TALAS

Tourism mAnagement e-LeArning Solution

TALAS aims to develop a flexible and continuing education program on distance learning basis. For people who work in tourism or for those who are planning to. Flexible means in this context: Learning when and where you want. Or can. Via CD-Rom, Internet and mobile phone.

Together with partners from Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania, Poland and Germany, Hafelekar Consulting developed a comprehensive modular e-learning system. Central theme: hospitality and tourism in Europe. In six modules the participants get to know different concepts of hospitality in Europe, Principles of Marketing and achieve verbal basic skills. The course concludes with a certificate.

The “Tourism Management” pilot course will be provided and tested in a specially developed e-learning platform and an M-learning portal. By means of multimedia, interactive educational material, the E-learning and m-learning course offers:

  • Customized training paths
  • Learning in small groups (online meetings),
  • Learning by doing
  • Flexible and dynamic learning processes,
  • Online service

Project duration

October 2004 till September 2006

Project Partners

  • Hafelekar Unternehmensberatung – Innsbruck (Austria)
  • For.Com. Consorzio Interuniversitario -Rom (Italy)
  • Universitatea Tehnica “Gh. Asachi” – Iasi (Romania)
  • Danmar Computers – Rzeszów (Poland)
  • Hellenic Regional Development Center- Patras (Greece)
  • Instituto Europeo De Lenguas Modernas – Granada (Spain)
  • Fundación Universidad Empresa de la Región de Murcia – Murcia (Spain)
  • Soluzioni Informatiche – San Giorgio a Cremano (Italy)
  • WBS TRAINING AG – Berlin (Germany)

WoMen

WoMen – equality for women and men on the ICT labor market

The main objective of the development partnership is to encourage men and women in a more balanced gender distribution of the ICT labor market in the Tyrol. This will happen through awareness-raising activities, by identifying strategies and the development of specific instruments.

Project aims

  • Creation of social and political awareness by sensitizing public relations
  • Creation of an individual consciousness – by means of individual career planning for women
  • Sensitization and planning of appropriate strategies in companies
  • Counseling and guidance services (skills analysis, career planning, Resource pool, child care policies, models of parental support)
  • Training of highly qualified ICT professionals
  • Formation of networks of all relevant actors engaged in the support of equal opportunity on the labour market.

At the beginning of the project Hafelekar created a large-scale baseline study, using the method GABEK, which forms the basis for further activities. Hafelekar was further responsible for public relations and dissemination of the products.

Project duration

October 2002 till September 2005

Project Partners

Funding

Supported by funds from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture

TeleCoach

Tele-Trainer-Training (e-learning)

Everyone is talking about e-learning and distance learning. But who actually trains the future distance learning teachers? That was the question of the German educational software developers ets, as it has developed, together with the University of Paderborn, a “TeleCoach” training – a tele-trainer course, which was certified in Germany by the industry and commerce.

The Zukunftszentrum has acquired the exclusive rights for Austria. Together with the BFI Tirol and the e-Bifi – the e-learning specialists of the Austrian bfi’s – this training is now offered throughout Austria as a 200-hour seminar.

Target group

  • Teachers
  • Trainer
  • Coaches
  • HR managers
  • Trainers in companies
  • Education Mangers

Hafelekar Consulting has supported this project for the zukunfts.zentrum from a rough concept, through a detailed design and contract negotiations to settlement. Hafelekar is also responsible for the ongoing project management.

Project duration

2000 till 2002

Project Partners

  • Zukunftszentrum Tirol
  • BFI Tirol
  • Hafelekar Unternehmensberatung