Choosing
a Career in the
Tourism Although
some believe there is
a huge number of
African-Americans in
the tourism and
hospitality industry,
this is far from
being true.
Unfortunately, there
is not a major influx
of minorities into
the industry. Most
people still perceive
the industry as
either manual labor
positions or
low-paying desk clerk
jobs, but the tourism
and hospitality
industry is a growing
industry where
typically promotion
comes quickly for
those who are focused
and looking to excel.
Many national and
international
corporations in the
tourism and
hospitality industry
are also eager to
recruit and train
African-Americans for
positions in
management. The
bottom line being
that there are a
wealth of
opportunities
available. Over
the past few decades
there have been
slow-to-moderate
changes in the
tourism and
hospitality industry
for
African-Americans. In
the past, the
perception was that
to work in this
industry, you had to
start at the bottom
of the totem pole
working in
housekeeping or
kitchen services. Now
that more colleges
are offering
hospitality as a
major, more students
are becoming
interested as well as
educated in this
field of
employment.continued
below)
Below
is a brief capsule of
a talented young lady
we met on our most
recent trip to East
Africa. Angela
Tenga is a 24
-year old Tanzanian.
Single. Has a
Bachelor of Commerce
in Marketing and
Accounting at Mysore
University in India.
She would like to
work in: Canada,
Australia,
Switzerland and other
countries in Europe,
also in Africa . If
you are interested in
contacting her for
possible employment,
please contact our
Careers Dept. at
airhwy@dowco.com. Her
personal E-mail is:
angeltenga@yahoo.com
Global
Practice for
Aviation/Aerospace/Defense
and Related
Technologies "The
development of
practices that focus
on specific
industries is a
direct by- product of
client-driven needs,"
stated John P.
Schreitmueller,
Corporate Senior Vice
President of
Strategic Business
Development and
Practice Leader for
the firm's aviation,
aerospace and defense
initiatives. In an
interview yesterday,
Mr. Schreitmueller
further indicated
that "deep knowledge
of cultures, business
requirements and
talent management in
these sectors affords
our clients not only
a significant savings
in time as we
approach meeting
their specific needs,
it also serves as a
bridge for Right to
establish
long-lasting business
partnerships with
organizations in the
aviation, aerospace
and defense
communities." Specialization
in specific
industries is a
methodology new to
the traditional
career
transition/consulting
community. "As Right
has dramatically
expanded its
resources to serve
clients across
multiple geographers,
the firm is expanding
in parallel its
abilities to
concentrate on
customized solutions
of exceptional
quality for clients
whose needs require a
comprehensive grasp
on how talent moves
into, within, and out
of organizations in
particular industrial
sectors," said Mr.
Schreitmueller. He
further stated the
firm has plans to
introduce additional
industrial practices
over the next
year. Headquartered
in Philadelphia,
Right Management
Consultants offers
services to
corporations and
organizations of all
sizes through a
global network of
more than 300 service
locations and the
Internet. The company
is a worldwide leader
in customized career
transition solutions
and also offers a
wide range of
organizational
consulting services,
including
organizational
performance,
leadership
development and
talent management
services. In
combination, the two
lines of business
enable Right to help
businesses manage the
entire life cycle of
their employees.
Contact:
JOHN P.
SCHREITMUELLER Aviation
& Electronic
Schools of
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from above Our
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items from North
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persons Canadian
Council for Human
Resources CCHREI
was established in
1993 as a nonprofit
organization to
assist the
environment industry
in developing and
implementing a
national human
resource strategy. We
understand that the
environment industry
faces particular
challenges in the
human resources
field. Created to
assist with those
challenges, we at
CCHREI believe that
our programs would
interest your
readers/members.
CCHREI is
continuously
developing new
programs (a brief
description of each
program is included
below) to provide the
environment industry
with effective HR
solutions. CCHREI is
currently
concentrating on the
recruitment and
retention issues
facing environment
sectors, the
certification
of environmental
practitioners, and
helping young
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concentrates on
resolving the
recruitment and
retention issues that
confront the
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ERRL offers companies
the opportunity to
increase their
current employees'
productivity by
identifying and
closing their
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Using CCHREI's
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environmental
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benefit from
professional
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training
opportunities. The
program emphasizes
the mutually
beneficial practice
of employers and
employees working
together to focus on
life long learning
and skills
development. Canadian
Environmental
Certification
Approvals Board
(CECAB) EnviroCareers be
distributed to
secondary schools,
libraries, and career
centers nationwide
later this spring.
With the creation of
the EnviroCareers
package, where
personality traits,
interests and skills,
and education are all
taken into account,
users are given a
realistic and
comprehensive
overview of their
career options.
