Tourism, Hospitality & Events News
Starting Up in Tourism Workshop
If you've just started a tourism business - or you're planning to - and would like to know more about who to talk to, what steps to take and how to go about it, then this workshop is for you!
Tourism Alliance Victoria, Small Business Victoria, Tourism Victoria and the OAMPS Insurance Brokers, have combined their expertise and resources to develop this introduction to the tourism industry for new and potential businesses.
The aim is to provide strategic insight across a range of essential business practices and improve overall business acumen and planning.
Workshop notes and a comprehensive resource kit including industry publications will be provided, as well as relevant industry contacts and networking opportunities for you to follow up.
For more information please visit www.tourismalliance.com.au.
Australian Tourism Accreditation Program Launch
After many months of hard work the Australian Tourism Accreditation Program was officially launched on the 31st of October at Skydeck 88, Eureka Tower. For more information regarding ATAP please visit their website www.atap.net.au or view some photos from the event here.
Victorian Training Awards
The 2008 Victorian Training Awards Presentation Dinner was held at Atlantic Group's Peninsula Room on Thursday 21 August 2008. For more information on the awards please visit the Skills Victoria Awards & Events page.
National Tourism Accreditation Framework
The Australian Government is leading the development of a National Tourism Accreditation Framework (NTAF).
The primary objective of the NTAF is a quality customer experience achieved through an accreditation and promotional framework that recognises sustainable and capable businesses.
More information can be viewed on the Australian Government - Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism website or download the the National Tourism Accreditation Framework Proposal for Tourism Minister's Council [PDF. 165KB].
SSV Response to 'Securing our Future Economic Prosperity': discussion paper on skills reform
The Victorian Government's discussion paper 'Securing our Future Economic Prosperity': discussion paper on skills reform [PDF: 1.37MB] outlines proposed reforms of the vocational education and training (VET) system.
Click here for SSV's response to the discussion paper [PDF: 47KB].
OTTE renamed Skills Victoria - New Website
As many of you will be aware the Office of Training and Tertiary Education or OTTE has been renamed Skills Victoria. Along with this change Skills Victoria has refreshed and renamed their website to www.skills.vic.gov.au. The new Skills Victoria web site provides information on education and training options to a wide range of audiences including apprentices, trainees, students, teachers, trainers, businesses and employers.
Information about Victorian ITABs and links to their web sites can be accessed through the Industry & Employers tab on the side menu.
If you are looking for corporate-specific information visit Skills Victoria Corporate: www.skills.vic.gov.au/corporate.
The main feature of the new web sites are the ease of navigation and quicker click-access to information.
The web site is live as at today, and I encourage you to visit and engage with Skills Victoria's on-line platform.
For more information please, see Skills Victoria's announcement.
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