May 29, 2018
From selfies with Acasta Gneiss (the oldest group of rocks on Earth) to tourism prize packages, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s booths were popular stops at last week’s 10th Annual Career Fair, hosted by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
More than 300 participants from N’Dilo, Dettah and Yellowknife attended the fair to learn more about a variety of career opportunities in the NWT.
ITI Representatives Desiree Bagnall, Tourism Resource and Programs Coordinator and Max Rossouw, Tourism Officer, North Slave Region get ready to chat with youth about careers in tourism. Photo: Douglas Dillon.
Aboriginal Tourism Development Officer, Douglas Dillon, organized ITI’s tourism booth to highlight Indigenous cultural tourism examples, success stories and career paths. Along with Douglas, ITI’s Desiree Bagnall and Max Rossouw staffed the booth and shared materials like: A Guide to Tourism Careers in the Northwest Territories, the NWT Explorers’ Guide, and the Tourism Programs and Services Catalogue.
Meanwhile, dinosaur fossils drew a lot of interest to a booth staffed by Landen Powell and Gordon Cumming from the NWT Geological Survey. Participants were keen to share stories about rocks they had discovered and to learn about Earth history.
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The Department of ITI recognizes that healthy educated people are critical to a vibrant and diverse economy. It is vital to retain graduates in the territory to equip the NWT workforce with their much-needed participation, skills and education.
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