The World Youth, Student and Educational Travel Confederation (WYSETC) is a global organization that represents and promotes the interests of international youth and student travel to governments, educational institutions and the general public. Because of WYSETC’s purpose and reach, the team here at EBI Group felt it important that we should be a part of this organisation. Our values and beliefs of a global perspective out of which the youth and students of the world can learn understanding of the interconnectedness of this planet align strongly with the aims and philosophy of WYSETC.
Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we have been accepted as members of WYSETC as of the annual meeting held in Edinburgh in September 2018. A core part of our business is helping organisations mitigate the risk their customers face when they are travelling. Risk has become a big issue for many organisations as the 24-hour news cycle magnifies fear and trepidation among parents and teachers. It is gratifying that the young of this world remain generally fearless. However, to ensure best preparedness for its members, WYSETC set up a Travel Safety Panel to address the concerns of its members about the tumultuous world around them.
It was therefore very satisfying for our team that we have been invited onto the panel because of our core knowledge in risk mitigation and management, as well as risk surveys. Joël Marier from our team will represent EBI Group on the panel. We have a long-term vision of building an ISO standard for managing risk in youth travel on organized school trips as no such standard presently exists. Because of our years of experience in the youth travel sector, we are working with the Canadian government in the ambitious and lengthy process to establish an ISO standard for the youth travel sector. But the maxim, “every journey starts with the first step” seems highly appropriate in this context.
Our participation in WYSETC and especially our role as a member of the Travel Safety Panel, takes us, we believe, from the first step to the first milestone. This action brings together EBI’s expertise in business development, change management, and organizational restructuring for the youth tourism community.
