Why is it relevant to tourism?
Tourism organisations and vocational and education training providers offering courses relevant to upskilling/reskilling the tourism workforce may engage in a number of development and networking activities in the fields of academic and vocational training, schools, adult/lifelong learning, youth and European sport events. Projects can cover mobility, developing the competence and employability of young people in tourism, digital skills in cultural heritage, learning hospitality, and tourism research innovation.
Overview of tourism-related components
The programme has no direct tourism component. Indirectly, tourism enterprises and their (future) staff can benefit from the development of skills and the training of young people.
Details of the programme
Erasmus+ is the EU programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport. These are key areas that support citizens in their personal and professional development.
Erasmus+ supports the objectives of the European Education Area, the Digital Education Action Plan, the European Youth Strategy and the European Union Workplan for Sport.
Erasmus+ places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, as well as on promoting youth participation in democratic life. Erasmus+ is a programme for all: more inclusive for people with fewer opportunities and more accessible for small organisations. It provides cooperation, capacity building, exchanges, networking and policy support for organisations, and reforms in education, training, youth and sport. Erasmus+ also aims to promote the sustainable development of its partners in the field of higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.
Specific issues tackled by the programme include
- reducing unemployment, especially among young people
- promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market
- encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
- supporting innovation, cooperation and reform
- reducing early school leaving
- promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU’s partner countries
Additional information and how to apply
- Programme specific website with general information: Erasmus+ | EU programme for education, training, youth and sport (europa.eu)
- Erasmus+ Programme guide (europa.eu)
- Erasmus+ application Platform (europa.eu)
- Regulation establishing Erasmus+
Examples of supported projects
Project Title: European Master in Tourism Management
Description: The European Master in Tourism Management (EMTM) gives students advanced knowledge in contemporary tourism management to become international professional consultants, innovative entrepreneurs, government and public administration officials, tourism business managers, qualified employees and academic researchers in the field of tourism. EMTM is a fully integrated, two-year joint European programme promoted and tailor-made by three university partners
- the University of Girona (Spain), known for its research and pursuit of teaching excellence in tourism product innovation and destination management
- the University of Southern Denmark, internationally recognised for its research and education in the field of sustainable tourism development
- the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), renowned for its excellence in tourism policy design and tourism environmental management and economics.
EU contribution: €3,450,400
Level of EU funding: n/a
Link to project: emtmmaster.net
Project Title: The Next Tourism Generation (NTG) Alliance
Description: The Next Tourism Generation Alliance (NTG) is the first European partnership and alliance for improving a collaborative and productive relationship between education and industry. The aim is to elaborate a blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills.
The NTG Alliance provides employees, employers, entrepreneurs, teachers, trainers and students with a set of core NTG modules in digital, green and social skills. The NTG approach, modules and learning methods will be integrated into the current European VET system and industry, providing a benchmark, tools and good practice for green and social skills to support sustainable development and digital and technological innovation within 5 sub-sector operations.
EU contribution: €4 million
Level of EU funding: n/a
Link to project: The Next Tourism Generation (NTG) Skills Alliance
Database of examples
Erasmus+ Project Results Platform (europa.eu)
Erasmus+ Relevant projects (europa.eu) for the tourism sector