BC hospitality workplace essential skills project phase 1 : British Columbia hospitality workplace essential skills project phase 1 : assessment and provincial delivery recommendations

June 2008 BC Hospitality Workplace Essential Skills Project 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY The BC Hospitality Workplace Essential Skills Project was undertaken as a response to a call from the Ministry of Advanced Education (AVED) to determine how effectively the public post-secondary education system was responding to the workplace essential skills requirements of individual sectors. [...] Additionally, British Columbia’s spectacular and diverse natural environment, the draw of special events such as the 2010 Winter Olympics, the expansion of meeting destinations throughout BC, including the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and increasing interest in Aboriginal culture and tourism underpin the notion of tourism as a growth industry. [...] LinkBC, the tourism and hospitality education network supports and connects 20 post-secondary tourism and hospitality programs throughout the province and the Yukon. [...] For a detailed summary of educational options, please consult resources available through go2 at BC Hospitality Workplace Essential Skills Project 8 6.0 ESSENTIAL SKILLS CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES Almost from the beginning of essential skills initiatives in Canada, the tourism and hospitality industry embraced the concept of transferable [...] Accessing training is also problematic due to the large geographic area of the Kootenays and the remoteness of some tourism and hospitality products.