For Immediate Release: January 18, 2008

Vicki Lymburner, President & CEO of OTEC, an independent, not-for-profit Training and H. R. Solutions organization (Ontario Tourism Education Corporation) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Manager.

Adam Morrison joined OTEC® as Manager, Partnership Programs on January 15th. and replaces Helen Tam, Manager, Employment & Skills Development who is departing OTEC® to pursue other opportunities.

Adam has worked in both the public and private sector and in the area of employment program and partnership development, most recently as Program Manager, LITE (Leading Individuals to Employment), funded by Employment Ontario. He has also worked as a sales and marketing consultant, and training proposal co-ordinator for various funded and private sector organizations.

Adam has a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Science – Capacity Development Studies from the University of Guelph. He will be managing OTEC’s funded programs, including the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council partnership, and the Ready to Work bridging project for Internationally Trained Individuals, funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.

OTEC has evolved from the 2005 consolidation of the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC) established in 1991, and Customer Service Excellence Corporation (CSEC) established in 2001. Originally formed through a partnership with industry, government, labour and education to offer training programs, standards, certification and employment development programs for the tourism and hospitality sectors, the organization has evolved to provide an extensive range of “Customer Service & Leadership” training programs for a variety of sectors and clients.

OTEC® is Ontario’s representative on the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC), the national sector council for tourism, funded by Human Resources Development Canada. The administration of national programs, the sale of federally developed training materials, based on nationally recognized standards, coupled with the fulfillment of federal contracts provided to OTEC® by the CTHRC, provides some of the operating funds for the Corporation.

For more information on OTEC’s products and services please go to www.otec.org

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