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Quality Work-Integrated Learning Relies on Quality Partnerships

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By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors For as long as there have been tourism- and hospitality-focused post-secondary programs, there have been elements of work-integrated learning (WIL). Whether WIL manifested as apprenticeship, internships, practicums, or field placements, educators have known that careers in tourism and hospitality can be elevated through quality WIL experiences …

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Tourism HR Canada Seeks to Fill Workforce Gap Left by the Pandemic

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Discover Tourism shifts the narrative on career opportunities Ottawa, April 4, 2023 – Travel is rebounding from the COVID pandemic more quickly than expected, with widespread global interest in experiencing all that Canada has to offer, but Canadian tourism businesses are operating with more than 100,000 fewer workers than they were in 2019. Tourism HR …

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Future Leaders of Canada’s Tourism Industry Vie for Originality at Annual Case Competition

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As Canada’s tourism sector continues its post-pandemic recovery, and as demand for travel continues to grow, a significant labour shortage remains the major obstacle to successful recovery. This was one of the two challenges that students from three universities—Université du Québec à Montréal–l’Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (UQAM-ITHQ), the University of Guelph, and …

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By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board of Directors I’ve spent enough time working in the higher education world and around labour market information to understand that a sample size of sixty-five isn’t exactly statistically significant when evaluating the experience of Canada’s entire high school population. But I have also come to appreciate that lived …

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