The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, (CTO) with the full endorsement of the CARICOM Heads of Government, established the Caribbean Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) in 1998.

It's a regional body made up of senior representatives from business, labour, government, industry associations and education and tourism related organizations/groups who meet twice annually to collaboratively address the Caribbean's tourism education, training and career development needs and to give direction to the Council’s programmes and activities.

The Council’s mission is to develop and promote a systematic and coordinated approach to human resources planning, research, education and training in Caribbean tourism to meet the demands of a globally competitive tourism environment.

Since 2008, this regional body has become the Technical Committee for the CTO's Human Resources Department and gives technical input and guidance to its work programme.