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The
BroadCAST
First Caribbean Ecotourism Standard (IES)
Training A Success!
Puerto Rico was
the venue for the third ever worldwide course on
Green Globe International Ecotourism Standard (IES),
which took place on November 1-4, 2005, in San
Juan. Organized by the Caribbean Alliance for
Sustainable Tourism (CAST) and sponsored by the
Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) and
EcoXcursions Aquatica, the course attracted 45
participants from the Wider Caribbean and the
United States, including the Bahamas, Barbados,
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Washington D.C.
The interaction between
the diverse course participants allowed for a deep
exchange of experiences and more in depth understanding
of the issues. “I was impacted by the actual
accessibility and simplicity with which you can
implement sustainable practices within a company,” said
Ivelisse Gayá González, Director - Research and
Development of the PRTC. “One has the vision that it is
extremely costly and complicated, but the testimonies of
several participants showed it does not have to be this
way,” she added.
To express interest in
upcoming Green Globe Training Courses write to
cast@cha-cast.com
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Interested in Learning
About Food Safety and Sanitation?
The
Caribbean Epidemiology Center
(CAREC)
offers courses on QTC Food Safety and
Sanitation. Please see their website for
more details. |
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CAST Training
Improve your Operations
with Training from CAST! Here are some
of the NEW and exciting opportunities
that are available:
-
Hurricane
Preparedness and Response (1 day
course –offered until July):
Don’t be caught unprepared! Register
today to prepare your staff for the
onset of the Caribbean hurricane
season (June 1 – November 30).
Contact your local hotel association
to sign up. Click
HERE to view the course flyer.
-
Energy
Conservation Workshop (1 Day -
offered year round - Spanish and
English):
This workshop is designed for all
travel and tourism businesses who
would like to save money and improve
their overall environmental
performance. The course will be
delivered by President of Protec,
Inc., Alfredo Sotolongo, P.E., C.E.M.,
an engineer with over 38 years
implementing energy conservation
systems.
Click
HERE
to view the course flyer.
-
Fundamentals of
Environmental Management Systems
(1/2 course – offered
year
round):
Environmental
Management Systems or EMS’s have
been consistently promoted by CAST
and others as the surest method of
managing your property’s
environmental impact, conserving on
consumption of water and energy
resources, and improving your
property’s social standing in the
community. Learn also of the
relation of EMS to sustainable
tourism certification systems
managed by CAST such as Green Globe
21, Blue Flag and Quality Tourism
for the Caribbean (QTC) and how your
property (large or small) can derive
significant benefits.
Click
HERE
to view the course flyer.
-
Developing Environmental Management
Policy
Workshop Series (1/2 day
offered year round))
Learn the
techniques for developing policies
or if you already have a policy,
then learn how to make your existing
EM policy better! The workshop also
instructs on the creation of a work
plan which sets out how your
policies will be implemented!
Click
HERE
to view the course flyer.
-
Developing High
Performance (Green/Emergency
Management)Teams (1 day course –
offered Aug – Sept):
Learn how to create successful, high
performance teams that get the job
done with superlative results. Teams
are appointed for specific projects
or tasks. Most often conflicts
between team members, along with
poorly defined objectives, or even
their unsuitability for certain
tasks makes the team unable to focus
on their objectives or successfully
accomplish their tasks in time or
within budget. Click
HERE to view the course flyer.
Please
note that all courses can be customized
to fit the needs of individual
properties. Contact
CAST
for further information.
To register for any of the above
mentioned courses please write to
cast@cha-cast.com |
