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How to Get Involved

Partnering with CATT

Educating Future Tourism Leaders...

“This program will significantly improve the industry’s access to motivated and trained professionals by laying the groundwork for continuing education, either on the job or at the post- secondary level. The Academy and its business partners will work to ensure that there is a skilled workforce in place to meet the expected growth in the industry.”

Carolyn Clark,
Senior Vice President of Human Resources,
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

Your support of the Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism – along with partners such as the American Express Foundation, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Royal Host Hotels & Resorts,  Metro Toronto Convention Centre and Delta Hotels – demonstrates your commitment to educating today’s youth.

100% of CATT students participate and contribute to the travel & tourism industry in some form before they graduate from high school through tourism work placement (each student gains between 25-240 hours of experience).

How to Get Involved

Industry partners can become involved with the Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism and to local Academy programs by: 

• National Advisory Group - participate, identify & recruit industry partners that are interested in supporting youth development in the T & T Industry.
• Financial Support -  national: cohost an event or conference; copartner a national project; or work with educators and students directly.
• In-Kind Support - offset expenses for training programs, fundraising events, seminars, conferences, raffle items, airline tickets.
• Co-op Education/Work Placements – provide industry work experience for Academy students.
• Scholarships - provide scholarship funding to students for post-secondary expenses.
• Familiarization Experiences - provide support to students and educators by presenting experiential events
• Teacher Internships - a work placement assignment (unpaid) to increase educational development in the tourism industry and to enhance the Academy classroom curriculum/experiential activities.
• Teacher Training - invite teachers to industry staff development modules at local sites.

Contact us for more information on partnering with the CATT program.