AIM OF THE PROJECT

enhance the competitiveness of European mountain tourism sector through improving qualification and professional skills of “mountain guides” in line with European standards and labor market needs, ensure the labor mobility and employability at European level and increase awareness anduse of touristic thematic programs.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

Increasing the transparency, comparability and recognition of “mountain guide” qualification in Europe

Facilitating the learning and labor mobility and employability between participating countries and at European level

Improving quality of VET programs of the partners and esspecialy training for "mountain guide" occupation

Improving/recognizing the professional competencies of mountains guides candidates coming from participating countries

Facilitating the access of disadvantaged persons coming from Romania, Bulgaria and Italy to access mountain guide occupation

Increasing the visibility and access to “mountains guide” qualification and training

Increasing awareness and request for thematic tourism services in mountain areas

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Realize a common occupational standard for mountain guides to ensure the transparency, comparability and recognition into partners' countries

Realization of effective training modules and units for "mountain guide" occupation

Implementation of e-learning platform and functionalities

Authorization of training course in Romania and validation of learning outcomes

Preparing learners coming from disadvantaged backgrounds for accessing the mountain guide training course

Testing of training courses on pilot sample of learners in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy including a transnational mobility of learners in Alps

Exchange of good practices between partners concerning transparency, validation and recognition of skills and qualifications and mixed VET methods as: e-learning, practice, mobility, work-based learning

Train the trainers thorugh participating into common event concerning VET educational methods and increasing the sportive skills

Realize project management using PM2 European methodology

Disseminate the project results

Occupational standard

Improved occupational standard for mountain guides will respect the requirements of International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations as regulatory body, it will greening the skills and it will comply with world of work

The occupation will be set at 4 EQF level, have a curriculum comprising 1080 hours and include elements of modern occupation as units of learning outcomes, ECVET points.

It will inform about: qualification level, competencies and learning outcomes, modalities to recognize the qualification, credits transfer and accumulation, entry admission criteria and documents for formal education, structure and content of assessment in each context, trainers and jury, necessary equipment, hardware/software tools, curriculum.

E-learning platform and training courses

The training courses dedicated to achive the occupation of "mountain guide" will be created using a innovative mix of VET methods didactical methodologies: e-learning, practice at training institution/mobility and work-based learning.

An e-learning platform will be developed and customized. It will be used modern pedagogies in creating e-learning content which will be highly interractive and animate, it will comprise video-materials and use scenario and exercises for self-assesemnt and cooperative lerning.

The practical training will be realized into training centers but also to travel agencies as work -based learning. The mobility in Alps will help learners to achive specific skills possible to be practices only on high altitude.

PM² best practice

The project management and implementation it will follow the PM² Open Project Management Methodology realized by EU thorugh Centre of Excellence in Project Management. PM² is a Project Management Methodology developed and supported by the European Commission.

PM² provides:
• A Project Governance Model (i.e. roles & responsibilities)
• A Project Lifecycle (i.e. project phases)
• A set of Processes (i.e. project management activities)
• A set of Project Artefacts (i.e. templates and guidelines).
• A set of Mindsets (i.e. effective beliefs and behaviours).

PM² documents used in the project framework it will be provided through this web-site as a model of best practice.

IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS, PROJECT PARTNERS, TARGET GROUP, STAKEHOLDERS

Improved hard/soft skills of learners and trainers

Improved digital skills of trainers

Increased quality of educational programs of partners organizations

Increased uses of European tools into new educational programs

Increased use of VET mixed methods into educational programs

Enhanced access to mountain guide training of disadvantaged persons

Increased tolerance for employability of disadvantaged persons

Increased attractiveness of educational programs of partners organizations

Increased interest for mountain guide occupation

Increased visibility of the partners

Increased number of travel agencies using touristic programs

Improved managerial practices

Better cultural awareness of learners /staff

New legislative initiative in tourism area

New tools promoting mountain travel

New communities of practice in the summer/winter sports

New communities of practice in the thematic touristic field

New networks and memberships

IMPACT ON LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL LEVELS

Realize a common occupational standard for mountain guides to ensure the transparency, comparability and recognition into partners' countries

Increased transparency, comparability and recognition of mountain guides across Europe

New/Improved occupational standard at European and National level

Greening occupational profile

Increased mobility of learners attending mountain guide courses across Europe

Increased labor mobility across Europe

Increased employability at local/regional level of mountain guides after certification

Increased awareness of thematic touristic programs

Increased awareness for eco touristic / adventure and sport / rural and cultural mountain touristic programs

Increased awareness of local/regional mountain tourism

Increased mobility of tourists looking for thematic programs

Intensive development of rural/local mountain localities

Increased number of workers into mountain localities

Increased number of companies in the thematic touristic area

Intensive development of rural/local mountain localities

NAME OF THE PROJECT:

Modern mountain guide occupation and training for enhancing competitiveness of European mountain tourism and increase workforce mobility of the sector

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