Nearly 3,000  individuals have participated in the Ready to Work - Tourism Careers (RTW) program and found long-term, rewarding careers in tourism, moved from frontline to supervisory positions and/or returned to school.  Here are a few success stories.

 

 

Patrick participated in the RTW Kitchen Helper/Food and Beverage Server program in 2003.  This program has helped him to improve his organizational skills, learn how to prepare a variety of food, and find a job.  Following classroom instruction and hands-on skills training with the RTW program, Patrick worked for six months at Crawdaddy’s Louisiana Bar & Grill in Saskatoon and went on to work in the kitchen at the Radisson Inn.

 

 

Amanda participated in the RTW Kitchen Helper/Food and Beverage Server program in 2004.  After successfully completing the RTW program, her first job in the tourism sector was as a Housekeeping Room Attendant in Banff, Alberta.  In addition to housekeeping, she also performed front desk and general office duties.  Over the years, Amanda has enjoyed the freedom of working in a variety of tourism occupations province-wide as a Housekeeping Room Attendant, Food and Beverage Server, and Line Cook.  This program has helped Amanda network in the tourism sector with the assistance of job coaches.

 

 

Kristy began her career in tourism as a retail sales associate.  Recognizing her need to cross-train, she participated in a Saskatoon Ready to Work - Tourism Careers program in 2007.  At that point, she worked at Flying J and Dakota Dunes Casino as a Food and Beverage Server.  In 2008, she relocated to Prince Albert to pursue an opportunity with Athabasca Catering.  She has worked her way up from general help to third cook.  In July, Kristy begins training as a second cook.  Kristy feels that the program helped her to identify and utilize her personal strengths.  She says that she found the facilitators and job coaches to be supportive and encouraging as she started her career.