Project objectives:
01. Develop a conceptual basis for embedding sustainability skills in tourism VET curricula
02. Provide teaching-learning materials in the field of ustainable tourism adapted for embedding them effectively in VET curricula
03. Design and pilot a comprehensive in-service training programme for VET staff in the cross field of sustainable tourism and innovative teaching practices
04. Facilitate transferability and wide exploitation of the developed resources in various VET contexts
05. Raise awareness of possibilities and added value of embedding sustainability skills in tourism VET curricula among educational professionals in the sector
Target groups:
The project’s primary target groups are:
The secondary target groups are:
Intellectual Outputs:
O1 Conceptual Framework for embedding sustainability skills in tourism VET curricula
– analyse sustainability-related skills required by the tourism industry, identify those that can be taught in non-tertiary VET and describe them at core and advanced levels of mastery (for IVET and CVET);
– identify and describe ways of embedding these skills in tourism VET curricula.
Conceptual Framework:
O2 Portfolio of learning resources for tourism sustainability skills
1. Environmental block
Water, energy, emissions, waste management; Protection of natural heritage; Climate change awareness; Promoting environmentally friendly behaviour among staff and tourists
Service Learning Project
WebQuests
Video
Video
2. Socio-cultural block
Tourism accessibility; Protection of local and cultural heritage; Local purchasing and local employment; Fair business practices; Working with local communities; cultural awareness
Service Learning Project
WebQuests
Video
3. Economic block
Tourism value chain and circular economy; Sustainability as a point of differentiation and point of sale; Building a business model for sustainable tourism; Developing a sustainable tourist product
Service Learning Project
Sustainable innovation
Local Hiring
Onsite Recycling
Sustainable innovation
Local Hiring
Onsite Recycling
WebQuests
Sustainable innovation
Local Hiring
Onsite Recycling
Sustainable innovation
Local Hiring
Onsite Recycling
Sustainable innovation
Local Hiring
Onsite Recycling
Video
O3 In-service training programme
– enhancing understanding of the demand for sustainability-related skills and new employment opportunities for students in sustainable tourism;
– mastering didactical approaches for embedding sustainability skills in the curriculum;
– understanding how to use the resources for sustainability skills development (O2) in teaching practice.
The indicative content of the Programme includes three modules:
Module 2. Sustainability-related skills and Instructional design approaches
Module 3. Learning resources for the development of sustainability skills
Module 2. Sustainability-related skills and Instructional design approaches
Module 3. Learning resources for the development of sustainability skills
Module 2. Sustainability-related skills and Instructional design approaches
Module 3. Learning resources for the development of sustainability skills
Module 1. Sustainable tourism development
Module 2. Sustainability-related skills and Instructional design approaches
Module 3. Learning resources for the development of sustainability skills
Scenarios:
O4 Compendium of Success Stories

Spoleczna Akademia Nauk

Eastern Macedonia – Thrace Regional Directorate for Primary and Secondary Education

EUROPEAN CENTER FOR QUALITY

PROMIMPRESA SRL

FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE LIMITED

ALBEA ETUDES ET CONSEILS

Mazovian Regional Tourism Organisation

