Dear AITO Colleagues
NEWS and INFORMATION
02/02/2012
Welcome to 10 New Members
(listed in alphabetical order on first names so as not to offend)
· Belinda King, Proprietor, King Events, Wagga Wagga NSW
· Fran Carter, Tourism Manager, Brewarrina Shire Council, Brewarrina NSW
· Glynn Jacobs, Project Manager, Lorick management, Berrilee NSW
· Heather Nethey, Operations Manager and acting Tourism Manager, Kiama Tourism, Kiama, NSW
· Jessica Aliffi, Tourism Marketing Officer, Goulburn Mulwaree Shire, Goulburn, NSW
· Karen Isitt, Teacher, North Coast TAFE, Kingscliff, NSW
· Kerrie-Anne Benton, Tourism Marketing Administrator, Eurobodalla Coast Tourism, Moruya, NSW
· Leisje Smith, Event Coordinator, Lorick Management, Quakers Hill, NSW
· Linda Tillman, Director, Tilma Management, Coolamon NSW
· Susan Heck, Tourism Discipline Team Leader, North Coast TAFE, Kingscliff, NSW
Hi ladies and thanks for joining AITO.
I hope you get a lot out of your membership.
Tom Phillips
President
Australian Institute of Tourism Officers Ltd
Change of Career
Long time AITO member Wendy Fahey is changing her career.
She started as a Tourist Assistant at Glenn Innes and became then Tourism Promotions Manager, then and recently Economic Development & Tourism covering Destination marketing, events, VIC, small business growth, saleyards, airport and Council commercial property. All in all it consumed 20 years of her life
She lived in Glen Innes for just over 25 years, and is now moving to Tamworth for a new chapter. “.. full of the unknown.... very exciting,
“I finished up with Glen Innes Council on 20th January, moving down to Tamworth as my husband and I have bought a rural property. Hoping to find another job soon, though not overly concerned as I am confident that I have done a good job for Glen Innes and in my skills. Thank you for your effort in supporting and driving AITO,
Regards, Wendy”
20/01/2012 Vale Tony Pearson
Former AITO member Tony Pearson passed away in the early hours of this morning in Tamworth after a short illness. Tony worked for Tamworth City Council, Tourism Tamworth and Tamworth Regional Council from 1988 to 2008.
Tony Pearson’s funeral service will be held at St John’s Anglican Church, Carthage Street, Tamworth at 2pm on Wednesday, 25 January
The original Tourism Tamworth team was Diana Rothwell, Jodie McKenna, Donna Savage & Tony Pearson. All got together recently (10th of December) for Jodie’s wedding and coincidently the day after Tony’s 73rd birthday with Mr Consumer Show himself, AITO secretary Les Moulds.
Tony never really had any illness throughout his life and was always on the go. He would not like to see anything stop for him so I have continued the Jobs on the Go segment. Tony was a fan of these and during his working life would often comment, tongue in cheek – can I just swap my job for one of those. Tony enjoyed life.
Hooroo
Tom
Tom Phillips
President
Australian Institute of Tourism Officers Ltd
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Qualifications
Are you or somebody you know looking to further your qualifications in Tourism
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE) is one of Australia’s leading colleges in Tourism education and the one that the AITO has an arrangement with to provide formal qualifications in Tourism.
NMIT has vacancies in its courses for 2012 in
Certificate IV – natural and Cultural Tourism (tour Guiding)
Dual Diplomas Tourism (Operations Management and Marketing and Product Development)
Dual Diplomas Tourism (Operations Management and Event Management)
Certificate IV Tourism (Operations)
Certificate III Tourism (Visitor Information Services)
Certificate III Meetings and Events
NMIT offers students
Mentoring program for 1st and 2nd year students
Industry placement
Department membership in the Young Tourism network
Exciting Excursions, field trips and seminars
Participation in industry events and functions.
Importantly for AITO members who are not in Melbourne, NMIT also specialises in distance education and also in the recognition of prior learning (RPL).
For more information contact NMIT on 03 9269 1466, tourism-info@nmit.vic.edu.au
If any members have information they feel should be listed in the News Section please forward details to WEBMASTER. Thank You.