The main aim of the project was to foster innovative circular approaches and tools within the tourism sector and its related areas by strengthening transnational cooperation and promoting effective knowledge transfer. The project sought to connect vocational education and training (VET) with the tourism profesionals in order to build shared capacities, improve skills in circular design and thinking, and support the transition toward more sustainable and resource-efficient tourism models. By implementing the project, we aimed to: equip tourism and VET professionals with practical skills and innovative tools for applying circular economy principles; create collaborative learning environments where companies, VET institutions and other stakeholders could jointly experiment with circular solutions; promote interdisciplinary cooperation essential for circularity and increase the sector’s ability to design, implement and scale circular practices; strengthen the alignment between VET systems and the evolving needs of the tourism sector in its transition toward sustainability.Project aimed to contribute to a more resilient, innovative &circular tourism ecosystem by empowering people, improving knowledge flows and fostering collaboration.
We applied for this project to address the urgent environmental, social, and economic challenges caused by climate change, rising pollution, and the overuse of natural resources. Global CO₂ emissions continue to increase, highlighting the need for rapid action. The European Green Deal reinforces the EU’s commitment to a more sustainable economy, where the green transition creates new jobs, improves living conditions, and shifts employment toward cleaner sectors. A key part of this transition is the move toward a Circular Economy (CE), identified in the EU Taxonomy as essential for reducing waste and improving resource efficiency. To achieve this shift, workers and organizations need new skills, capacities, and tools. The tourism sector, which strongly depends on natural resources, must reduce its environmental impact and adopt more sustainable practices. VET providers linked to tourism also need to modernize their training to support green skills. Our project addresses these needs by promoting CE principles and developing innovative tools that strengthen sustainability in tourism and equip learners, workers, and SMEs with the competences required for a greener, more resilient future.