ERASMUS+ PROJECT

V-ROADS

Tourism: your choice, your skill, your career

V-ROADS is an Erasmus+ project supporting the modernisation of vocational education and training in Albania. The project strengthens tourism training relevance through innovative short curricula based on micro-credentials, trainer capacity building, and pilot courses aligned with European standards – creating direct pathways to employment for youth and women.

Project Start: January 2026

Project End: December 2027

Lead Organisation: CIES Onlus

Location: Albania

The V-ROADS project, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, aims to modernise Albania's Vocational Education and Training (VET) system with a focus on the tourism sector.

V-ROADS pursues the following objectives:

Strengthen transnational cooperation between Albania, Italy, and Croatia
Update VET trainers' skills to improve training quality
Enhance employability through targeted tourism competencies
Foster inclusion of young people and women in vulnerable situations

The main beneficiaries are public and private VET trainers and providers, young people and women in vulnerable situations, aiming to strengthen employability and support inclusive growth in the tourism sector.

The project will enhance the skills of at least 40 trainers from public and private VET institutions through Training of Trainers programmes, workshops, and international exchange activities.

It will develop 6 short training modules in tourism, designed to European standards and aligned with EQF learning outcomes.

Definition of the V-ROADS model and strategic roadmap for adoption.

The project is structured around work packages (WP) including:

Training needs analysis and skills gap mapping in tourism
Training of Trainers (ToT) and methodological support for VET trainers
Communication, dissemination, and capitalisation through an online learning portal

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