DGI Tourism Project

About the Project

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Developing interactive, participatory and lean teaching approaches that boost sustainable thinking in vocational education and training in tourism.

The DGI TOURISM project seeks to adapt the vocational education and training (VET) offering to the challenges of the digital age and climate change, innovatively accommodating post-Covid travel sector needs that enable a smooth transition towards more sustainable strategies and futureproofing the tourism sector.

DGI Tourism Project

Project Objectives

Promoting sustainable thinking in vocational education and training in tourism.

01.

Establish a novel training methodological framework for the VET sector

that contributes to socio-environmental challenges, like travel sustainability and the fight against climate change to allow travel professionals to adapt to new market trends and requirements, thus, boosting their employability.

02.

Develop adaptable and transferable training material by tourism experts

for use across different countries and disciplines with an interest in sustainable service delivery in the

hospitality and transportation sectors.

03.

Propose a path for tourism professionals to adapt to post-covid market needs

improving their digital and green skills and competencies and balancing skills acquisition with work-based learning.

04.

Perform trials and assess results, offer feedback to VET centres

the project aims to deliver, test, and iteratively evaluate all project findings. Practical guidelines will be developed for trainers based on the evaluation results while providing feedback to interested VET centres.

DGI Tourism Project

Project Outcomes

01.​

Methodological framework​

Methodological Framework​

Reshaping the VET sector of Tourism, allowing for more agility and adaptiveness while improving the evaluation of competencies of trainees and professionals.

02.

Professional and Training​

Professional and Training​

Developing the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) Curriculum for the Digital, Green and Innovative Tourism Professional, who can be adaptable and environmentally conscious.

03.​

DGI Training Courses​

DGI Tourism Courses

Delivering a course available online as a free and open educational resource to any interested user, localised for the specific needs of the partner countries.

04.

Method and Tools

Method and Tools

Method and tools for training course delivery and evaluation Using open-source and fully-customisable tools for e-learning solutions.

DGI Tourism Project

Project Impacts

01.

VET Providers

Updated curriculum that is necessary for delivering sustainable tourism knowledge, digital skills and competences.

02.

VET Trainers

To design and deliver content and in the ways learners become more engaged in the learning process.

03.

VET Trainees

Customised training pathways and an ECVET profile tailored for VET students who aspire to become

“Digital, Green Tourism Experts”.

04.

Tourism Stakeholders

Stakeholders with links in the entire tourism supply chain (policymakers, travel technology, umbrella organisations, consultancies) and travellers.

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
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