Tourism is one of the main sectors of the economy especially in the partner countries that participate in the consortium, both in the Mediterranean (Italy, Greece, Spain), and in Africa (Cape Verde, Senegal, Kenya). African countries have a wealth of local assets that can serve as a motivation for cultural, green, and responsible tourists to visit the continent.

The project aims to empower the VET sector develop the skills of young people interested to work in the field of cultural tourism in order on the one hand to increase their employability and on the other hand to provide to enterprises trained professionals which possess the necessary skills to cover the needs.

The general objective of the project is to improve the VET offer in the field of cultural tourism in order to increase the number of specialists in the field, increase the capacity of the companies (especially SMEs) to engage in the sector, and increase the employability of VET students interested in the field in the market.

Another general objective is to upscale VET institutions mainly in Africa, but also in Europe, in order to improve their ability to use qualification profiles, digital tools and quality standards, to enhance their connection to the labour market, and more specifically the private sector. It also aims to empower them to create a joint educational curriculum and a joint course on green, cultural tourism among the partner countries, to introduce VET with the concept of micro-credentials and how they can be included in a graduate student portfolio, and to provide opportunities to disadvantaged young people to participate in international e-apprenticeships with the completion of the international course which they are going to complete.