In the scope of Tourism Education of the Future (TEF) project focusing on improving the ability to reduce skills gaps between schools and the tourism industry, the 2nd TEF Project meeting was hosted by IEK Orizon – Ekpaideftiria Bouga in Kalamata (Greece) on the 23rd and 24th of May 2023, the second most popular city of the Peloponnese peninsula, famous for its olive and olive oil production.
The meeting welcomed 7 partnering organisations  Apro Formazione, EfVET, Landstede Groep, Insignare, International University of Sarajevo , CEBANC, Ι.Ε.Κ. ΟΡΙΖΩΝ Καλαμάτας who gathered to discuss the following topics:

State of Art

• Masterclasses
• Course catalogue
• Thematic Workshop in Fatima

Skills and Trend analysis

• Elaborate analysis results for CVET courses
• Roles and responsibilities
• Preparatory activities (collection of survey data results)

Blended Skills competition

• Setting up competitions
• Dates, roles, responsibilities

 CVET courses and micro-credentials for professionals

- Preparatory activity

Pact for skills initiative

• Preparatory activity
• Good practices from COVEs cluster platforms and S3 regions – October ‘22

Project Management. Communication and Dissemination

The final day of the meeting  concluded with a walk and a traditional Greek dinner on the famous Kalamata beach.

Regular project meetings lead to a better quality of VET provision, increased employability of students and professionals, and to an improved quality of the tourism offer in partners’ tourism ecosystems.

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