Workshops, One-on-One Coaching and Certification Support
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is pleased to offer sustainability training, workshops and support completely FREE to industry. Made possible with the generous support of the Government of Canada through the Tourism Relief Fund, TIAC has secured the services of experts in the field to deliver these program. Space is limited, so sign up today!
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SDG Decade of Action PlanningDelivered by:
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A program for tourism businesses and organizations to develop their own sustainability plan based on the UN SDGs. The program includes an introduction to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tourism, and a deep dive into what types of action businesses can take to support each of the 17 goals. A Decade of Action Plan template is provided to each organization followed by a series of one-on-one coaching calls to support the businesses in aligning their values to the SDGs, engaging staff, identifying key actions, setting meaningful goals and pulling it all together in a 10-year action plan.
Planification des ODD pour la Décennie d'action Un programme destiné aux entreprises et organisations touristiques pour développer leur propre plan de durabilité basé sur les ODD de l'ONU. Le programme comprend une introduction aux ODD de l'ONU et au tourisme, et un examen approfondi des types d'actions que les entreprises peuvent entreprendre pour soutenir chacun des 17 objectifs. Un modèle de plan d'action pour la décennie est fourni à chaque organisation, suivi d'une série d'appels de coaching individuels pour aider les entreprises à aligner leurs valeurs sur les ODD, à impliquer le personnel, à identifier les actions clés, à fixer des objectifs significatifs et à rassembler le tout dans un plan d'action décennal. |
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Cohort 2 (French)
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Cohort 3
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Cohort 4
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Cohort 5
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Cohort 6
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Cohort 7
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Fast Track to Sustainable TourismDelivered by:
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The FastTrack to Sustainable Tourism is based upon GreenStep’s Sustainable Tourism framework and GSTC-recognized criteria for businesses and destinations. GreenStep will guide participants through the process of creating their own sustainability action plan, helping to build capacity and foundational skills in addressing key sustainability challenges facing tourism operators and destinations. |
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Cohort 2
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Pathway to Net Zero CarbonDelivered by:
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The Pathway to Net Zero Carbon training MasterClass will provide participants with the key steps to measuring the carbon footprint of their organization based on the internationally accepted Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, and how to uncover the opportunities to both reduce emissions and save money. |
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Regenerative Event ManagementDelivered by:
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This course is a Masterclass for event professionals who want to rethink, reimagine, and redefine how their events are designed and delivered, and how their businesses are run. During this dynamic and fun course we will explore case studies and learn new approaches on how to organise events that have a smaller environmental footprint and greater societal handprint regenerating communities, nature and the local economies of Canada. We will review key concepts of sustainability, and go beyond to explore regenerative development principles, and how these can help you make your events, organisations and communities thrive and flourish.
This course is for people who organise events or offer key services to the events industry including: convention centres and special event venues, hotel event teams, Corporate/Association/3rd party planners, DMCs/PCOs, A/V & production agencies, catering/F&B, DMO/CVB - MICE and event teams, governmental institutions and academia.
Ce cours est un programme de formation destiné aux professionnels de l'événementiel qui souhaitent repenser, réimaginer et redéfinir la manière dont leurs événements sont conçus et organisés, ainsi que la façon de gérer leur entreprise. Pendant ce cours dynamique et amusant, nous explorerons des études de cas et apprendrons de nouvelles approches sur la façon d'organiser des événements qui ont une plus petite empreinte environnementale et une plus grande empreinte sociétale régénérant les communautés, la nature et les économies locales du Canada. Nous passerons en revue les concepts clés de la durabilité, et nous irons au-delà pour explorer les principes du développement régénérateur, et comment ceux-ci peuvent vous aider à faire prospérer et s'épanouir vos événements, organisations et communautés. Les participants suivront une série de 5 modules :
Ce cours s'adresse aux personnes qui organisent des événements ou offrent des services clés au secteur de l'événementiel, notamment : les centres de convention et les sites d'événements spéciaux, les équipes événementielles des hôtels, les planificateurs d'entreprises/associations/tiers, les DMC/PCO, les agences audiovisuelles et de production, les traiteurs/F&B, les DMO/CVB, les équipes MICE et événementielles, les institutions gouvernementales et le monde universitaire. |
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Gestion régénérative des événements - Cohorte 3 présentée en français
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The Pathway to Regenerative Trails TourismDelivered by:
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Proactive management of visitor impacts, and development of effective visitor use management plans. A series of 3 virtual workshops This interactive course on VUM will explain the impacts associated with visitors on natural spaces and equip participants with systematic approaches and practical skills that can be immediately applied to facilitate the proactive management of adverse visitor impacts and development of effective visitor use management Plans. |
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