Improvement and acquisition of new professional skills (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of students in accordance with the requirements of employers in the specific domain (hotel sector); Know, acquire and subsequently put into practice innovative teaching and training methods and techniques by school teachers; sharing skill sets, best practices and approaches with other educational organizations and business representatives. Subsequently, the above practices could be integrated into the schools' long-term strategy through the modernization of the existing curriculum on apprenticeship training; Development of transferable skills whose acquisition will facilitate the transition between education and completion of the labor market as well as the successful adaptation to the precise demands of the labor market and to long-term career prospects (lifelong learning philosophy); Increased attractiveness of VET; Improved consortium management skills; Increased transnational cooperation and intercultural dialogue.
This project was conceived to fill the lack of synchronization between educational programs (of a very theoretical nature) and the needs of the market for work (most practical component). Eager to adjust educational programs to the fast and dynamic changes in the demands of the professional world, largely triggered by globalization and market digitization, this project seeks to increase and diversify the skills and soft skills of young VET graduates so that the transition between context school and professional is fruitful and meaningful and also provide them with access to information and work tools that are different from their reality in order to increase their knowledge and professional experiences. We selected the areas of Tourism and Hospitality combined with the Sustainability factor, as they are one of the largest sources of economic income in the world and generators of jobs, in Portugal in particular, the Tourism sector has shown exponential growth over the years. times. This project also seeks to improve work practices and provide VET trainees with new inputs and management/marketing methods related to these areas of professional activity.