The course CDME is the tourism industry’s highest individual educational achievement. The CDME program provides the skills to prepare senior executives to thrive in a constantly changing environment. The program focus is on vision, leadership, productivity and implementing business strategies. Start or continue your professional journey, advance your career, and enhance your industry knowledge, skills and professional credibility.
A destination management executive maintains in-depth local knowledge of the area or region they represent, specifically with regards to the local coordination and implementation of everything from program and event logistics to event activities.
In short, a DME is essentially a highly specialized consultant for practically every aspect of out-of-town event programming.
This course provides participants with an understanding to learn how destination organizations and the various departments within an organization function, how the role of a destination organization within a community, how destination organizations enhance and benefit their communities and how to sell your destination to business and leisure travellers
This course is a preparation course, and designed to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare for the certification, should you choose to pursue it in the future
After successful completion of this course you would be able to :
- Describe and apply standard professional practices across the
- CDME-International Standards domains on the test and the job
- Use test-taking tips and relaxation techniques during the exam
- Develop a personal study path for taking the CDME test
- Feel far more comfortable ahead of and in preparation for sitting for the CDME exam
The course on Certified Destination Management executive (CDME) is ideal for:
- The suitable applicant is an experienced professional who has developed a broad knowledge base mirroring Destinations International’s professional tracks and destination organization industry standards. After completing the program, destination organization leaders should be able to approach challenges from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
- We recommend, though do not require, that an applicant be currently employed by a destination organization with at least three years of industry-related experience.