Resources
TOURISM FUTURES has a comprehensive database of resources on topics related to all facets of tourism and business. Assistance is available in a variety of formats including books, magazines, on-line and computerized data, personal consultations and workshops. There are literally hundreds of resources listed in our business development database.
If you do not see what you are looking for below on our online resource database, please contact us.
Attracting, Acquiring & Acclimating Temporary Foreign Workers
Employers interested in hiring temporary foreign workers are required to go through a specific process to bring them to Alberta. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a federal program. It is designed to meet temporary labour needs – the workers are in Alberta to fill short-term gaps in the labour force. Several government departments are involved in the process and it is important to understand what roles the federal and provincial governments play.
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Employee Retention Toolkit
This document was created to fulfill a recommendation for a resource on employee retention strategies and best practices that was identified by the Workforce Development Initiative and then approved by its Workforce Development Advisory Board. We hope that this toolkit guide provides you with information, strategies and best practices to assist you with attracting and keeping the valued employees that will provide the level of service to support the continued growth and success of your organization.
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How to Develop an Employee Handbook Course
This on-line course provides you with the basic information and content required in an employee handbook and offers 2 templates
that you can customize to suit your individual business needs. At the end of this self-paced and user friendly course, you will have a
valuable document that can reduce training time for new employees and provide increased employee productivity more quickly.
Clear understanding of workplace expectations and company culture improves employee morale and job satisfaction and allows
you to both retain your best employees and also to attract the ones you want.
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Distance Education
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HR & Student Career Centres
Find Great Employees with the Skills and Attributes Needed in the Tourism Industry
Post your exciting job openings & learn more about upcoming job fairs at your Regional Community College Student Career Centres.
Don’t delay…. enthusiastic individuals are eager to put their training to work for you!
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Mentorship and Coaching Guide
This document was created to fulfill a recommendation for a Mentorship and Coaching resource applicable to small and medium sized businesses within the Canadian Badlands Ltd. region. It is designed to be a user friendly reference and review, rather than an exhaustive study on the topic. We hope it will be immediately useful and applicable to your business, helping you drive employee morale and retention along with improved productivity and quality referrals.
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Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
For businesses and organizations looking to recruit volunteers, the most important thing to know is that volunteers are everywhere! According to the latest Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating conducted in 2007, 12.5 million Canadians – the equivalent of 46% of Canadians aged 15 and over – volunteered during 2007. During 2007, those 12.5 million volunteers donated over 2 billion hours of their time – the equivalent of 1.1 million full time jobs.
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Wage Subsidies and Supports for Alberta’s Workforce
This document was created to fulfill a recommendation for a resource on wage subsidies and wage support programs that was identified by the Workforce Development Initiative and then approved by its Workforce Development Advisory Board. We hope that this guide will be beneficial in assisting you and your organization with accessing potential wage assistance opportunities.
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