Resources

The following table indicates the different types of policies that are covered within the Tourism Learning Area framework.

Name of Policy Document

Administrative / Geographical Level

Target group SMEs /Micro enterprises

Co-ordination

Target group Workforce individuals

Long term programme for enterprises and entrepreneurship

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

European investment fund (Fei)

X

X

X

X

X

Euro Info Centres

X

X

X

X

Innovation diffusion centres (Irc)

X

X

X

X

X

European network of Enterprise and innovation centres Ebn/Bic network )

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Databank for the search of partners (cooperation network among enterprises and Bc-Net)

Gate2growth “access to financing”

X

X

X

X

Support measures and initiatives for the enterprise (Smie)

X

X

Eureka - Eurotourism

X

X

X

X

X

European venture capital

X

X

X

Mutual guarantee society

X

X

STRUCTURAL FUNDS I – Objective 2 - FEAOG

X

X

X

X

X

X

STRUCTURAL FUNDS – Objective 2 – FESR

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

STRUCTURAL FUNDS – Objective 2 e 3– FSE

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

STRUCTURAL FUNDS – Innovative measures

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES – LEADER

X

X

X

X

X

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES – INTERREG

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES – URBAN

X

X

X

X

X

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES - EQUAL

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

VI FRAME PROGRAMME

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

LIFE programme

X

X

E-Content programme

X

X

X

X

E-Ten programme

X

X

X

SOCRATES programme

X

X

X

X

X

LEONARDO DA VINCI programme

X

X

X

X

X

Culture 2000 programme

X

X

X

MEDA programme

X

X

X

X

X

Agenda 21

X

X

X

X

X

EU support for Tourism Enterprises and Tourist Destinations - An Internet Guide  These versions of the Internet Guide have been updated (March 2004)
       The Internet Guide contains information on various EU programmes, schemes, funds, initiatives and actions of interest to the tourism sector and establishes Internet links to the homepages of the relevant programmes.

This Policy Grid will be helpful in identifying sources of support. Stakeholders in your Learning Area working group can identify the policies that guide their own particular fields, using the local to global administrative tiers to classify and recognise the policy lines that have been articulated at each level. At each level, a funding mechanism is likely to exist, and should be explored for its relevance to your Learning Area.

The Internet Guide to Tourism Sector Funding , available on the DG Enterprise website, is a useful starting point that approaches this issue from the point of view of the tourism sector interests.

However, as education, regional development, sustainability, entrepreneurship, etc,.. are all legitimate areas of interest for a Learning Area, you should not limit yourself to funds purely dedicated to Tourism development.

In particular, look for funds on the local and regional level that are distributed as part of European structural fund allocations. An example of this is the Innovative Actions funding mechanism of DG Regio, through which several regions are able to fund a variety of innovative solutions. Furthermore, the ability of your area to network with other areas increase your chances of accessing European Funds, many of which are dependant on projects taking place in a variety of different countries.

If you wish to measure your own TLA Resources, you can use the following profiling tool

Full Scale Tourism Learning Area Resource Assessment

Measuring, managing and improving on the resources a TLA has at its disposal are necessary tasks of a coordination body. Human, Physical, Technical and Financial Resources need to be quantified and qualified and kept up to date. Components of a Tourism Learning Area Resources Profile are described below.

Tourism Learning Area Human Physical, Technical Financial and Natural Resources

The approach to filling in this form is to start to list all the fixed premises where formal learning experiences occur, then expand on the sources of more mobile and informal learning experiences (NB TO BE DONE AS A WORKING GROUP)

	Learning Area Resources Profile Form
	Tourism Learning Area Human Physical, Technical Financial and Natural Resources The approach to filling in this form is to start to list all the fixed premises where formal learning experiences occur, then expand on the sources of more mobile and informal learning experiences (NB to be done as a working group)
	1 . Human Resources - Population Demographic Description
	Numbers
	Level of education:
	Economic classifications:
	2. Physical Resources - General Description of built infrastructure
	Access routes
	Premises (number of fixed educational locations, educational facilities R&D establishments):
	Technical Infrastructure (Broadband):
	Fixed Location Market Places:
	University
	School
	College
	Office
	Cinema
	Home
	Outdoors
	Other
	Media Device Market Places
	Paper-based Publishing
	TV
	Audio-Video-Film
	CD-Rom/DVD/Computer
	Internet
	Mobile Communicators
	Other
	3. Financial Resource Potential
	The governance policy matrix can again be used to map the financial resources available for tourism Learning Area development:
Tourism Learning Area- Governance Policy Grid   Name of Policy Document Target group- SMEs /Micro enterprises Coordination Target group- Workforce individuals   Policy Documents   Administrative / Geographical Level   Global                                                       European                                                       National                                                       Regional                                                       Local
	4. Overview of formal Learning offer
	Number of formal tourism education courses in region:
	Number of formal tourism training courses in region
	5. Natural Resources
	Structural Environmental Assessment:
	Environmental Impact Assessments:
	Sustainability Monitoring Systems:
	Ecosystem inventory:
	Biodiversity Action Plans:

Learning Area Operational Profile

At the operational stage the coordination body can use this list to guide the programming of activities.

	Checklist for a Learning Area Operational Programme
	In developing an operational framework, work can be done on the governance of learning experiences themselves. This will involve points 1- 3 of the list below
	Delivering Good Governance Clarifying the goals and values that underlie the Learning Area approach, and communicating these to stakeholders as a common vision Improving all communications channels both horizontally and vertically throughout the region's tourism stakeholder value chain Ensuring a structured and timetabled coordination process
	Delivering Effective Learning Networks University Identifying and encouraging partnerships, networks and clustering Cataloguing and marketing the various formal and non formal learning offers on the regional Portal Recognising and strengthening the region's informal learning experience media. Establishing creative marketplaces for learning experiences Promoting the development of: •  The Learning Citizen •  The Learning Organisation •  The Learning Region

Monitoring a Tourism Learning Area

Monitoring the progress of a Tourism Learning Area should consider a) the inception and organisation of the Learning Area coordination process, and b) the performance results of that coordination process. These Process and Performance categories can show just how each Learning Area is developing in an objective manner, and will be a useful part of the coordinating body's decision support system.

The Handbook from DG Enterprise offers a starting point for this area of work by suggesting that monitoring of Learning Area performance is established with the following reporting information:

This reporting process needs to be aligned with and built into the regional data gathering and reporting structure

	Monitoring the Progress of a Tourism Learning Area Process and Performance Indicators
	Process Indicators (tick level of attainment)
	Task	NO	Under Construction	YES
	Existence of a functional coordinating body
	Multi-sectoral participation in coordinating process
	Multi-stakeholder participation in coordination process
	Listing of tourism stakeholders
	Listing of Learning Experience providers
	Listing of key Learning Experience Clients
	Listing of Stakeholder networks in region
	Listing of Learning Experience Market Places
	Existence of a strategic framework document
	Existence of a time tabled work programme
	Development of IT and Tourism Learning strategy
	Development of funding applications for Learning Area activities
	Performance Indicators			Total
	Achievement of strategic framework and work programme specific goals (report) Resource allocation to education and training
	Regional Physical Education and Training Infrastructure (report) ITC regional infrastructure (report)
	Number of projects related to Learning Area development Type of projects related to Learning Area development (report)