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Education > Overview

Education is the foundation for the existence of Puget Sound Business Travel Association. We were founded by a group of travel industry leaders that wanted to raise the knowledge and professionalism of those individuals whose careers were in managing or selling travel related services. Each of our monthly meetings is designed to provide current, leading edge information and knowledge sharing among our membership, or to create a comfortable social environment where networking and peer recognition can be accomplished informally. 

PSBTA offers a Recommended Educational Path for the Travel Industry.  Click here for more info.

Training

As an affiliate of the National Business Travel Association, PSBTA supports and recognizes the professional education programs they offer. Currently, training is focused in 3 concentrated areas: 

PSBTA supports the pursuit of professional certification through the National Business Travel Association, their programs, and their educational offerings. Annual scholarships are awarded to local high school seniors to pursue higher education in the hospitality or travel management field, and to association members to enable them to attend the annual national conference. NBTA, and NBTA Foundation (formerly the Institute of Business Travel Management), also offer educational scholarships to a variety of programs. Please access the information below for additional details.

NetSmart NetSmart(tm) is a web-based distance learning and educational program that allows NBTA Direct Members and Chapter Direct Members to participate in a live interactive forum on business travel industry issues and simultaneously view presentations. Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) The CCTE Program is designed for business travel management professionals who want to enhance their knowledge, skills and productivity.

Global Travel Management Exchange Forums (GTMEF) The NBTA Global Travel Management Exchange Forums (GTMEF) are small, highly focused, discussion groups. The GTMEF's provide global travel managers with the opportunity to meet with their peers and explore, in-depth, the global travel management topics and issues that are most important to them.  NBTA Foundation (formerly IBTM) An affiliate of NBTA, the NBTA Foundation, offers several educational scholarship opportunities to a variety of programs, including those listed above and independent studies.