Resource Centre
The STEC Resource Centre was created in 1998. It is a specialized information centre that focuses on relevant human resource development tools for the tourism sector, as well as provides information on standards and certification.
Frequently Asked Questions:
The STEC Resource Centre has a variety of resources and tools to meet all of your education and training needs. The centre houses an entire inventory of workbooks, standards, trainer’s guides, performance reviews, and other certification and training materials.
We offer:
We have over 1,000 print publications on site! What’s more, our collection is continually growing. STEC consults with industry partners, businesses, and other individuals to recommend up-to-date and relevant material.
Print publications range in topic from career information to job coaching, business practices, and management to training, events and conferences, product development, meeting planning, and more.
All print materials are available to borrow free of charge.
In 2004, the CTHRC launched the emerit tourism training brand – a combination of National Occupational Standards, business resources, and online and paper-based training materials that assist business owners, managers, supervisors, and frontline employees in achieving Professional Certification.
On the emerit website, you'll find a wealth of career development resources, including:
- training programs with self-guided studies and online courses.
- certification programs for 27 tourism occupations.
- free downloads of occupational standards.
- research publications.
- training samples.
- business tools for HR managers and employers.
- career resources for students, job seekers, educators, employers, and international professionals.
Click here to visit the emerit website.
The Resource Centre houses over 30 tourism studies, 40 industry journals, and 60 association newsletters, newspaper articles, post-secondary education information, and more! Materials are obtained from provincial, national, and international sources. Here are some online resources. For print materials, contact us.
Association Newsletters/Magazines
Reports
Websites
As a human resource organization that is committed to the professional development of the tourism sector, we offer HR tips to business owners, supervisors, managers, frontline staff, and job seekers. Click on the links below to find out more.
The Resource Centre is an excellent source of information and a useful tool for trainers, educators, students, business owners, and others in the tourism sector.
To loan or order materials for purchase, please contact:
Lendee Wiebe
Resource Centre Coordinator
Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council
Suite 102, 202 Fourth Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0K1
Ph: (306) 933-5910
Fax: (306) 933-6250
Toll Free: 1-800-331-1529
Email: lendee.wiebe@sasktourism.com
Note: All materials loaned from the Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC) must be used for the positive promotion of Tourism Saskatchewan, STEC and/or tourism in Saskatchewan.
All publications on loan are available for a two-week period. There is no cost for Tourism Saskatchewan members or non-members for loan materials, though shipping charges may apply. STEC reserves the right to charge fees for any late returns or damaged materials.
STEC is unable to accept returns of materials and resources purchased or printed on behalf of Saskatchewan customers/clients. To ensure that we are able to provide the most current version of a publication, we do not maintain a large inventory. Therefore, we are unable to provide cash refunds for purchases made from STEC.
If materials have not been resold (in the case of wholesale purchases), written in or damaged in any way, and a new version has not been developed or is not in the process of being developed, STEC will:
- exchange materials/resources for an item of equal or lesser value, or
- issue a credit that can be applied to any future purchase.
STEC will allow an employer to transfer an emerit Professional Certification registration to another employee at no additional charge if the following conditions are met:
- the certification fees have been paid in full.
- the request is within six months of the original purchase.
- the exam has not yet been written.
- the workbook can be passed along to the new registrant.
- the version of the workbook is the most current.
There will be an additional charge, equal to the cost of the materials only, to replace any workbook that cannot be transferred due to condition or loss.
During the 2008 fiscal year, the Resource Centre sold:
- 274 occupational workbooks.
- 111 standards.
- 95 Performance First manuals and/or HR Toolkits.
- 104 Train the Trainer and/or Train the Workplace Trainer manuals.
The STEC Resource Centre has been a wonderful source of material for me. As a contract facilitator working with STEC's Ready to Work (RTW) program for the past four years, I've come to depend on quick, helpful responses to my needs, especially when working at a distance from the Saskatoon office. The emerit materials we use for RTW are top-notch; better than other materials I've seen in my 30 years in industry and education. 
Rob Campbell
ACFM, TCP, Food and Beverage Person Journeyperson
Training Consultant, Contracted to STEC
ACFM, TCP, Food and Beverage Person Journeyperson
Training Consultant, Contracted to STEC
