Through this project, we aimed to achieve two main objectives: to provide pastry students with practical training in Belgian chocolate-making, and to enable students to participate in an international AEHT competition in Sweden. By doing so, we wanted to strengthen their professional, language, communication, and transversal competences, and better prepare them for both the national and European labour markets.
Catering School Opatija is a vocational school and a Regional Centre of Competence in tourism and hospitality. The school continuously works on improving the quality of vocational education and aligning it with European standards and labour market needs. The project was developed in response to the need to provide students with international professional experience, to strengthen their practical skills, and to enhance their employability.