HOSP - ECO

HOSP-ECO is an Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership in Vocational Education and Training (VET) project. HOSP-ECO focuses on how the hospitality industry will be supported to shift from Traditional Leadership to Sustainability Leadership. The project is formed as a European consortium of seven partners – coordinated by Instituto Politecnico do Porto.

OBJECTIVES

  • Improve awareness and promote a culture of sustainability in the hospitality sector.
  • Reinforce hospitality sector’s commitment to sustainability by developing leadership skills that will influence and transform the current ethos and practices in hospitality.
  • Educate VET Trainers and Hospitality Managers to put sustainability at the core of their business strategy.
  • Demonstrate the significant role of VET in the development of sustainability leadership in hospitality.

RESULTS

  • A VET Delivery Methodology Document based on:
    a)Target Group Learning Needs Interviews and
    b)Partners’ Cumulative Findings Reports
  • Hospitality Eco Footprint e-Tool – a stand-alone digital tool that monitors the sustainability performance of a hospitality property.
  • VET Course and Training Material for Hospitality Managers on Sustainability Leadership.

PARTNERSHIP

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