Heritage Destination Consulting secures interpretive training contract with US Corps of Engineers

Dec. 21, 2007 - PRLog -- Professor John Veverka, senior partner of Heritage Destination Consulting (http://www.heritagedestination.com/team.aspx) has just announced that the firm has been awarded a 5-year interpretive training contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers. The contract calls for two 3-day courses entitled “Interpretive Services” to train COE Rangers and Park Staff in the basics of interpretive program and services planning, development, contracting and presentation.  The courses, attended by around 25 students will be presented by Professor Veverka at the US Army Corps of Engineers National Training Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with the first session for 2008 being held at the end of January. This will be the 20th year that Professor Veverka has been the prime contractor for developing and presenting this interpretive training course.  Professor Veverka, who is a National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Trainer and Planner, said; “we are delighted to once again be chosen as the most qualified interpretive trainers to provide this course for the Corps of Engineers Park Rangers and Parks Staff and look forward to working with COE staff to provide the best in cutting-edge interpretive training for them”. To find out more about HDC visit: http://www.heritagedestination.com/about.aspx . To see more HDC news visit: http://www.heritagedestination.com/whatnew.aspx

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Heritage Destination Consulting (HDC) is a leading international heritage interpretation and tourism destination development consultancy with offices in the US and UK. HDC specialises in heritage interpretation, tourism destination development and tourism destination marketing of sustainable environmental, cultural and heritage products and businesses throughout the world. HDC regularly works with visitor centres, tourist attractions, heritage centres, museums, tourism partnerships, local, regional and national government agencies, NGO’s, cultural, heritage and environmental groups, etc.

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