Get started in the business of making memories! Learn more about your future career in tourism.
Get your best start in the work-world with these free online training opportunities. Service Best and Frontline Sales Essentials are offered free to high school students when using the code CAREER at registration check-out. You can showcase the certifications on your resume once you complete the courses.
For a limited time, Workplace Essentials training is also fully refundable once completed. Check out the details by clicking the link below.
Seven out of 10 young people land their first job in tourism. Whether you're working part time or getting ready to enter the workforce after graduation, customer service training gives you life-long, transferable skills you can take anywhere.
Start the CourseAs frontline staff, you're the first point of contact for every customer, including visitors to Saskatchewan. You'll learn to make positive first impressions, deliver high-quality service, and make sure visitors leave happy with their trip.
Start the CourseBuild the practical, job-ready skills employers value: communication, teamwork, professionalism, time management, and workplace safety. If you're a Saskatchewan student under 19 it's free, and you'll earn a certificate of completion for your resume.
Start the CourseComplete the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course if you are 14 or 15. The course will prepare you for joining the job market for the first time.
Enrol in Tourism 10, 20, and 30 through the Distance Learning Centre and earn high school credits. Click here to learn more: SaskDLC/Tourism
Through the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC), students can earn high school credits by taking Tourism 10, 20, and 30. These courses introduce students to Saskatchewan's tourism industry, customer service, events, hospitality, and career opportunities. Tourism 20 and Tourism 30 include valuable work placement opportunities, allowing students to apply their learning in a tourism workplace, build industry connections, and gain hands-on experience before graduation. Learn more about Sask DLC's Tourism courses and start exploring your future in tourism today.
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Saskatchewan students can enrol in a wide selection of post-secondary education and training to prepare them for careers in tourism. Here are some of the institutions where training is available:
Emerit is Canada's tourism training and certification program. All Emerit training and certifications are based on National Occupational Standards (NOS) and are validated by thousands of tourism professionals working across Canada.
Explore tourism careers is an interactive online presentation with an overview of the career opportunities available in the tourism sector in Saskatchewan..
The presentation explores four areas that answer most-asked questions about building a successful tourism career::
Saskatchewan has more than 1,200 hotels, motels, bed and breakfast and campground accommodations throughout the province. Jobs available to those interested in the accommodation industry are varied and diverse. Jobs range from those in large full-service and accommodation-only hotels and motels in many communities to small bed and breakfasts, campgrounds and lodges in remote communities.
Examples: Lodge Owner/Manager, Campgroup Operator, Bed and Breakfast Operator, Room Attendant, Front Desk Agent
Food and Beverage Services includes restaurants, bars, coffee shops, food trucks...basically anywhere you can get food. This industry is a major employer of youth, which provides an excellent training ground for people who are beginning their careers.
Examples: Executive Chef, Bartender, Catering Manager, Food and Beverage Server
Recreation and Entertainment is one of the most diverse industries, covering everything from outdoor adventure to live events. It is also one of the fastest growing service industries. Careers in recreation and entertainment provide opportunities for people who enjoy sharing their knowledge of local culture and their love of the outdoors.
Examples: Fishing and Hunting Guide, Recreation Coordinator, Tour Guide, Outfitter Operator, Conservation Officer
Transportation is an essential part of tourism, which includes airlines, train, taxi and bus services. This industry includes all businesses involved in moving people from one place to another.
Examples: Drivers, Rental Agent, Transportation Operator
People working in Travel Services help visitors make decisions about what to see and do in a community. They also help coordinate travel to other destinations. Travel services include organizations that specialize in serving the needs of the tourism industry, as well as businesses that provide direct services to visitors.
Examples: Social Media Influencer, Travel Writer/Photographer, Tourism Destination Manager, Visitor Centre
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