SCOOK aimed to increase — at the partners' level as well as their regional, national and transnational levels — awareness of sustainability in culinary VET and the Hospitality, Restaurant and Catering (HoReCa) sector. In addition, SCOOK aimed to increase the digital readiness of the 4 partners in Ireland, France, Spain and the Republic of North Macedonia, while creating innovative teaching and learning outputs for culinary VET. This was done by implementing a repeated multi-country cross sectional snapshot to assess sustainability awareness of the target groups, developing a digital Manual on sustainability for culinary VET; organising transnational webinars to discuss traditional and innovative cooking methods and sustainability; developing multilingual & inclusive interactive digital teaching and learning resources on sustainability for fish, meat, dairy and baking, cereals, vegetables, and fruit.
SCOOK was a three-year partnership coordinated by the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway City, Ireland with its partners Mediterráneo Culinary Center Spain, Lycée Jesse de Forest, Avesnes sur Helpe, France and University St Kliment Ohridski Bitola, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Ohrid, North Macedonia. The partnership aimed to address sustainability issues in cuiinary vocational education and training (VET) via the development of multilingual and digital tools for the classroom. SCOOK's primary aims were to (i) assess learners, staff & stakeholders' awareness of sustainability (i.e., social, environmental, and economic impacts) of the entire food cycle in each partner institution, and to review the cross-cultural differences and constraints in each country on the matter; (ii) to use the results of the assessment to raise awareness within the partner institutions by developing a range of digital teaching & learning resources as well as institutional recommendations on measures to adopt to minimise environmental impact and fight against climate change, (iii) to organise events within the partners' networks at regional, national and international levels.