Innovative Cooperation Business –HEI learning model for Tourism Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative Cooperation Business –HEI learning model for Tourism

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

<< Background >>

The INCOME Tourism aims at developing a new learning approach based on a cooperative learning process joining higher education and tourism businesses applied to soft skills learning to be incorporated in the last year of the Tourism Bachelor (EQF6). Although some efforts can be found in different higher education contexts, there is still the need and potential to bring academia and industry together in a new cooperative learning model to get a curriculum focusing on soft skills.

<< Objectives >>

NCOME Tourism seeks enhancing tourism graduates´ soft skills, taking into account the employers’ demand for skills and qualifications, through an innovative, integrated learning approach, involving businesses in the designing and piloting process, building a sustainable partnership between HEIs and industry, addressing the identified skills gaps.

<< Implementation >>

6 HEIs from 6 countries collaborate with tourism businesses and tourism associations in the identification of graduate relevant skills have identified the need of further development of soft skills; a new cooperative learning model was developed, supported by the dual system of DHBW, supported and implemented by the HEIs in close consultation with the companies involved. Practical learning contexts are set, involving the learning trios – students, in-company tutors and HEI tutors.

<< Results >>

Soft Skills needs assessment; standardized soft skills curriculum; A new cooperative learning model, fostering collaboration between HEIs and companies; Qualification of young professionals with higher employability potential; matching skills exercise and the work based model; integration of young people into the labour market and consequently reducing their unemployment; A Memorandum of cooperation was signed.

Project Website

http://income-tourism-project.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 999818 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE VIANA DE CASTELO & Country: PT

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA
• CEVAL CONSELHO EMPRESARIAL DOS VALES DO LIMA E MINHO
• MALTA BUSINESS FOUNDATION
• CENTRAL DE RESERVES DE MONTSERRAT SA
• GIVI SRL
• MALTA UNIVERSITY CONSULTING LIMITED
• UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, BUSINESS AND TOURISM