The Next Tourism Generation Alliance Erasmus Project

Project Title

The Next Tourism Generation Alliance

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 : Sector Skills Alliances in vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Digital skills; Green skills

Project Summary

The Next Tourism Generation Alliance project will establish a BluePrint for Sectoral Skills Development in Tourism to provide concrete innovative and highly relevant Skills Products and Tools for improving the relationship between Industry and Education Providers in the Tourism sector and respond to skills needs. The project will develop, deliver and test the new Next Tourism Generation (NTG) Skills Products for professionals, trainers, students, university tourism departments, local authorities, companies to respond to the fast changing and increasing skills gaps in digital, green and social skills sets and Specialist Sub-Sector Tourism Skills such as Destination Management, Blue Economy Tourism, Heritage Interpretation, Gastronomy and Collaborative Economy provision with appropriate, flexible learning and training methods to enhance skills responses and training provision to ensure a more competitive, sustainable and contemporary and authentic visitor experience. The Blue print strategy will directly assist destinations, enterprises and higher education institutions to support regional strategies and plans in employment and sustainable development. The new modules and learning methods will be integrated into the current European VET system, providing a standard benchmark for sustainable tourism management, digital and technological innovation and social skills in tourism. The consortia is a multi-disciplinary partnership which comprises 14 partners: 7 Industry Partners and Tourism Sector Representatives(Federturismo, UnionCamere; Eurogites; IHK Academy Chamber of Commerce; People 1st; VIMOS; CEHAT); 6 Universities (Dublin Institute of Technology, University of Sopron, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Alicante University, NHTV Breda Applied Sciences University, Varna University) and ATLAS-Europe, the Association of Tourism Lecturers and Students in Tourism in Europe.

Project Website

https://nexttourismgeneration.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 3896367 Eur

Project Coordinator

FEDERTURISMO CONFINDUSTRIA & Country: IT

Project Partners

• VISSHE UCHILISHTE PO MENIDZHMANT
• UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
• STICHTING BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
• TURISZTIKAI ES VENDEGLATO MUNKAADOK ORSZAGOS SZOVETSEGE
• RURALTOUR – FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE TOURISME RURAL
• ASSOCIATION FOR TOURISM AND LEISURE EDUCATION
• UNIONE ITALIANA DELLE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO INDUSTRIA ARTIGIANATO E AGRICOLTURA UNIONCAMERE