{"id":3705,"date":"2024-12-20T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/?page_id=3705"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:26:50","slug":"tourism-events-management-sampler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/tourism-events-management-sampler\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism &#038; Events Management Sampler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-3l9aah-4d6596d55782487e5e06ca7543212689 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m65i9v6q-5578307e58bdaa22d0121149eba22d41 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Tourism &amp;\u00a0Event Management &#8211; Sampler Program<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m65i8z6y-72da6a5b22d01512d3081ed29995d951\">\n#top .flex_column.av-m65i8z6y-72da6a5b22d01512d3081ed29995d951{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-m65i8z6y-72da6a5b22d01512d3081ed29995d951{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m65i8z6y-72da6a5b22d01512d3081ed29995d951 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m65ib0ml-3569ab7a19fa1a9a1fc2a12ff0ab7fef\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m65ib0ml-3569ab7a19fa1a9a1fc2a12ff0ab7fef img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m65ib0ml-3569ab7a19fa1a9a1fc2a12ff0ab7fef .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m65ib0ml-3569ab7a19fa1a9a1fc2a12ff0ab7fef av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3803 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3803 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/courtenay-museum.jpg\" alt='' title='courtenay museum'  height=\"183\" width=\"275\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xiqeh-eb621c3c4b6a1a640c993cc18158db51\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2xiqeh-eb621c3c4b6a1a640c993cc18158db51{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2xiqeh-eb621c3c4b6a1a640c993cc18158db51{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2xiqeh-eb621c3c4b6a1a640c993cc18158db51 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m65idiy1-e96c8358caa3c834af32d4a311ff8771 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Program Outline<\/h3>\n<p>Location: Highland Secondary<\/p>\n<p>Time: Monday &#8211; Friday; 9:00am-3:20pm<\/p>\n<p>When: Semester 2 &#8211; February to June<\/p>\n<p>Who: Open to all grade 11 and 12 students in the Comox Valley District 71<\/p>\n<p>Industry work experience placements<\/p>\n<p>Tours of local industries<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This Tourism program equips students with foundational skills for success in post-secondary tourism and management programs at NIC, VIU, and beyond. Post-secondary Tourism students and graduates are in demand to fill a diverse range of employment opportunities across the sector, opening many possible career paths. 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