops new qualification requirements and educational programs in accordance with the levels of the International Standard Classification of Education for dual education in higher education in thefields oftourism and hospitality" "Organizes additional courses for the training of tour guide interpreters in Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay on a contractual basis at designated universities."“In order to increase the number of tour guide interpreters serving tourists, additional courses will be organized under higher educational institutions on a contractual basis to train tour guide interpreters in Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay languages”[]. These courses will contrib