Practical Guidance on Implementing Sustainability Management Steps and Techniques In collaboration with ECEAT / Travelife for Tour Operators and the SUSTOUR project partners, TrainingAid is offering a free add-on learning opportunity to SMEs participating in the SUSTOUR support programme. Registration is free and open to those SMEs that have been selected to participate in the programme for achieving Travelife Partner or Certified. Please review the following important information before reserving your seat: - The course is 100% free and delivered online. - The course includes both self-paced and scheduled lessons. - Seats are limited per cohort and registration will be closed once filled. - Two cohorts are scheduled for Oct-Nov 2022 and Jan-Feb 2023, each with 1x weekly live sessions. - Due to the limited space availability, we ask that each company register one participant. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email us at [email protected] About the Course OBJECTIVES Regardless of the size or scope of your tourism business, or where you currently are in your sustainability journey, a good management approach is a must. This course provides you with practical guidance and tools to help you integrate sustainability confidently into your business operations. By following this course, you will: ✓ Learn in a flexible online environment designed for busy professionals ✓ Apply your knowledge to your own business ✓ Learn with and from fellow tourism practitioners ✓ Practice implementing useful tools and templates to turn theory into practice ✓ Complement your Travelife journey PRACTICAL TOOLS In addition to the lessons on sustainability management best practices for tourism businesses, you will learn about and start drafting key components of your business’ own sustainability management system: Sustainability policy | Stakeholder mapping | Impact assessment | Risk assessment | Action planning | Sustainability report To ensure your learning is relevant to the SUSTOUR processes, these tools covered in the course are aligned with the Travelife for Tour Operators criteria and reporting requirements. So you will be able to directly apply the outcomes of this course to your ongoing efforts towards Travelife certification. Course Schedule The course includes 4 modules, each with self-paced learning content (recorded video lessons and reading materials which you can review at your own pace), and a total of 4 scheduled live sessions (90 minutes each) that cover interactive activities related to the theme of each module. COHORT 1 (Oct 17th - Nov 11th, 2022) Week Module Live Sessions 1 (Oct 17-21) M1: Introduction Live Session #1 - Oct 19th 2 (Oct 24-28) M2: Policy, Stakeholder Engagement Live Session #2 - Oct 26th 3 (Oct 31 - Nov 4) M3: Impact & Risk Assessment Live Session #3 - Nov 2nd 4 (Nov 7-11) M4: Action Planning & Reporting Live Session #4 - Nov 9th These live sessions are scheduled on Wednesdays at 12:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) / 11:00 CET (Central European Time) COHORT 2 (Jan 16th - Feb 10th, 2023) Week Module Live Sessions 1 (Jan 16-20) M1: Introduction Live Session #1 - Jan 18th 2 (Jan 23-27) M2: Policy, Stakeholder Engagement Live Session #2 - Jan 25th 3 (Jan 30 - Feb 3) M3: Impact & Risk Assessment Live Session #3 - Feb 1st 4 (Feb 6-10) M4: Action Planning & Reporting Live Session #4 - Feb 8th These live sessions are scheduled on Wednesdays at 11:00 CET (Central European Time) 3 Steps to Getting Started 1 2 3 Sign Up Review course details and sign up by submitting the registration form. Prepare Once registered, you will receive relevant information including a pre-course survey. Learn Follow lessons on management tools and start working on your own drafts. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email us at [email protected] SUSTOUR Support Programme for SMEs The SUSTOUR project is funded by the European COSME programme and aims to foster the capacities and skills of tour operators and travel agents (SME’s) for sustainable tourism. Through the implementation of training, management systems, standards and solutions, the companies will improve their sustainable management and performance and open up new market opportunities. Travel agents and tour operators play a central role in the tourism industry. As intermediates between tourists and tourism businesses they can influence the choices of consumers, practices of suppliers and the development in destinations. Through their unique position they can make an important contribution to the protection of the environment and culture, and in promoting social and human rights standards. SUSTOUR is co-financed by the European COSME programme that aims to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of European SMEs. Official project reference: SUSTOUR, GRO/SME/19/C/077 (COS-TOURCOOP-2019-3-01)