Founded in 1992 followed by a completely renewation in 2010, the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) is an umbrella association gathering a heterogenous range of educational providers in the common interest of enhancing, upgrading, and harmonising Vocational Education and Training (VET) at European level. In accordance with its Statutes, the duty of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training promotes youths and adults alike in the following areas:

• providing a liberal education in terms of social, economic, and sociopolitical issues taking particular consideration of European policies and policies towards the developing world based on a socially binding, liberal economic and social order,
• promoting technical, vocational, or industrial qualification, continuing education, and advanced training in addition to retraining,
• providing scientific education,
• providing education with regard to personal or family issues,
• promoting qualification, continuing education and advanced training in the fields of geriatric care, work with the disabled and nursing services,
• developing media and its use,
• promoting environmental qualification.

EVBB’s mission lies in breaking down traditional hierarchies between VET and higher education and promoting the qualitative improvement of vocational schools and training and in promoting VET as a first choice. EVBB has more than 60 members from all over the world coming from both the private and the public sector and covering all fields related to initial, advanced, and further education and training.

Neither politically nor denominationally affiliated, EVBB strives for a borderless, pluralistic, and fulfilling education as an essential means to shape our democracy and society. Its activities are not focused on business operations or making a profit. It serves solely and exclusively non-profit purposes within the meaning of the General Fiscal Law as it is valid in the Federal Republic of Germany.

EVBB’s permanent staff is based in the EU headquarters so to keep on a close ongoing dialogue with EU institutions.

In the the TourX project, EVBB is responsible and will coordinate the consortium efforts on Work Package 2 (Creation of TourX – Transnational Ecosystem for VET Excellence in the Tourism Sector)​ and Work Package 6 (Outreach and Dissemination Activities​).

In details:

• WP2 “Creation of TourX – Transnational Ecosystem for VET Excellence in the Tourism Sector”

T.2.1 Establishment and Operation of TourX Platform of CoVEs: increasing collaboration among stakeholders fostering progress of TourX CoVE in terms of activities, challenges addressed, new agreements and goals achieved in each year of operation.

T.2.2 Knowledge Transfer Activities

T.2.3 Long-term Action Plan: sustainability guidelines aim to increase the recognizability and reputation of the TourX CoVE Platform Platform indicating how the project deliverables will preserve and expand the created partnerships between education and training providers and key tourism industry stakeholders

• WP6 “Outreach and Dissemination Activities”

T6.1. Development of a detailed and of added value Dissemination and Exploitation Plan​

T6.2. Preparatory Dissemination Activities​

T6.3. Development of a Network with relevant stakeholders​

T6.4. Develop a spilover effect in both Tourism Sector and the VET Systems. Involving and reaching-out to Tourism Enterprises and VET providers that do not yet contribute or benefit from CoVE schemes​

T6.5. TourX outreach and engagement and engagement activities to local societies for the awareness raising on the image of VET in the tourism sector

T6.6. Engagement of other CoVEs​

T6.7. EU Skills Week Activities​​