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City Guides
Funding ProgrammeBath and North East Somerset Council
Lead contact/ organisation-
Other EU Partners"Veliko Turnovo University, Bulgaria; Intercollege, Cyprus; Féderation Européenne des Associations de Guides Touristiques (FEG), France; Kek Kronos, Greece; European Educative Projects BV, The Netherlands; Landstede Onderwijsgroep, The Netherlands; NHTV, Breda, The Netherlands,VVV Kampen, Zwolle en Overijssels Vechtdal, The Netherlands; Norton Radstock College, United Kingdom; EfVET - European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training; Belgium"
Funding PeriodSeptember 2005 - September 2006
Budget (Overall/EU)"533,000 euros overall; 399,000 EU contribution"
Project description" The City Guides project aims to develop and design practical training for the Tourist Guides who work in the cities and to stimulate smaller cities and locations of historical interest to present their history in the right way. The project aims to establish the following: A training needs analysis Educational requirements (professional and competence profile) A test of developed training materials Quality criteria Certification on a European (or national) level. A common standard of certification based on area specific requirements in the cities concerned Assessment and examinations A feasibility study to establish a European knowledge centre for quality maintenance Profession regulations "
Reports/conclusionsWebsite
Trans-Rural
Funding ProgrammeLeonardo da Vinci
Lead contact/ organisationBath and North East Somerset Council
Other EU Partners"Rogaland Training and Education Centre, Norway; Brasov Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Romania; Norton Radstock College, UK; Euracademy Association, Greece; European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EFVET)"
Funding PeriodSeptember 2004 - September 2005
Budget (Overall/EU)"300,000 euros overall; 150,000 euros EU contribution"
Project description" The project focused on the transfer the two innovative learning packages of the Euracademy project on the themes of “Developing Sustainable Rural Tourism” and “Information Society and Sustainable Rural Development”, to different local contexts across Europe and to diverse target groups. Its principal objectives included: to localise the training products (i.e. translation and adaptation to cultural settings and different target groups’ needs); and to assess the transferability of the training products to the training and national accreditation systems of the beneficiary partners, based on blended learning techniques. The target groups included managers and animators of rural development serving in the public or private sectors, rural SMEs and staff of organisations representing rural SMEs, and staff of social partners or other NGOs active in rural areas. "
Reports/conclusionsWebsite
European Rural Tourism Development
Funding ProgrammeLeonardo da Vinci
Lead contact/ organisationBath and North East Somerset Council
Other EU Partners"Cebanc-Cedea, Mendikoi, Ibermatica, Spain; CSCS, Italy; Europartners 2000, Bulgaria; Norton Radstock College, UK and social partners"
Funding PeriodSeptember 2004 - November 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)"800,00 euros overall; 590,000 euros EU contribution"
Project descriptionThe aim of the project is to develop and pilot new learning materials and a new course in rural tourism development which will be delivered on-line to course participants via a virtual campus. The programme will incorporate a variety of learning tasks, including the research, design and promotion of new rural tourism itineraries incorporating case studies to facilitate the learning process. The learning programmes will ensure skills and knowledge of participants meet the needs of the rural tourism sector and new opportunities for employment within it.
Reports/conclusionsWebsite
Non-traditional approaches to reaching marginalised groups
Funding ProgrammeGrundtvig 2 - Learning Partnerships
Lead contact/ organisationBristol City Council
Other EU PartnersMilan, Bucharest, Lille, Kolding
Funding PeriodSeptember 2001 - July 2004
Budget (Overall/EU)"£30,000; £30,000"
Project descriptionTo identify approaches that deal with non-traditional learners, teachers, environments and methods being used as innovative ways of reaching traditionally excluded groups
Reports/conclusions
School Partnerships And Intercultural Education (SPICE)
Funding ProgrammeComenius 2.1
Lead contact/ organisationBristol City Council
Other EU PartnersDenmark, Spain, Slovakia, Poland, Sweden
Funding PeriodSeptember 2004 - August 2007
Budget (Overall/EU)"£155,000; £77,500"
Project descriptionThe aim of the project is to bring together in-service trainers from six European countries to evaluate the way in which school partnerships contribute to intercultural learning and to develop innovative approaches by sharing good practice.
Reports/conclusions
Somerset Market Towns Employment Project
Funding ProgrammeESF Article 6
Lead contact/ organisationSomerset County Council
Other EU PartnersN/A
Funding PeriodOct 2003- Dec 2005
Budget (Overall/EU)Overall budget was €333,058.53 with a EU contribution of €183,455.82
Project descriptionThis project aimed to develop innovative market town labour market strategies, designed to improve skill levels, employment opportunities and the future competitiveness of these local economies. The project involved developing Market Town Strategy Partnerships (MTSPs) for identified towns in Somerset. A baseline diagnostic study was undertaken in each of the local areas. The intelligence was used to identify an assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, leading to the development of a local employment strategy.
Reports/conclusionsWebsite

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