"Tourism is a key driver of socio-economic progress in Myanmar and it’s expected to provide over two million new jobs by 2020. In order to assist Myanmar in further developing the tourism sector and its workforce, the ILO launched the “Scaling up STED: Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification” project with a focus on tour guides. The ILO’s STED project facilitated cooperation among all stakeholders involved in the tourism sector and helped to create competency based standards for tourist guides..."