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Defining the Future of Tourism Education 🌟 This morning the EVBB participated to the "𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲" webinar! ✨ Supported by the European Commission and the Expert Group on skills/resilience of the Transition Pathway. The event brought together 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 and education 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 to address the pressing need for innovation in tourism education and skills training. Key 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 included: ✅ A discussion on 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 for competence relevance, moderated by Antonio Gennarelli, EU Project Manager, EVBB – The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training, with opening remarks by Elfa Ķere Kere, Policy Officer, DG GROW, European Commission. ✅ Insightful presentations from the T4T Expert Group, featuring: Corné Dijkmans on skills intelligence and training needs for the tourism sector & Manuel Au-Yong Oliveira on vocational excellence and training needs in hospitality professions. Our Secretary General, Theodor Grassos, presented during the T4T Best Practices sharing session on the topic of 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀+ 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. Our gratitude goes to our partners & members who contributed to this research: European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, PIKTALENT & ITS Academy della Puglia per il Turismo i Beni le Attività Culturali ed Artistiche. The audience also actively contributed to shaping ideas through interactive sessions.🌐💼 💡 Let’s continue the conversation! Share your thoughts or questions in the comments. If you missed the webinar, it will be soon made available on the Tourism Stakeholders' Platform, available here: . #TourismEducation #SkillsDevelopment #FutureOfWork #InclusiveTourism #ErasmusPlus #HospitalityInnovation