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Carolien van der Laan ECEAT Netherlands Slide 2 History RTI-TN Slide 3 First Leonardo projects from mid 90s Slide 4 History RTI-TN First Leonardo projects from mid 90s 2 projects 1997 and 1998 made a new Leonardo network project Slide 5 History RTI-TN First Leonardo projects from mid 90s 2 projects 1997 and 1998 made a new Leonardo network project Hospitability in Rural Tourism 2001-2004 Slide 6 Objectives Slide 7 Objectives 1. To make existing training material accessible for professionals in Rural Tourism training and education practice available Slide 8 Objectives 1. To make existing training material accessible for professionals in Rural Tourism training and education 2. To support the development of training material based on best practice available Slide 9 Objectives 1. To make existing training material accessible for professionals in Rural Tourism training and education 2. To support the development of training material based on best practice available 3. To develop broadly accepted and recognized curricula for Rural Tourism training and education Slide 10 Objectives 1. To make existing training material accessible for professionals in Rural Tourism training and education 2. To support the development of training material based on best practice available 3. To develop broadly accepted and recognized curricula for Rural Tourism training and education 4. To train professionals in Rural Tourism Training and Education Slide 11 Objectives 1. To make existing training material accessible for professionals in Rural Tourism training and education 2. To support the development of training material based on best practice available 3. To develop broadly accepted and recognized curricula for Rural Tourism training and education 4. To train professionals in Rural Tourism Training and Education 5. To establish and maintain a network of Rural Tourism trainers and training organizations in Europe Slide 12 2003 Slide 13 Joint curricula and standards Tourism and recreation Hospitality Accommodation Food and catering Activities Nature and environment Marketing and promotion Legislation Health and safety Management Project management Slide 14 Joint curricula and standards Pre-starter course Basic course Advanced course Specialized courses Slide 15 Slide 16 2 or 3 days course to see if rural tourist activities would suit Slide 17 courses to bring the entrepreneur to a European standard in knowledge and behaviour in rural tourism Slide 18 courses to enable the entrepreneur to improve his abilities in knowledge and behaviour in rural tourism Slide 19 Courses for an entrepreneur wanting to specialise himselves in a specified subject Slide 20 courses Training Slide 21 Training duration Mostly short courses (1-3 days) Slide 22 courses Training Training duration Mostly short courses (1-3 days) Organisation once a year Slide 23 steps in the RTI network Slide 24 Joint European curricula Slide 25 steps in the RTI network Joint European curricula Development of training materials Slide 26 steps in the RTI network Joint European curricula Development of training materials European certificate Slide 27 the RTI training network Board Accreditation body Office (independent, project application, gives out certificates)international contacts, co-ordination General Assembly National coordinatorsMembers accredited institutes organizations and individual members Trainers Slide 28 Practise What is realized in 5 years time? Slide 29 What has RTI-TN to offer? Training materials on 10 themes of the curriculum Slide 30 training materials A lot of exercises Slide 31 training materials Exercises Approaches Based on adult training methods. Split into three different parts: Slide 32 Content training materials Exercises Approaches. 1. Course and course material preparation Slide 33 training materials Exercises Approaches. 1. Course and course material preparation 2. The course opening, presentations, programme and the course objectives, conclusion Slide 34 training materials Exercises Approaches. 1. Course and course material preparation 2. The course opening, presentations, programme and the course objectives, conclusion 3. The evaluation Slide 35 training materials Exercises Approaches 1. Course and course material preparation 2. The course opening, presentations, programme and the course objectives, conclusion 3. The evaluation Methods The continuity of the exercises has been laid out in a logical manner. In other words, each exercise allows knowledge or a skill to be developed and improved upon during the exercises. Slide 36 Example Family Life/Exercise 5: Preserving family life Objective: To be able to identify the elements which may trouble family life and to find solutions Slide 37 Example Exercise structure: Material: 5 min. explanation coloured paper 20 min. Group work session pens 10 min. group discussion 5 min. summary Total: 40 min. Slide 38 Example a. Explanation (5) b. Group work session (20). Divide the participants into three groups. Each group sets out the risks involved for the family when serving dinner and providing accommodation for guests. Write down your ideas in keyword format (one word per card), and for every keyword, write down the solution that you have in mind on another card. c. Group discussion (10) The speaker for each group presents the risks involved and solutions they came up with to the group as a whole. d. Summary (5) Summary of the risks involved for family life when you become overwhelmed by a rural tourism activity. N.B: Be careful, every person's limitations are very different. Slide 39 What more has RTI-TN to offer? Train-the-Trainers course Slide 40 What more has RTI-TN to offer? Train-the-Trainers course Ireland, Romania, Germany and Bulgaria are working on accreditation the Train-the-Trainers course Piloted 3 times Slide 41 Example Objectives of day 1 1. Participants get to know each other. Confidence. Create a basis for a good group spirit. 2. Through the visits and the discussions with the entrepreneurs, they enter in the process (from the idea to the project) the family went through and get aware about the concrete and practice oriented steps 3. They have an idea about the key moments of a project and about the needs (training) of entrepreneurs. Slide 42 Example Objectives of day 1 1. Participants get to know each other. Confidence. Create a basis for a good group spirit. 2. Through the visits and the discussions with the entrepreneurs, they enter in the process (from the idea to the project) the family went through and get aware about the concrete and practice oriented steps 3. They have an idea about the key moments of a project and about the needs (training) of entrepreneurs. Slide 43 Example Objectives of day 1 1. Participants get to know each other. Confidence. Create a basis for a good group spirit. 2. Through the visits and the discussions with the entrepreneurs, they enter in the process (from the idea to the project) the family went through and get aware about the concrete and practice oriented steps 3. They have an idea about the key moments of a project and about the needs (training) of entrepreneurs. Slide 44 Slide 45 Slide 46 Slide 47 Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51 Slide 52 What more has RTI-TN to offer: Website www.ruraltourisminternational.org blog http://ruraltoursminternational.wordpress.comwww.ruraltourisminternational.org Slide 53 And further: - Members - Board - General Assembly 26 th of May 2010 - Training workshop andragogy 27 th of May 2010 - Projects Slide 54 Projects: - 2006-2008 SYNERGY, towards international cooperation in rural tourism training - 2009-2011 PART-RTI Slide 55 New project ideas - Leonardo TOI project: transfer of RTI-TNs training methodology to Turkey, Romania and the Netherlands - Accreditation of entrepreneurs courses - e-learning - Training for special target groups Slide 56