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Club Med Recruitment Session March 12, 2012
Posted on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:09Club Med will be at the Vancouver Campus on March 12, 2012.
Cast a Ways Cruise Line Recruitment Feb 21 & 23, 2012
Posted on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 12:49Cast A Ways will be in recruiting for cruise line positions at our Vancouver Campus from Feb 21 & 23, 2012.
CAST-A-WAY is very proud to be hosting upcoming Carnival Cruise Line interviews at The Canadian Tourism College.
We will be sourcing and prescreening candidates for the following roles:
Youth Activities Counsellors: You should possess extensive experience working with large groups of children in a daycare, or day camp setting.
Guest Service Associates: You should possess some land based related experience in a hotel front desk or related position.
Entertainment Technicians: You should be skilled and experienced with technical sound and/or lighting for live theatre/performances.
Recruiting Brochure - Sales Associate
All candidates must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
You must be willing to commit to a 6 month contract working and living onboard a ship.
For more details on all these positions, please visit our website at www.cast-a-way.com
Upcoming interviews will be on February 21, 2012. It is NOT an open call and you MUST be pre-screened and invited to attend. Please email your resume to nicola@cast-a-way.com
We hope to see you there!
Recruiting Location:
Vancouver Campus
#501 - 1755 West Broadway
604-736-8000
Just Cruising Recruitment Session February 7 and 24, 2012
Posted on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:11Just Cruising will be in on February 7th, 2012 for recruiting as well as February 24th, 2012.
More details will be available shortly with how to apply.
Stay tuned...
CITC hosted the 6th Annual Students-In-Travel-Conference
Posted on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:396th Annual CITC Students-In-Travel-Conference
Steve Gillick, President of CITC hosted the 6th Annual Students-In-Travel-Conference on the 9th of Feb held at the downtown campus of SFU.
The well attended event brought together tourism students to understand from the industry experts just a little of what the “real world” expects of them and some of the “best practices” to assist them as they begin their tourism and hospitality careers.
The keynote speaker Dr Marc Mancini is a well respected author, traveller and member of the tourism community who shared his ideas of what the “Top Ten Reasons to be in Travel – Right Now”
The following industry partners also shared their time and wisdom included Lisa Elliot, Reservation Manager , Collette Vacation; Darren Single, VP of Travel Services, Odenza Vacations: Marsha Steves, President & Principal Planner, Destinations Wedding Travel.
The prevailing message to everyone was to find your passion, pursue your dream with infectious enthusiasm and enjoy this career with a lifetime of opportunity.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Photo from Left to Right (Dr. Marc Mancini, Steve Gillick, Lori Albina,
Gwynne Whitby-Thomas, Adriana Ramirez)
CTC Hosts Dr. Marc Mancini Feb 7/12
Posted on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:55CTC Welcomes Dr. Marc Mancini to our Vancouver Campus
On February 7th, 2012 CTC had the honour of hosting Dr. Marc Mancini.
Dr. Mancini was in Vancouver to attend the CITC 6th Annual Students-In-Travel-Conference and was kind enough to visit our Vancouver Campus and speak to the students.
Dr. Marc Mancini is an author and professor at West Los Angeles College. He is one of the travel industry’s best know speakers, educators and consultants. It’s estimated that nearly 300,000 travel and professional worldwide have benefited from training programs that he has designed or delivered.
Dr. Mancini has designed or given seminars for virtually every travel association , Including CITC, ICTA, ASTA, ARTA, PATA the NBTA and SITE as well as for the tourist offices all over. Dr Mancini has appeared on CNN, ABC’s Good Morning America and Showtime. He was named “Educator for the Year” by the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators.
Photo from Left to Right (Dr. Marc Mancini and Gwen Donaldson)
Online Travel Agent Certificate - 3 Star CITC Endorsed
Posted on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:58Online Travel Agent Certificate is now 3 Star CITC Endorsed 
Canadian Tourism College's Online Travel Agent Certificate program has CITC's 3 Star Endorsement!
Wondering what that means? CITC endorsement indicates to perspective students/clients such as yourself that our program is meeting or exceeding the minimum requirements for entering the travel industry as a travel counsellor.
The criteria for endorsement includes:
- Length of time the program has been offered
- How graduates are performing in the workplace
- Course curriculum
- Instructor qualifications
- How students perform on the Knowledge exam
CITC offers four levels of Endorsement: Two Star, Three Star, Four Star, and Five Star.
Here are some benefits to graduates of an endorsed program:
- Reduced Knowledge Examination fees
- Reduced fees to enroll in the Certification Program
- Participation in Knowledge exams may take place immediately upon completion of your travel program – you don't have to wait for the twice-a-year sittings that non-Endorsed travel program graduates attend
- Employers look for graduates from Endorsed Programs because they know the minimum industry standards have been met and the graduate comes with what amounts to a “Quality Assurance Tag"
- Complimentary Knowledge Exam Prep Materials
Interested in some more information? Please contact us by phone at the numbers provided below or by email at admissions@tourismcollege.com
Additional CITC Endorsed Programs:
- Travel & Tourism Diploma
- Travel & Tourism Business Management Diploma
- Travel & Tourism Business Management Co-op Diploma
Thank you,
CTC Staff