Consisting of a
CD-ROM, video,
guidebooks for
facilitators and
youth, and tabloid,
the package is
intended to be
interactive,
interesting and,
ultimately,
informative for young
people assessing
their career
options. EnviroJob
Board Environmental
Youth Corp. (EYC) In
the coming months, I
will be providing you
with articles and
information updating
you on the progress
of our programs. If
you would prefer not
to receive
information please
let me know and I
will remove your name
from our mailing
list. As I am also in
the process of
updating our
publication database,
it would be greatly
appreciated if you
could send me your
publication's name,
type of publication
(journal, newsletter,
e-zine), how it is
distributed (i.e.
mail, email), how
often it is
distributed
(annually,
quarterly), and an
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North America and
beyond. Please send
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E-
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by Helen Broadus.
Continued from top of
page. More
minorities are also
beginning to acquire
properties that they
own and manage in the
tourism and
hospitality industry.
Consequently, an
important
organization to
become a member of
and network with is
the National
Association of Black
Hotel Owners,
Operators and
Developers (NABHOOD).
This professional
organization's
membership consists
of people of color
who own, operate and
develop hotels
throughout the world.
The creation of
NABHOOD is
significant in that
it will be a resource
for anyone interested
in getting into the
hospitality
industry. Preparation
is the key to
entering and
succeeding in the
tourism and
hospitality industry.
In addition to being
personable and having
exceptional customer
service skills, the
following preparation
is
recommended: •
Develop a Plan of
Action. This plan may
include obtaining
additional education
offered at one of the
technical colleges,
universities or
tourism and
hospitality
schools. •
Research and talk
with people in the
industry. They will
assist you in
learning more about
the industry and will
become a valuable
resource for future
relationships.
Networking and
building
relationships is
vital for long-term
success in the
tourism and
hospitality
industry. •
Know your product and
get to know the
competition. Many of
the non-entry-level
positions involve the
power of persuasion
to attract
vacationers and
conventioneers to
city, state or
business
establishments. You
will definitely need
to be able to
distinguish your
products and services
from your
competitor's products
and
services. In
closing, the tourism
and hospitality
industry can offer
you an opportunity to
achieve a sense of
personal fulfillment
in helping others to
experience and
appreciate all of the
cultural heritage,
historical legacy,
adventure and
entertainment of a
particular attraction
or destination. The
tourism and
hospitality industry
has definitely
provided me with
numerous
opportunities for
career enhancement
and progress. I have
been able to advance
my career through
networking as well as
professional
training. In
addition, I have been
able to meet some
very interesting
people and travel to
many parts of the
world. If you are
interested in
learning more about
the tourism and
hospitality industry
please send me an
e-mail message at
vipinc@erols.com.
Good luck with your
future career in this
industry!
She
was trained as a
Sales Associate with
the Marriott
International
Corporation,
specializing in hotel
and hospitality
services. In 1997 she
received the coveted
Founder's Award from
the Africa Travel
Association for her
outstanding
contributions towards
the continued
promotion of travel
and tourism
opportunities for the
Continent of Africa.
In 1999, she received
the prestigious
Intercontinental
Hotel Group's Award
for her outstanding
contributions to the
promotion of travel
and tourism
opportunities to West
Africa. She is also a
frequent writer of
travel and
tourism-related
articles and is
currently writing a
book about the many
places on the African
continent that she
has visited over the
years.
Broadus Profiles
and Hospitality
Industry
By
Helen C.
BroadusMany
more
African-Americans are
finding rewarding
career opportunities
in the tourism and
hospitality industry,
which is the world's
largest employer. An
estimated 255 million
people worldwide are
employed directly or
indirectly in travel,
tourism and
hospitality-related
jobs and the industry
is expected to create
144 million more jobs
by the year 2005.
These increasing
numbers mean
increasing employment
opportunities for
people in general and
for minorities in
particular, since
minorities are the
fastest growing
segment of the U.S.
population and
workforce.
Surprisingly, a large
number of
African-American
professionals are
finding the tourism
and hospitality
industry to be a
viable employment
alternative that
offers a wide variety
of career options and
advancement
potential.
(People
with diverse
backgrounds and
training can find
meaningful employment
and productive
careers in the
tourism and
hospitality industry.
There are
opportunities that
exist at the
convention and
visitors bureaus, at
individual
accommodations or
with hotel
management.
Individuals can also
find a variety of
positions at local
attractions with
travel agencies and
mass
travel/transportation
companies, like
airlines and
passenger bus
companies. In fact,
some of the most
overlooked
possibilities are
professional meeting
planners, group tour
planners and event
coordinators who
often work with a
specific targeted
audience. Sports
tourism is also an
emerging career
option to
consider.
Talent
Search:
PHILADELPHIA:
Right Management
Consultants, Inc.
(NASDAQ: RMCI), a
global consulting
firm specializing in
career transition and
organizational
consulting services,
announced today the
introduction of the
company's industrial
practice for
Aviation, Aerospace,
Defense and Related
Technologies. The
practice affords
specialized focus and
delivery of services
across Rights offices
worldwide.
