Mapping competences for Tourism, the Arts and Cultural Heritage – a new experiment

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…

Swiss global and national training in hospitality education

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…

Tourism training and badges

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…

A new UNESCO policy paper on short courses, micro-credentials and flexible learning pathways set guidance for the BadgeTour project

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…