Trylt is a Tour Operator that offers city tours in Budapest for both Hungarian and foreign groups. The company has provided both fixed-route and personalised tours. The goal of the company is to provide a unique experience for guests.
The Guinness Learning for Life Culinary Arts Programme is a skills programme provided by TU Dublin’s School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology (SCAFT). It is funded by Diageo Ireland. Established in 1941, the School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology is Ireland’s oldest and largest provider of culinary education. Diageo, who own Guinness, is a global leader in premium drinks.
Academica-VUM is a joint initiative between Varna University of Management and International College Ltd. and financially supported by the Agency for People with Disabilities. Established as a Bistro, it offers restaurant and catering services while promoting inclusive employment, particularly for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Its central location and proximity to public institutions have also contributed to its success and popularity.
Associação Pão a Pão (Bread by Bread) is an NGO that uses food to provide cultural connections and support the integration of refugees and migrants in Portugal.The organisation operates a restaurant and offers catering services for events and workshops.
A new training model is developed in industry collaboration to respond to the labour shortage and ensure the integration of foreign employees in the Lappish tourism and restaurant industry.
The Mindful Kitchen is an innovative project focusing on the wellbeing of chefs, with training aimed at Culinary Arts 1st and 2nd-year students at the School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology at Technological University Dublin. The project, through applied learning modules, aims to bring awareness to the importance of building a positive and respectful work environment in kitchens, as well as generating a creative space for students and developing skills related to such self-awareness, relationship building, communication skills, creativity, social gastronomy and food sustainability.
On the 9th of June, the NTG Alliance hosts the final online conference ‘The Next Tourism Generation: The transition of green, digital and social skills development’. This conference will be divided into four main modules; collaborative framework on skills development and the NTG Blueprint, innovation in Education, Skills Training, and curriculum development, assessing skills gaps and future skills needs in tourism and the road ahead on skills in tourism – Pact for Skills and PANTOUR.
On the 18th November 2021 the NTG Alliance hosted the online conference ‘Next Tourism Generation: Building a skilled workforce’. This conference was broken into four main modules, upskilling and reskilling in tourism and hospitality, addressing skills needs with innovative collaboration, integrating new skills into industry and education curricula and envisioning a skills partnership in the tourism sector.
A growing body of evidence-based research indicates that education and training, when supported at the macro level, are important means of enhancing youth employability. Young people need relevant skills, knowledge, competencies, and aptitudes to help them obtain jobs and establish career paths. As the demand for skilled labor rises owing to globalization, technological advancements, and the changing organization of work, quality education, and appropriate training will be key to addressing employment challenges.READ MORE
The Next Tourism Generation (NTG) competition invited young people from Wales with aspirations to work in tourism to come forward with their ideas for the future of the industry. Those winners were announced by BBC presenter Huw Stephens at the NTG 2021 virtual awards ceremony and skills symposium.