BEYOND TOURISM 2020
STEERING COMMITTEE
MEETS FOR THE
FIRST TIME
M
inister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo has convened the first
meeting of the Beyond Tourism 2020 Steering Committee, with business events
strongly represented.
The Committee represents a selection of tourism industry leaders who have been
tasked with developing a long-term tourism strategy that will drive and facilitate growth.
Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) president Karen Bolinger
and AEG Ogden chief executive Harvey Lister have been directly appointed to the
Committee by the Minister.
“The AACB commends the
Federal Government on this
initiative and welcomes
the opportunity for
the business events
industry to contribute
to Australia’s tourism
strategy beyond 2020”,
says Andrew Hiebl,
CEO of the AACB.
“This is great
recognition of our
industry which is not only
a high-yielding contributor
to the visitor economy,
valued at over $30 billion in
direct expenditure, but is also a
strategic tool for attracting trade,
investment and global talent.
“Over recent years, the AACB has played a leading
role in advocating to Federal Government on behalf
of the business events industry, identifying and
addressing issues and opportunities for industry
recognition and growth.”
PEOPLE ARE THE FUTURE
The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) is
calling on the business events industry to employ entry level
staff through a new traineeship program developed with TAFE
NSW and Apprenticeship Support Australia.
All round the world the business events sector is calling for
more people to join the industry to fill new positions and
ensure there is a workforce that can make the growth of the
industry sustainable.
EEAA chief executive Joyce DiMascio says that the business
events industry must take responsibility for making the
sector an employer of choice. She says the new traineeship
opportunities developed specifically to attract entry level staff
to the sector is a historic opportunity to leverage Government
support for attracting staff.
“We are immensely proud of the partnership we have
developed with two key agencies in the education and
employment services sectors,” she says. “We urge the
industry to act now and employ trainees in order to feed
the employment pipeline and address the skills and labour
shortage in the sector.”
“For the business events sector to reach its full potential it
needs young talent and we are proud that TAFE NSW and
Apprenticeship Support Australia have created this strong
partnership with industry through the EEAA.”
The EEAA and TAFE NSW will be on stand 1840 to discuss the
traineeship opportunities with industry.
On both days of AIME, TAFE NSW will conduct presentations
at 11am, 2pm and 4pm to brief attendees about the
traineeship program.
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