The project goals of the Veszprém County Chamber of Commerce and Industry were the followings: - improving the competitiveness of the dual training places operating in the county; - development of student training; - the professionals participating in the project promote vocational training and apprenticeship as multipliers - adoption and implementation of good practices of dual training; - use or greater use of 0 km and "free" raw materials; - commitment to local products, discovering and passing on local values; - increasing environmental awareness (reducing plastic: selective waste collection, waste utilization, sustainable packaging, waste reduction); - bringing together local small businesses; - increasing the social responsibility of entrepreneurs; - adoption of good practices of family businesses; - transmission and preservation of family traditions.
The applicant organization, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Veszprém deals with general entrepreneurial advocacy, economic development and vocational education services. The defining economic sector of the region is the tourism-hospitality sector, in which many entrepreneurs contribute to student employment within the framework of dual secondary vocational training. The professional and technological trends of the tourism-hospitality sector are constantly changing based on consumer needs, so it was an important objective of the chamber to provide the opportunity for professional development to the dual training place businesses in the framework of the project in such a way that they could use the acquired knowledge during the vocational training. The host organization, Marco Polo G.E.I.E. is an Italian tourism consortium whose goals are to establish and maintain partnership and cooperation between member countries through the various programs provided by the EU, and to facilitate and develop the economic and professional activities and international experience of its members and partners.