The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a number of industries across the country, and the tourism & hospitality industry is near, if not at the top of, that list. The challenge now is how to address the labour crisis this industry is facing. CEWIL Canada, the lead organization for work-integrated learning in Canada, has a weekly […]
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The Propel Student Work Placement Program offers tourism and hospitality employers access to up to $7,500 in wage subsidies when they hire a post-secondary student for work-integrated learning: an internship, a co-op placement, a work experience placement, and more. The many benefits? Students gain paid hands-on learning and mentoring in their field of study. Employers
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By Joe Baker, Tourism HR Canada Board Member The Canadian tourism industry has always relied on the higher education system for talent. Our industry employs students enrolled in a variety of programs as seasonal or part-time staff, and we hire students who have intentionally chosen tourism-related programs trying to build their careers in our sectors.
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Launch of Student Work Placement Program for Tourism and Hospitality Will Nurture Talent in Devastated Industry (OTTAWA, ON—August 4, 2021) Tourism HR Canada today announced the launch of a federally funded Student Work Placement Program offering paid work-integrated learning opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sector. Called Propel, the new program benefits the full spectrum
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