This project will enable 6 partners from companies in the camping sector (trade unions) and vocational training centers (apprenticeship) in the tourism sector to create a transnational network and allow a differents sectors to cooperate in order to promote the development of innovation, vocational training and employment in the camping industry. The project will last 18 months and will host four transnational meetings and two joint training events in France and Croatia.Europe is the first tourist destination in the world and tourism, a key sector of the European economy, generates over 10% of EU GDP (directly or indirectly) and employs 9.7 million people. The Tourism industries in Europe, particularly in the coastal areas, are also important for growth and employment, especially for young people, given that 45% of employees in the tourism sector are aged between 16 and 35.Therefore, the actors must develop specific strategies based on policies and innovative and attractive products to encourage tourists to travel off-season.Through the exchange of good practice, the project aims both to promote innovation benefits to maintain the competitiveness of the sector, for example through the development of new products such as "camp-stop."Furthermore this cooperation should encourage employability at local and regional level and identify new approaches in terms of vocational training development in the framework of a co-construction of actions meeting the needs of the camp sites. The project responds particularly to the European priority in promoting learning on the workplace, through apprenticeship and quality training devices, facilitating the transition from school or unemployment to professional life.The exchange between European partners in the transnational meetings and immersion in different national and local circumstances and settings will allow, in particular small and medium enterprises to work innovatively. In their cooperation, the partners will seek to answer various questions:1. Concerning the actions and activities implemented in the four countries to develop the outdoor accommodation sector, among them the answers to the demands of international customers: are there different practices? Are they transferable from one country to another? Who are the key playersactors involved to promote innovation and change? What are the skills required to meet these needs?2. As regards training and qualification of the personnel, with a view to sustainable employment and in order to accompany innovations in progress mentioned above: What kind of training is provided by companies? What are the national and regional frameworks? Do the companies in the camping sector participate in the creation, implementation and funding of certified training and / or qualifications?The transnational nature of the project, and its crosscutting approach will enable partners to work on a comparative approach and to broaden theirs experiences. It is justified by the same business needs detected by the need to adapt to new increasingly demanding customers, lengthen tourist season, remain competitive, meet specific skill needs in the camping industry .Expected production at the end of the project will be:- A summary / catalog of measures / innovative actions implemented to improve the competitiveness of campsites at local and regional level- A concept draft to extend the tourist season and therefore the activity durations- Guidelines for vocational workbased training modules likely to accompany current changes
The CODE CAMPING project, which has just ended, is the result of a long-term study conducted by the INFA Foundation in conjunction with partner companies, on the possibilities of building training courses to better meet the skills needs, and to work on employability. 6 partners representing companies, training centers, CFA, active in the tourism sector and more specifically in the outdoor hotel industry, decided to discuss their practices and more specifically on the ongoing changes and the link between development economy, innovation and the need for training to adapt or respond to demands for skills. The INFA, a vocational training center working mainly to develop employability through training adapted to the needs of businesses and a new demand for skills. In collaboration with the Open Air Hotel Union and the CFA tourisme, the INFA implements the apprenticeship training Technicien d'accueil touristique. The Open-Air Hotel Union brings together 99 campsites in Gironde and, in conjunction with other partners, is developing ongoing training programs to develop skills in the sector. The Training Center for Apprentices Animation, Sport, Tourism, CFA hors murs guarantee apprenticeships organized with the INFA and the SDHPA. The association Top Camping Quality, representing 39 campsite of very high quality in Croatia. Mein Platz, a marketing platform that promotes campsites in 10 European countries through a customer experience and according to criteria taking into account new developments in the sector, including the increase in trips by campers. Caravan Center, a company selling caravans and equipment and promoting a concept of camping towers otherwise. Over a period of 18 months, the partners first worked on an analysis of the changes underway in the tourism sector of the outdoor hotel industry. Two steering meetings and two study visits lasting 5 days each were organized, in France and in Croatia, to discuss current practices and developments. The exchanges during and during the project led to three major results: - identify a common list of changes currently under way in different countries and at European level in this sector - to evoke concepts allowing the development of the companies of the camping in the concern of a lengthening of the seasons - the recognition of a greater need for training through practical training in Europe, the latter with training and skills development needs in the sector. - Need for transnational training to meet the new needs and expectations of European customers Among the impacts, we note for all the partners the development of a supranational vision of the functioning in the sector of activity, according to the local data. The exchanges and activities revealed interesting practices that can lead to changes in practices at the national level for sector partners. The project has helped to develop a common vision concerning ongoing developments at European level and an exchange of fruitful practices, and a willingness to work on future cooperation with a view to setting up reciprocal trainees and / or joint training of employees. The project has helped to create a new network, to reflect together on a common issue at European level and to lay the foundations for future long-term cooperation.