Academy of Professional Studies South Serbia, Serbia

The project ESSEFT is designed to tackle down the problem of a skills mismatch in each partner country that rises due to new requirements of the hotel management that employees need to meet in the tourism industry.

Academy of Professional Studies South Serbia – ESSEFT Project

Green Skills

As part of the shift towards nature conservation, many tourist destinations, as well as the people who visit them, are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of tourism on the environment. Tourist locations are becoming more environmentally friendly and an increasing number of visitors aim to assess the environmental sustainability of hotels and holiday destinations. In line with the preferences of consumers of tourist services, the possession of green skills by employees in tourism and hospitality is becoming indispensable. These generic green skills include the capacity to include environmental concerns alongside others (such as performance and safety) in taking decisions on the processes and technologies. A special segment of tourism that is the most demanding in terms of required skills is certainly the hotel industry. It is in this sector that green practices are increasingly being developed and implemented, which entails the need for the green skills of employees.