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As part of AFTA’s commitment to workforce development for the travel industry, and in order to better connect Australian travel and tourism educators, AFTA Education and Training will be holding a Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday the 4th and 5th of October 2011.
With the support of KPMG, the Symposium will be held on the 15th floor of their Sydney office, 10 Shelley Street, Sydney.
AFTA is pleased to see the strong support of this initiative from the industry with a line up of premium speakers and senior industry attendees already registered for the event.
Rick Myatt, Director of AFTA Education and Training says “our industry has not been actively engaging with the training providers/educators on this scale for a long time and as such, we feel this is now needed to generate understanding for both the industry and the educators, of each other’s perspective and to seek ways to further align training to the workforce development requirements. In particular, this event will fulfil the urgent need to improve the currency of industry knowledge of our educators nationally.”
Among the line up of confirmed speakers are:
Fiona Dalton - Qantas Holidays
James Dymock - Virgin Australia
Ian Lorigan - IATA
Robyn Willis Inglis – Travelscene American Express
Russell Butler – AVIS
Tina Killeen – Spencer Travel
George Vadja – Victoria University
Monica Pasvolsky – Group Colleges Australia
Juliana Payne – National Tourism Alliance
Gary O’Riordan – Australian Tourism Export Council
Robyn Keenan – Queensland Tourism Industry Council
John Hart – Restaurants and Catering Australia
Dr. David Beirman – University of Technology Sydney
Jan Knox – Jan Knox Consulting
Bill Galvin – Tourism Training Australia
Kit McMahon – Service Skills Australia
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AFTA's Chief Executive, Jayson Westbury will also moderate a panel discussion on Global Distribution Systems with the panel comprised of
Sari Vahakoski - Amadeus
Richard Morgan - Sabre Pacific
Sean Cummins - Travelport
In a recent letter, Jayson wrote to the industry leaders involved in the Symposium, that their involvement will "demonstrate to the educators who are face to face with the future leaders of the travel industry every day, that you recognise their ongoing commitment to the travel industry."
The event will conclude with a conference dinner and entertainment on board the Sydney Show Boat on the night of the 5th October 2011.
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