Advance Your Career!
Professional development is an important aspect of skill growth, establishing credibility, and achieving career goals. GBTA Academy courses are designed for business travel professionals - both buyers and suppliers - who might be looking to enhance their expertise, stay abreast of industry changes, cultivate a supportive network, and advance their careers. Whether you are new to business travel management or have decades of experience, there is always a “next step” on the GBTA learning path.
Key Objectives
- Members will learn about mastering the fundamentals of business travel and strategic meetings management
- Members will also learn how to level up their skills
- This section will provide insights on how to advance your career
Master the Fundamentals
These courses serve as a guide to the key facets and best practices of managed travel, procurement, and meetings. They are designed for business travel professionals who are new to the role, have changed companies, or are seeking a different perspective to enhance their programs. Recommended Programs:
- The Fundamentals of Business Travel Management: designed for travel buyers and suppliers who want a deeper understanding of the foundational elements of a corporate travel policy, the course is taught by industry professionals with over 20 years of experience in both shaping travel policy and educating business travel managers.
- The Fundamentals of Strategic Meetings Management: this fundamental course taught by procurement, travel and meetings industry experts, you will learn how to articulate the benefits and components of SMM in a corporate environment.
Level Up Your Skills
GBTA Academy offers practical education for business travel professionals aiming to enhance their strategic capabilities in managing travel policy and elevating their travel programs. Participants will learn how to apply practical tools to minimize the climate impact of business travel, taking their programs to the next level. Recommended Programs:
- Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management: building on the basic components of business travel management, the curriculum is designed for professionals who are looking to become more strategic in their role in managing travel policy and taking their travel management program to the next level.
- Sustainable Travel Management: with a focus on the practical application of climate action and the management, reduction, and tracking of carbon emissions from business travel, this course will address the challenges and opportunities as forward-thinking organizations look to launch or advance their sustainable travel management program.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: building culture is every manager’s and employee’s responsibility as today’s headlines prove, this course can help make your organization a more supportive and engaging place to work by understanding the perceptual, institutional, and psychological processes that impact the ways people interact with each other.
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Get Certified
For experienced industry professionals committed to enhancing their credibility and leadership presence, GBTA, in partnership with eCornell University, offers certification programs. These programs focus on developing strong marketing, management, finance, and leadership skills specifically tailored to the business travel sector.
Recommended Programs:
Recommended Programs:
- Global Leadership Professional (GLP) Program: Elevate your career with a masters-level education
- Global Travel Professional (GTP) Certification: Establish your credibility and influence in Business Travel
- Certificate in Corporate Travel Execution (CCTE): Advance your knowledge in travel and business best practices
