INSPIRES
Train-the-Trainer Programme Training for Sustainable Innovative Practices, Resilience, and Empowerment in Tourism SMEs
The tourism sector is undergoing a twin transition, driven by the need for digital transformation and sustainability. SMEs face significant challenges in keeping up with this rapid change. Therefore, the INSPIRES Train-the-Trainer Programme (TTP) supports tourism stakeholders in becoming multipliers in disseminating topical knowledge on sustainability and digitalisation for tourism SMEs. It gives them tools to support these SMEs, as their success is essential for the overall resilience of the tourism sector.
TTP has been aligned with three main pilars of the Transition Pathway for Tourism: green transition, digital transition, and resilience. The pathway emphasizes that SMEs need local multipliers, and that training ecosystems must be aligned with the green, digital, and resilience goals. TTP has been designed and co-created to follow this EU-level strategic framework.
Train-the-Trainer Programme includes five themes