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Saturday 14 april 2018

Students University of Aruba (UA) are Certified Incentive Specialist (CIS)

tificate is part of the course rector of Operations of
MICE Management under ECO DMS and her team
the guidance of Mrs. Jo- to give this opportunity to
Anne Croes. the students. Also thanks to
Marriott Resort Aruba Stel-
The 19 students that are laris Casino, Aruba Airport
certified are: Karel Arends, Authority N.V., Holiday Inn
David Carache, Marylaine Resort Aruba, Elite Produc-
ORANJESTAD – The Faculty How to create an incentive gather for a three days Feliciana, Asanya Foster, tions & Entertainment, ABC
of Hospitality and Tourism program, how to stimulate conference. This confer- Marrion Kock, Zarianni Lar- Tours Aruba, One Happy
Management Studies (FHT- a person to go that extra ence covers several topics monie, Zoë Loefstok, Jen- Photographer, Fofoti Tours
MS) offers a specialized mile in the job and the posi- on educational field that nifer Perez, Maria Perez, & Transfers, Pelican Adven-
program called ‘Certified tive effect of an incentive are specific for the industry Alfonso Rey Canal, Sa- tures and Hilton Aruba Ca-
Incentive Specialist (CIS)’ program within an organi- of incentive groups. One of bina Rey Canal, Jeni de ribbean Resort & Casino.
and just recently a group zation and/or company. the instructors of SITE, Sr. Jim la Rosa, Edward Schoop,
of students graduated from Skiba travelled to Aruba by Victoria Sequera, Sarah Decan John Wardlaw men-
the course. Every year professionals invitation of ECO DMS, a van der Steen, Nathania tioned: “In a relative short
within the industry: mem- Destination Management Taylor, MaryJoan Wardlaw period our partners within
Two full days it was all bers of the Society for In- Company, to participate and Annabel Westerop. the tourism industry gath-
about the incentive indus- centive Travel Excellence in the incentive program The faculty would like to ered to create this program
try and incentive groups. (SITE) from around the world of the university. The cer- thank Maoreen Every, Di- for our students. Incentives
make up for more than 70
% of the business for the
MICE market (Meetings,
Incentives, Conferences &
Exhibitions) in Aruba.

The industry and our fac-
ulty acknowledge the im-
portance to work together
in order to create profe-
sionals in the field of MICE.
Our goal as faculty is to
identify the needs in the
industry and prepare our
students to be professionals
with the knowledge and
necessary skills to be lead-
ers in the hospitality and
tourism area. We have the
advantage that we have
the university in Aruba and
projects like this where we
work together with the in-
dustry for sure fortify the
level of our graduates who
will eventually enter the la-
bor market. A thank you to
all who made this project
possible.”q