A recent and interesting classification of competences in the tourism sector is provided by the “Competence Framework for Tourism, the Arts and Cultural Heritage” (TAH-CF) developed within the project “Experiential Tourism and Interpretation of Cultural Heritage”. The professions are organized in 4 classes: professions mainly oriented towards Tourist Activities, professions Read more…
The BadgeTour project partners met for the fouth international meeting in Oulu, Finland on May 11th 2023. The goal was to discuss about the project results in progress and, particularly, on the BadgTour Toolkit and Training path. For this purpose, partner analysed the different elements forming the BadgeTour Training Platform Read more…
On May 9-11 2023, the BadgeTour partners met in Oulu, Finland for the learning teaching and training session. This international training event was an opportunity for teacher and trainers involved to gain valuable knowledge on micro-credentialing in VET. The goal was to provide participants with both theoretical and practical training Read more…
As we gear up for this exciting event, the BadgeTour team is putting the final touches on our international training event hosted by Oulu University of Applied sciences between the 9th and the 11th of May 2023. We’re thrilled to be bringing together teachers and trainers from across the VET Read more…
More and more, tourism education and training face the challenge of ensuring the training of future professionals, while also ensuring transparency and impartiality for a competence-based international recognition. Interesting training initiatives in the tourism sector are proposed by the Swiss Education Group AG, https://www.onlinestudies.com/institutions/swiss-education-group-(seg) , a private company that manages four Read more…
In 2021, the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO) announced the launch of the “Tourism Online Academy” (https://www.unwto-tourismacademy.ie.edu/) a new certification system based on open badges for tour operators. The goal was to improve the quality of the offered tourist services and to increase the competitiveness of the Read more…
Earlier this month, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) published its second report on micro-credentials, “Short Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Flexible Learning Pathways: A blueprint for policy development and actions” (2023). Another guiding light for BadgeTour project! This paper picks up where the former “Towards a Common Definition of Read more…
Good news! The BadgeTour microcredentialing guidelines are ready to guide VET managers and trainers in the tourism sector on how to create and implement an ecosystem of badges at organisational level. Learn more by clicking on the download button and stay tuned for more updates!
The BadgeTour partners wish you a good start of the year! In this second newsletter we present the activites carried out in the past months. Read more here !
The BadgeTour project partners met for the third international meeting in Lisbon, Portugal on December 2nd. This time almost all partners met in person, except for the SBTC (Turkey) who participated in the meeting virtually. After discussion about quality assurance issues with the spanish partner (INFODEF), OAMK revised with the Read more…