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Creative and Leisure Industries Current Projects
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FutureNow Hospitality Ambassador Program 2012
FutureNow has launched an exciting new pilot program jointly funded by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. The "FutureNow Hospitality Ambassador Program" is bringing young, successful, energetic chefs straight from their kitchens into secondary schools in Western Australia. Our Ambassador Chefs are presenting face to face cooking demonstrations and promoting 'Hospitality & Tourism' as an exciting career and training pathway for young people. The Program is the first of its kind in WA and will deliver the most dynamic snapshot of the hospitality and tourism sectors WA schools have ever seen. Contact Michelle Sidebottom, Project Manager Tourism & Hospitality for more information. Email: msidebottom@futurenow.org.au Term 1 Ambassador Chef School Visits Now Underway! For the full story, resources and latest program updates, visit the FutureNow Hospitality Ambassador Program web page at www.futurenow.org.au/ccAmbassador.php
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Latest Projects Updates for the Creative & Leisure Industries Click on the links below for the latest project updates in the creative and leisure industries:
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2011 Workforce Development Plan FutureNow has submitted its 2011 WA Environmental Scan and Workforce Development Plan for the Creative and Leisure Industries. To view or download the full and sector versions, click on the relevant links below:
To view the previous 2010 environmental scans and workforce development plans please click on the links below:
Copies of the WA Workforce Development Plan 2010 are also available for downloading in the 'Resources' section of this website. |
FutureNow Indigenous Young Achiever's Award and Scholarship 2011 - Winner Announced!
The inaugural FutureNow Young Indigenous Achiever's Award and Scholarship 2011 was announced at the National Indigenous Tourism Conference Gala Ball on Thursday 22nd September at Burswood Entertainment Complex. In partnership with the WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC), this award was established to recognise outstanding achievements by young Indigenous people in the Western Australian tourism and hospitality industries.
The Runner-Up was announced as Kamisah Jade Bin Demin, Sales and Marketing Assistant at cultural and retail tourism company, Magabala Books, based in Broome. The winner was proudly announced as James Spurgeon, Visitor Services Officer for the Department of Environment and Conservation at Yanchep National Park. James has also established his own tour company, 'Innovative Native'. Both finalists have set a wonderful example of providing a very valuable contribution to the tourism industry in Western Australia.
James has received a commemorative trophy, scholarship for vocational education and training or professional development to the value of $2,500, access to professional mentors, and has become the Indigenous Tourism Ambassador of FutureNow Creative and Leisure Industries Training Council for 2011-2012. Thank you to Johnny Edmonds of WAITOC and Angelique Fransen of Moontide Management for assisting with the development of this Award. For more information, contact Michelle Sidebottom, Project Manager Tourism & Hospitality E: msidebottom@futurenow.org.au