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Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism Partner Newsletter - Spring 2009
Greetings
The Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism is continuing to grow, both in the number of schools operating the program and in the variety of instructional techniques. We have welcomed our first school in the territories – Porter Creek Secondary in Whitehorse, YT. As technology advances, the program continues to evolve in order to capture the interest of students and CATT educators in the digital age.
There is a new community area on our website where teachers, students, and alumni can interact. There are also some exciting discussions happening with virtual programs so that CATT is able to reach out to an even larger audience.
"While completing my work experience hours throughout the community, I have been able to see many different areas of the industry. Each placement has given me the chance to work with different groups of people and learn many different tasks. I have become very interested and determined to pursue a career in this area. I have become a lot more involved within the community." - Alana Pearson, Highland Secondary School, Cornox, B.C.
The Fairmont Winnipeg in Manitoba was the location of the 2008 Annual CATT Conference (held in conjunction with the CTHRC Tourism HR Forum), a three-day professional development event for CATT educators.
CTC/CATT Best Practices Educator Award
The Sixth Annual Best Practice Educator’s Award was presented by Greg Klassen, vice-president of marketing at the Canadian Tourism Commission, to Diane Kirkby, CATT co-ordinator at Gananoque Secondary School, Gananoque, Ontario.
Interactive features, a fresh look, updated content, and a brand new community area: the new CTHRC, emerit, Discover Tourism, and CATT websites are live and ready to be explored.
We would love to have something from you to include in our next Alumni eNewsletter. This eNews is sent to a targeted group of people who are interested in making their careers in the tourism industry. If you would like to let this dedicated group know how to come work for your organization, please let us know. We will be sending out our next Alumni Newsletter shortly after September 15th, 2009.
C.A.T.T. in the C.I.A.
A native of Kingston, Ontario, Jared Braithwaite never planned on joining the C.I.A. A 2007 graduate of the Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism (CATT) program at Loyalist Collegiate Vocational Institute (LCVI) in Kingston. He now attends the most prestigious culinary school in the United States, the Culinary Institute of America, more commonly known as the C.I.A. The school is in Hyde Park, New York, an hour north of Manhattan.
In November 2008, two Academy students from St. Paul’s Collegiate in Elie, Manitoba traveled to Nice, France with their Coordinator, Susanne Saiko-Gamble, to present their case study at the International Student-Teacher Conference. Their topic was Responsible Tourism: An Impact Study of the Effects of Geocaching on Canada’s Wetlands. The full case study will be posted on GTTP’s website soon. CATT is currently accepting applications for the 2009 case study writing competition on “Sport Tourism.”
Your Partnership
The Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism values your partnership in delivering a quality program to high school students across Canada. With projected labour shortages in the tourism industry forecast by CTHRC’s Tourism Labour Supply and Demand Projections Model, attracting young people to a career in tourism is vital. With the Academy program, they acquire skills and knowledge for a head start in a diverse and exciting array of job opportunities. Thank you for your involvement in supporting a worthy program. Your investment will be returned in tomorrow’s tourism workforce!
Contact Us
We are more than happy to address any questions you may have about the Canadian Academy of Travel & Tourism. We are also more than happy to hear your feedback regarding this communication. Is there an aspect of CATT you would like to know more about?
Jason Gourley
Project Manager, CATT Program
Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council
(t) 613-231-6949 jgourley@cthrc.ca
