Travel Professionals Begin Designation Program at NBTA Canada Event
More than 150 have Taken Canadian Business Travel Fundamentals Course
MAY 1, 2008. The National Business Travel Association Canada (NBTA Canada) -- the leading provider of education and professional resources for corporate travel professionals in Canada -- yesterday held an Education Day in Montreal at which 21 corporate travel professionals took the Canadian Fundamentals of Business Travel Management course. More than half of participants were travel managers, or corporate travel buyers. The course taught by NBTA Vice President Michael W. Lyons, CCTE.
Attendees are now eligible to take the Corporate Travel Expert (CTE) exam, and those who successfully complete the exam will earn the professional designation CTE, which demonstrates the holder has a fundamental understanding of the principles and practice of travel management.
To date more than 150 Canadian business travel professionals have taken the Fundamentals of Business Travel Management/CTE course.
The program is a version of the Fundamentals of Business Travel Management course offered by NBTA, the parent organization of NBTA Canada, with content tailored for the Canadian market. The Fundamentals of Business Travel Management is one of three unique levels of professional development offered by NBTA:
Fundamentals of Business Travel Management/CTE - the only introductory course and designation for corporate travel professionals
Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) - the only certification course for corporate travel professionals; designed for professionals with at least two years of experience in the business travel field
Global Leadership Professional (GLP) ---| the only master's-level education for corporate travel professionals; offered by the NBTA Foundation in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business
The National Business Travel Association Canada (NBTA Canada) is the premiere professional travel management association in Canada. As the Canadian arm of NBTA, the world's leading business travel association, NBTA Canada is the Canadian source for critical information on the business travel industry. For nearly 40 years, NBTA has dedicated itself to the professional development of its members through advocacy, education and training, and networking opportunities. NBTA represents over 3,000 corporate and government travel managers, meeting professionals, and travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry. For more information on NBTA Canada, please visit www.nbtacanada.org. For more information on NBTA, please visit www.nbta.org.
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