WIL (Work Integrated Learning)
A win win for students, business and education providers.
Just over 50 people, including students, tourism related businesses and the education sector attended FACET's Forum to hear of the opportunities to engage with student interns to support tourism businesses and related projects.
Presentations included Edith Cowan University, Curtin University and Murdoch University and feedback from two previous students on their work placements within the tourism industry.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) allows business, industry, government and community organisations to work together with universities to develop Australia's future workplace. WIL provides the opportunity for students to learn to integrate the theory of their discipline with its relevant work practice.
Key contacts relating to the various WIL (Work Integrated Learning Programs) are listed below:
Murdoch University
WIL contacts
Edith Cowan University
Director, Work-Integrated Learning
Denise Jackson
Curtin University
WIL
Sonia Ferns
Testimonial:
Congratulations on a very successful event. The ambience and connection between all attendees was fabulous - characteristic of a well organised event with the right balance of structure and informality. It was a pleasure to be invited to attend.
Sonia Ferns, Curtin University
FACET events aim to showcase industry best practice, support connections to share information and grow capacity in the cultural, heritage and nature-based tourism sector. FACET will continue to support ongoing communication between the tourism industry and the university community.
It was a proud evening for Western Australian tourism at the 2018 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Launceston on 1 March, taking home a record number of medals.
Congratulations to all medal recipients and in particular the following FACET Members.
Gold Medal - Go Cultural Aboriginal Tours & Experiences - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Tourism;
Gold Medal - Two Feet & a Heartbeat - Excellence in Food Tourism;
Bronze Medal - Busselton Jetty - Major Tourist Attraction
Bronze Medal - Fremantle Prison - Cultural Tourism
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Walter & Meg McGuire
Go Cultural Aboriginal Tours & Experiences
Gold Medal - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Tours
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Two Feet & a Heartbeat
Gold Medal - Excellence in Food Tourism
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Nominations for the 2019 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards will open in April
FACET hosted an interactive workshop with Prue Pike from Talk Social Media who provided important protocols, quick tips as well as best practice examples to help make Instagram work for your business and/or destination.
Workshop delegates represented state and local governments, tour operators, tourism organisations and businesses.
With Instagram being all about visual sharing, the tourism and hospitality sector and destinations are well suited to this social media platform. Prue noted the first step was to understand your business profile and be clear on your customers and target market to ensure your social media strategy is on track.
Prue explained the value of research #hashtags to achieve optimum exposure and the importance of tagging images. A number of successful Instagram accounts were used as case-studies to demonstrate posting techniques, for example using colour or seasonal themes and breaking up posted images with words.
Prue provided practical insights into the use of Instagram as an extension of a business and destination's brand and an important tool to encourage shared images to market destinations.
We look forward to running more workshops in 2019, please contact us to discuss areas you would like to see covered.
For information on our current event, visit FACET
Events
Ryan Mossny, FACET Chair delivered his first report at FACET's Annual General Meeting held on Monday 8 October at the State Library. Ryan thanked FACET's long-standing partners Tourism WA and Parks & Wildlife, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions, sponsors City of Perth and Heritage Council of WA and the other tourism industry stakeholders who have supported FACET events throughout the year.
He congratulated the 2017 FACET Golden Guide Award Winner, Janine Della Bosca from Fremantle Prison and acknowledge the unenviable job of the judging panel.
An organisation cannot succeed without an active board and Ryan acknowledged all those who have volunteered their time. He offered a special thank you those board members who would not be returning for next year and welcomed new board members Harriet Wyatt representing the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and Sue Stepatschuk from the Barking Gecko Theatre.
Having founded the organisation back in 1991 and worked tirelessly to support the sustainable development of WA's natural, cultural and heritage assets, Pat Barblett, AM stepped down from the FACET Board. In doing so, Pat thanked all those who have supported FACET along the way and noted the organisation was in good hands.
Prior to the AGM, FACET members enjoyed a tour of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
