TICO TAKES OVER CITC EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors (CITC) has advised TICO (Travel Industry Council of Ontario) and the travel industry that effective July 19, the CITC will be surrendering its charter. CITC has therefore notified TICO that it will be turning over the administration of TICO’s Education Standards Program to TICO. TICO is finalizing the arrangements to administer the program and should be up and running by July 19. Individuals and groups wishing to write any of the TICO exams will need to contact TICO to register. Every effort will be made to ensure that there is a smooth transition for exam candidates as TICO assumes the administrative function. Since the introduction of TICO’s Education Standards, which came into effect in July 2009, CITC has been administering the program on behalf of TICO. “I would like to thank the staff of CITC for their work in administering TICO’s Education Standards Program,”said TICO president Michael Pepper. “CITC was extremely helpful in getting TICO’s program up and running leading up to July 2009 and has played an important role in the success of the program.”(http://www.tico.ca)