AESA's
accredited courses
include FAA Airframe
& Powerplant, FAA
Inspection
Authorization, FAA
Inspection
Authorization
Renewal, FCC General
Radiotelephone
Operator's License,
FCC Radar
Endorsement, FCC
GNDSS Radio
Maintainer's and
Operator's Licenses,
Fiber Optics (Basic
or Advanced),
Computer Building and
Configuring, Computer
Service Technician,
and Microsoft
Certified Systems
Engineer courses.
AESA is the first
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in the world to be
certified for all of
the above
courses.
AESA has been working
diligently to gain
various approvals and
accreditation that
would serve the
requirements of their
student body.
Recently they have
been granted
California State
Approval (in addition
to their registered
status), and are now
a Microsoft Certified
Technical Education
Center (CTEC). The
newly granted COE
accreditation is
complimentary to
AESA's standing.
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Railroad Street *
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http://www.aviationcareer.net
Colfax, Calif:
Aviation &
Electronic Schools of
America announced
today that they have
been accepted by the
Council on
Occupational
Education as a
nationally accredited
educational program.
As a result, all of
AESA programs are now
accredited and most
can be used to earn
college credit.
AESA's accredited
courses include FAA
Airframe &
Powerplant, FAA
Inspection
Authorization, FAA
Inspection
Authorization
Renewal, FCC General
Radiotelephone
Operator's License,
FCC Radar
Endorsement, FCC
GNDSS Radio
Maintainer's and
Operator's Licenses,
Fiber Optics (Basic
or Advanced),
Computer Building and
Configuring, Computer
Service Technician,
and Microsoft
Certified Systems
Engineer courses.
AESA is the first
educational institute
in the world to be
certified for all of
the above
courses.
AESA has been working
diligently to gain
various approvals and
accreditation that
would serve the
requirements of their
student body.
Recently they have
been granted
California State
Approval (in addition
to their registered
status), and are now
a Microsoft Certified
Technical Education
Center (CTEC). The
newly granted COE
accreditation is
complimentary to
AESA's standing.
PO BOX 1810 * 210 s.
Railroad Street *
Colfax, Ca 95713
530 - 346-6792* Fax
(530) 346-8466
E-mail aesa@aesa.com
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http://www.aesa.com
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Environment
Established by
CCHREI, CECAB offers
a national, voluntary
certification program
for environmental
practitioners. CECAB
certification
provides formal
recognition of an
environmental
practitioner's
skills, knowledge and
experience. In
operation since
August 2000, over 110
applicants are in the
process of completing
their on-line
certification
process.
Certification is
based on a
practitioner's
ability to do certain
environmental work
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demonstrate
experience, and have
their level of
competence validated
by peers. To further
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members, CECAB is
also adding a list of
conferences to its
web site. If you are
aware of any upcoming
conferences that
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members please inform
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this program, CECAB
is providing an
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skilled workforce
Canada needs to
compete in the global
market. For more
information please
consult CECAB's
website at
www.cecab.org or
contact Patricia
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registrar@cchrei.ca.
With the
development of a new
line of career
information products,
CCHREI has turned its
attention to
educating young
Canadians about
environmental career
opportunities.
EnviroCareers is an
interactive resource
package designed as a
tool for youth
interested in
environmental
employment and
will
With almost 1
million hits a month,
CCHREI's EnviroJob
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ideal recruiting tool
for environmental
employers. The
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allows employers to
post their
organization's job
opportunities free of
charge and utilize
CCHREI's employment
resources at the HR
Center. They will
soon be able to
review over 5000
candidates in our
Resume Bank with a
unique job-matching
tool. Job seekers
also benefit from the
EnviroJob Board, by
simply filling out a
one-page form they
can submit their
resumes online,
review company
profiles, and have
the latest career
information at their
disposal in the
Career Center. The
EnviroJob Board is
continuously
improving to meet the
growing needs of
employers and job
seekers
alike
The EYC is
designed for assist
recent post secondary
graduates with the
difficult school to
work transition. The
program consists of a
wage subsidy
incentive (ranging
from $8,000 to
$12,000) given to
Canadian
environmental
employers for hiring
young professionals.
Organizations that
participate in the
project benefit from
having hundreds of
prescreened, work
ready, promising
young professionals.
In operation since
1997, over 1,100
individuals have
taken advantage of
the Environmental
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helping to
substantially raise
capacity in Canada's
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About the
author: Helen C.
Broadus is the
Co-Founder and
President of Venue
International
Professionals, Inc.
(VIP), which is a
full-service
international travel
and
tourism-consulting
company, based in the
Washington
Metropolitan Area.
She is also the
International
Secretary of the
Africa Travel
Association (ATA) and
prior to that
appointment served as
the President of the
Mid-Atlantic Chapter
of the ATA
organization. She has
frequently hosted
official receptions
for ambassadors,
ministers of tourism,
government officials
and delegations from
several high profile
African nations. She
has organized,
coordinated and
hosted many trade and
tourism shows,
marketing and sales
blitz campaigns, and
press conferences as
well as conducted
various tours for
groups in more than
twenty African
nations
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