Intake 3 - Mentors

 

All those participants who do not have a mentor, please contact Mr. Paul Dalli on pauldalli@euroweb.net.mt. Please include your SID number, Mobile number and email address in the email you send him.

We thank you for your cooperation.

 

Best Regards,

Advance Team

The overall aim of the ADVANCE training tourism leaders programmes is to increase the number of qualified professionals working in the tourism industry by updating their management knowledge /skills in order to drive for quality service improvements through change and innovation.  More specifically, the objectives of the ADVANCE training tourism leaders programmes are as follows:

 

• Increase tourist satisfaction levels through the amelioration of the quality of service provided;
• Strengthen and increase the profitability and competitiveness of the tourism industry;
• Integrate innovation in the tourism industry;
• Fill in training gaps where employees in key positions have never had the necessary exposure to academic and professional training;
• Establish minimum entry level criteria for individuals working in key positions in the industry;
• Provide lifelong learning opportunities for circa 1,576 trainees (excluding repeat participation);
• Provide research supporting lifelong learning;
• Improve the long-term employability and adaptability of the tourism workforce by increasing flexibility and ability to adapt to change;
• Improve the employability of the unemployed;
• Improve the adaptability of non-tourism employees, especially those in declining industries;
• Increase the employment rate.

 

The specific objectives of the ADVANCE training tourism leaders programmes are:

 

• To increase competences of managerial level employees operating in the various tourism sectors in the Maltese Islands, where the term managerial is understood as supervisory level and above; managers will in turn better their employees;
• To introduce and continue a Continuous Professional Development Programme (CPD) for employees at managerial level in tourism establishments while encouraging non-tourism employees and unemployed persons to engage in CPD through participation in the project’s lifelong learning programmes;
• To raise the motivation of the current and potential workforce by providing training opportunities for circa 1,380 individuals (excluding repeat participation); and
• To strengthen the confidence and security of tourism employees with their choice of career while encouraging non-tourism employees and the unemployed to enter the tourism labour market.

 

MTA CEO Mr Josef Formosa Gauci launches the ADVANCE TOURISM Developing Leaders for Change & Innovation Programme (ESF 2.11) on the 30th June, 2010.

Please see below for the Official Launch Press Release, together with two short programme videos.

ADVANCE TOURISM PR.doc
Video - Higher Management Programme
Video - Middle Management Programme

Achieving World Class status requires World Class people! A sustainable competitive advantage in tourism can only be achieved on a strong foundation of excellent human resources, skills and capabilities.

Welcome to the e-Learning Support Centre and Online Professional Networking community for the ADVANCE TOURISM ‘Developing Leaders for Change and Innovation’ Programme. With support from the European Social Fund and delivered by a team of World Class Speakers ADVANCE TOURISM will develop World Class People to deliver a World Class Tourism Product, thereby enhancing our global competitiveness.

Accredited at Level 5 on the European Qualification Framework, full details can be found in the Programme Brochure - ADVANCE BROCHURE pdf.pdf (May take a few minutes to open depending on your Internet connection. Alternatively, right click mouse and 'Save Target As')

Please join with us in ensuring the future competitiveness of our industry through Creative Leadership and Innovation while at the same time enhancing your own career prospects

If you wish to register your interest in joining the 'Advance Tourism Leaders for Change and Innovation Programme', please complete the online registration form here. Enrolment is limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
The Advance Tourism Support Team will be only too happy to answer any questions you may have prior to completing your application form - see Contact Us section.

If you have already been accepted onto the Programme, you should now register to join the e-learning and professional support community - see 'Sign Up' icon at the top right hand side of this page. Membership of the community is restricted to those formally accepted onto the programme so your application to join will need to be approved. This will normally be done within 24 hours. Please use the same e-mail address used on your Programme Application Form as this will significantly speed up the approval process.

We look forward to working together to Develop Leaders for Change.