TOUR-X is a Center of Vocational Excellence (COVE) Project for the Tourism Industry.
TOUR-X envisions to create excellence in Tourism through a bottom-up approach where the Education providers of the partnership will enhance their ability to adapt skills provision to everchanging economic and social needs.
The TOUR-X project, co-funded by the European Union is led by a Consortium of 23 experienced partners representing the most prominent VET providers, the Tourism sector and Regional Authorities of the seven countries that the project brings together. Moreover, TOUR-X is going to establish partnerships on a regional level, titled Knowledge Triangles in Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain, four of the leading countries in the Tourism sector of Europe. The Knowledge Triangles are gathering VET providers, representatives of the business sector and public authorities in order to better collaborate and contribute to regional development in the Tourism sector.
among all partnering stakeholders through the establishment of TourX Transnational Ecosystem for Excellence in Tourism
in the tourism industry through the creation of a WatchTower
and foster competitiveness
in tourism-related human resources
a fairer and more sustainable and resilient model in tourism
to address long standing structural weaknesses
to adapt VET provision
in the tourism sector
VET Associations at national, regional, sectoral and EU Level
Local/Regional/National Authorities with a Tourism Department
In TourX we are aiming at the creation of high-level sustainable systemic impact at the following levels:
of TourX - Transnational Ecosystem for VET Excellence in the Tourism Sector
of a TourX "Hospitality Labs" ToolBox for Excellence
of "Hospitality Labs" for the Creation of Excellence at a Regional Level
of sustainable, systemic impact
Click below to see the full list of the main deliverables of the TourX project.
2.1 Transnational Ecosystem for Excellence in Tourism Annual Report
2.2 Report on impact and evaluation of exchange of good practices through staff mobility actions
2.3 Long – Term Action Plan
3.1 Governance Box
3.2 Upskilling / Reskilling Box
3.3 Quality and GSTS Box
3.4 SME Technical Support Box
3.5 Design Box for Competence Based Curricula
3.6 Funding Solutions Box
3.7 ToT Box
3.8 ILAs and Microcredentials Box
3.9 Internationalization Box
4.1 Report on the pilot Implementation of the TourX Toolbox
4.2 Final “TourX Toolbox”
5.1 Policy Recommendations to strengthen tourism-oriented VET provision
5.2 Creation and maintenance of a WatchTower for regional skills needs in the Tourism Sector
5.3 Development of an Assessment and Monitoring mechanism for the validation of Excellence in VET
5.4 Turn- Key Solutions for knowledge transfer to Third Party Institutions
6.1 Dissemination and Exploitation Plan
6.2 Dissemination Package
6.3 Report on Dissemination and Exploitation Activities
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany and China.
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany and China.
Partner organizations: ENAIP, Mundus, EHE, AVT, Hellenic Open University, Aveiro University, GICC, IME GSEVEE, SIAV, RDFA, Regione del Veneto, Ayto La Oliva, LKSPN, Asofuer, DEHOGA, EVBB, EVTA, Cea-PME, EUPIC, EOPPEP, BK-CON, Skills Together
Presenting project results, comparing approaches, giving structure to new ideas From 14 to 18 October 2024, the partners of the ‘TourX Innovation Hub’ met in Potsdam. The host was
Trainees from the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore ‘Acciaioli – Einaudi’ di Ortona visit Potsdam In the TourX project, the participating organisations are developing a comprehensive portfolio to support the internationalisation
