Career Centre

Nova Scotia’s Tourism Sector offers diverse and exciting opportunities in five different industries!  Ranging from part time/seasonal to full time rewarding careers… the right choice is waiting for you.

For a journey that is completely yours… check out discovertourism.ca and click on Career Pathways - Any path you take in tourism will offer plenty of choices for where to go next. Let your interests lead the way and build new skills to keep moving forward.


Professional Development Opportunities

Once you have started working in Tourism, there are many opportunities available for professional development through emerit national certification. Emerit National Certification is the pinnacle designation available and is based on the most comprehensive industry-developed training available anywhere in the world. All emerit products and programs are based on industry-defined standards, and are recognized across Canada.

For more information, please check out: www.emerit.ca.


Scholarship Opportunities

The Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council offers a number of Tourism Scholarships to support investment by the Industry in human resource development. The Judith B. Cabrita Tourism Professional Scholarship is awarded to successful candidates who are pursuing an opportunity that will help advance their career or expand their skill set.

New for 2024 - Building Up Tourism Employer Investment Fund Scholarship - supporting executive level staff working in tourism.

Applications are accepted year-round. For more information on this Award as well as other opportunities, please click on this link: Tourism Scholarships.


For Employers

The Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council also offers customer service and occupation specific workshops; and online training in topics such as Food Safety and Serve Right Responsible Beverage Service. For more information check out the Council’s website at: www.tourismhrc.com 

Elevate your skills to build stronger teams and become a trusted mentor for all those you lead. Check out the Employer section under: DiscoverTourism.ca.


Industry Links

Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council – Tourism Training Excellence - https://tourismhrc.com/

Discover Tourism – Career Exploration Site - https://discovertourism.ca/

Tourism HR Canada – Building a World Leading Tourism Workforce - https://tourismhr.ca/

emerit – Canada’s best Tourism and Hospitality Training - https://emerit.ca/home

Serve it Up – High School Culinary Exploration Program - https://tourismhrc.com/culinaryexperiencehub/

Nova Scotia Works – Employment and Resource Centre - https://novascotiaworks.ca/nsdc/