This publication highlights the latest trends ans skill needs in the hotel, catering and tourism sector in an international perspective. Tourism is one of the most dynamic sectors in Europe. It enjoys high growth potential and accounts for a considerable proportion of employment; a high level...

Rapid social and economic changes raise the question of how future-oriented skills and competences can be identified early and how education and training should be shaped to meet future skill needs. The German Ministry of Education and Research and Cedefop organised a conference in May 2002 to...

Information on future skill needs in Europe has been lacking for a long time. Finding ways of obtaining this information at European level is a main concern. Forecasting skill needs and demand at macro level has a number of limitations (e.g. reliability and level of detail of output, lack of...

Qualifications systems are useful tools for modernising education and training. National qualifications frameworks are treated as one aspect of qualifications systems that is useful for improving education and training. The focus is on the reality of policy development in EU partner countries....