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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 TourAxis, a trailblazer in the travel industry known for its innovative brands like Expat Explore and Group Tour Shop, is broadening its range with the launch of TourCademy, an online educational platform dedicated to transforming travel enthusiasts into skilled professionals capable of leading fulfilling, flexible careers. TourCademy offers a dynamic approach for travel aficionados to engage directly with real-world travelers, explore premier global destinations, and achieve both physical and financial freedom. The platform features a comprehensive 40-hour online Tour Leader course, practical Destination Training (Bootcamp), and ensures a professional interview for participants who complete the curriculum. Graduates are fully prepared to manage and lead tours, earning a living by traveling globally. This initiative also taps into the expanding need for skilled travel professionals. The travel sector has rebounded impressively, surpassing pre-pandemic levels with a predicted economic impact of $11.1 trillion globally this year. With the rapid expansion of businesses like TourAxis, the demand for competent personnel to accommodate an international clientele is rising. Last year, the industry supported 330 million jobs, with forecasts predicting an increase to 449 million by 2034. “We recognized that travelers’ appetite for group tours was increasing faster than TourAxis could identify qualified tour leaders and that many avid travelers had no idea a career in this industry was viable,” says Carl Cronje , CEO and Co-founder of TourAxis. “With that in mind, we assembled an expert team and founded TourCademy. We’re showing people that pursuing your passions can be profitable, and we’re giving them the high-quality training they need to become the best-of-the-best tour leaders that companies like TourAxis want to hire.” Charting a Path for Future Tour Leaders The journey at TourCademy starts with an in-depth Tour Leader course, priced at £399, and taught by instructors boasting over four decades of collective experience. During this online course, trainees hone essential skills for successful tour leadership, including guest communication, research and content creation for tours, adherence to local cultural and environmental norms, and the application of cutting-edge travel technology. After the initial course, students advance their skills through Destination Training (Bootcamp), where they join real tours led by experienced leaders from TourAxis brands. This direct experience supplements online learning with practical insights into navigating real-life tour challenges. Additionally, students have the opportunity for a Real-Life Shadow Tour Experience, following seasoned leaders for firsthand learning. “When I became a tour leader 20 years ago, travel education opportunities were limited and offered little information about the reality of the career – I had to learn a lot on the job,” says Larry Schwarz , who has led Expat Explore’s Eastern USA & Canada Escape tour since its launch in 2018. “With TourCademy, TourAxis is changing the status quo of tour leader education. Students will walk away with the industry connections and concrete skills needed to be successful and truly enjoy the freedom and cultural connection offered by this career.” Completing both the Tour Leader course and Destination Training guarantees an interview with leading tour companies, providing a unique headstart in the industry. Successful candidates can anticipate a minimum annual income of $75,000 as full-time tour leaders, enjoying the perks of travel while enriching lives across cultures. “We hope TourCademy will raise awareness of this exciting and rewarding career path and provide an accessible starting point for the next generation of travel professionals,” says Jakes Maritz , TourCademy Dean and TourAxis Co-Founder. “Wherever they go on to lead tours, TourCademy alumni will set the standard of leadership, customer service, and knowledge, creating unforgettable experiences for travelers worldwide.” Enrollment for the Tour Leader course is open, with further details about the Destination Training and Real-Life Shadow Tour Experiences to be announced following the inaugural class’s completion. TourCademy is nearing the final stages of program accreditation by TourAxis.None
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Under the ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost, all public sector workers who lost their collective bargaining power would have it restored to what was in place prior to 2011. They would be treated the same as the police, firefighter and other public safety unions that were exempted under the law. Republicans vowed to immediately appeal the ruling, which ultimately is likely to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That only amplifies the importance of the April election that will determine whether the court remains controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Former Gov. Scott Walker, who proposed the law that catapulted him onto the national political stage, decried the ruling in a post on the social media platform X as “brazen political activism.” He said it makes the state Supreme Court election “that much more important.” Supporters of the law have said it provided local governments more control over workers and the powers they needed to cut costs. Repealing the law, which allowed schools and local governments to raise money through higher employee contributions for benefits, would bankrupt those entities, backers of Act 10 have argued. Democratic opponents argue that the law has hurt schools and other government agencies by taking away the ability of employees to collectively bargain for their pay and working conditions. The law was proposed by Walker and enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in spite of massive protests that went on for weeks and drew as many as 100,000 people to the Capitol. The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this was the first brought since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023. The seven unions and three union leaders that brought the lawsuit argued that the law should be struck down because it creates unconstitutional exemptions for firefighters and other public safety workers. Attorneys for the Legislature and state agencies countered that the exemptions are legal, have already been upheld by other courts, and that the case should be dismissed. But Frost sided with the unions in July, saying the law violates equal protection guarantees in the Wisconsin Constitution by dividing public employees into “general” and “public safety” employees. He ruled that general employee unions, like those representing teachers, can not be treated differently from public safety unions that were exempt from the law. His ruling Monday delineated the dozens of specific provisions in the law that must be struck. Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he looked forward to appealing the ruling. “This lawsuit came more than a decade after Act 10 became law and after many courts rejected the same meritless legal challenges,” Vos said in a statement. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state's largest business lobbying organization, also decried the ruling. WMC President Kurt Bauer called Act 10 “a critical tool for policymakers and elected officials to balance budgets and find taxpayer savings." The Legislature said in court filings that arguments made in the current case were rejected in 2014 by the state Supreme Court. The only change since that ruling is the makeup of Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorneys for the Legislature argued. The Act 10 law effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions by allowing them to bargain solely over base wage increases no greater than inflation. It also disallowed the automatic withdrawal of union dues, required annual recertification votes for unions, and forced public workers to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. The law was the signature legislative achievement of Walker, who was targeted for a recall election he won. Walker used his fights with unions to mount an unsuccessful presidential run in 2016. Frost, the judge who issued Monday's ruling, appeared to have signed the petition to recall Walker from office. None of the attorneys sought his removal from the case and he did not step down. Frost was appointed to the bench by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who signed the Walker recall petition. The law has also led to a dramatic decrease in union membership across the state. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized. In 2015, the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature approved a right-to-work law that limited the power of private-sector unions. Public sector unions that brought the lawsuit are the Abbotsford Education Association; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 47 and 1215; the Beaver Dam Education Association; SEIU Wisconsin; the Teaching Assistants’ Association Local 3220 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 695.Tottenham in glum mood ahead of Chelsea clash as familiar frailty proves costly against Bournemouth
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