STEC partners with various national and provincial organizations, including:

 

 

We are grateful for the support of the many provincial and federal government ministries that have provided funding for various initiatives since our inception in 1990.

 

 

The Canadian Academy of Travel and Tourism (CATT) is a charitable organization that introduces and promotes careers in tourism to high school students, while allowing them to continue their high school education.  CATT is part of a national effort to support young people interested in furthering their education and training in travel and tourism, and to support effective transitions from school to work in the tourism sector.

 

The academy gives high school students the opportunity to build a foundation for a career in tourism, while allowing them to stay in school and acquire the necessary skills for post-secondary education, life-long learning, and a future career in tourism. 

 

 

 

The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) is a national, non-profit organization that facilitates human resource development in the Canadian tourism sector.  The CTHRC works on behalf of tourism businesses, labour unions, associations, educators, governments, employers, employees, and job seekers to address labour market issues and promote professionalism in tourism across the nation.

 

The Council is made up of a Board of Directors from various constituencies in the tourism sector, including: business, labour, national industry associations, education, national and provincial tourism authorities, government, and one organization in each province or territory concerned with labour market issues.  In Saskatchewan, this organization is the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC).  We deliver CTHRC-sponsored programs and products throughout the province.

 

The CTHRC offers skills training and certification under the emerit tourism training brand and human resource tools for employers; assists individuals in preparing for work in the tourism sector through a national Ready to Work - Tourism Careers program; provides an introduction to the tourism sector on its Discover Tourism website; helps identify companies with positive HR practices through its employee-rated Employer of Choice program; disseminates labour market information and national research to the tourism sector; and more!

Click here to read more about the CTHRC.

 

 

The Canadian International Training & Education Corporation (CITREC) promotes Canadian education and training in foreign countries by brokering partnerships between Canadian public institutions, professional designation granting bodies, and credible institutions overseas.  As an organization that specializes in bringing Canadian institutions to the world and making Canadian education more accessible internationally, it prepares youth to become leaders and to succeed in the global workforce.  CITREC prides itself on being an organization committed to quality, not quantity.

 

STEC's partnership with CITREC will assist foreign nationals across the world in accessing tourism and hospitality courses and training in their home countries.  This follows a partnership with the CTHRC to provide the international community with access to emerit training and to obtain an Occupational Knowledge Certificate in a classroom setting.  To learn more about the partnership between STEC and CITREC, click here.

 

Click here to read more about CITREC.

The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) manages the apprenticeship and trade certification system in the province.  Its primary objectives are to:

 

 

The SATCC and STEC work collaboratively to coordinate two of the trades offered in the tourism sector: Guest Services Representative and Food and Beverage Person.

 

Click here to read more about the SATCC.

 

The Saskatchewan Hotel & Hospitality Association (SHHA) is one of our long-standing partners.  The SHHA is a founding board member of STEC and served as treasurer until we merged with the Saskatchewan Tourism Authority and the Tourism Association of Saskatchewan (TISASK) to create Tourism Saskatchewan in 1996.  Currently, the SHHA is a member of our President’s Education & Training Advisory Committee, the Tourism Labour Market Partnership Group, and is the chair of the Saskatchewan Server Intervention Committee advisory group.

 

The SHHA acts as the voice of the accommodation and hospitality industry in Saskatchewan.  Its mission is “to build and strengthen relationships within the accommodation and hospitality [sector] through programs and services that will provide growth for [its] members and service to [its] customers, now and into the future.”

 

Click here to read more about the SHHA.

 

The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) is recognized nationally and internationally for being the province’s primary public institution for skills training and technical education.

 

STEC sits on SIAST’s Recreation & Tourism Diploma Program advisory committee.  We also work closely with the Hotel & Restaurant Management Diploma program to coordinate the Skills Competition locally and with businesses who are applying to SIAST’s Job Start Future Skills program.  This program supports the training of new hires in a new position.

 

Click here to read more about SIAST.

 

The Saskatchewan Outfitters Association is a long-standing partner of Saskatchewan.  The association was founded in 1967 and has become a major economic generator in Saskatchewan’s tourism sector.  It is a founding board member of STEC and continues to be involved in our President’s Education & Training Advisory Committee.

 

The main objective of the Saskatchewan Outfitters Association is “to encourage and promote a standard of services within [its] membership, to establish liaisons with various [industries] affecting the [sector], to assist and inform its membership in areas of marketing and promotion and to inform its members of services that assist in their operation within the industry.”

There are Tourism Human Resource Organizations all across Canada, from the Yukon to Newfoundland/Labrador.  These organizations make up the CTHRC.  Click here for more information.