Hotel industry technician training, launched as a result of the project called Second Chance in Hospitality, is a good example for cooperation between the training institution and the employer. Apprenticeship, well-established in Germany, improves the employment chances of unemployed youth particularly effectively; that was the reason why the practice-oriented training of hotel industry technicians was adopted, seeking to satisfy the actual market needs arising within the hotel industry by training professionals who can be deployed in a number of areas.
Work-based learning and apprenticeship
| The Thematic Network for Work Based Learning (NetWBL), launched with the involvement of 29 Erasmus+ National Agencies, seeks to reinforce the elements of work-based learning within the existing VET and higher education systems, and give priority support to apprenticeship. At the midterm of the project launched in 2013, the first findings of the extensive analyses show that it is a particularly great challenge to establish a relationship between education, training and the labour market, and to develop partnerships (especially in the case of small and family enterprises). It was also pointed out that we should clearly support the use of methods and tools which respond to the special needs of those involved in work-based learning. |
In many countries, work-based learning is identified with internship, and is therefore considered an old-fashioned tool. Nevertheless, in a number of European countries, internship is high on the agenda, owing to the high rate of youth unemployment,despite the fact that this form of work-based learning is only considered a “second chance”, compared to other education and higher education opportunities.
Versatile hotel industry professionals in Tihany
The Hotelfachmann, that is, hotel industry technician training, launched as a result of the project called Second Chance in Hospitality, is a good example for cooperation between the training institution and the employer. Apprenticeship, well-established in Germany, improves the employment chances of unemployed youth particularly effectively; that was the reason why the practice-oriented training of hotel industry technicians was adopted, seeking to satisfy the actual market needs arising within the hotel industry by training professionals who can be deployed in a number of areas. Among others, they include hotel administrators, bartenders, baristas, breakfast attendants and hotel caretakers.
The project was implemented by several partners, including Club Tihany, as part of the Leonardo innovation transfer partnership, headed by KOTK Training Centre Ltd. The curriculum contained 280 hours of theoretical training, addressing the duties of receptionists, bartenders, baristas and hotel caretakers. It was followed by 640 hours of practice, completed partly in Hotel Club Tihany, partly in other hotels in Hungary, Cyprus, Germany and Austria. According to the feedback received, all parties were satisfied with the partnership.
Utolsó módosítás: 2017.10.16.
