<< Objectives >>The main objective of UPINFOOD project is to promote the transformation of the sector towards a new modernised vision of food that supplies nowadays demand in quality and healthy products while being sustainable, taking the most of new technologies and being a motor of innovation, thanks to education addressed to the key actors of this industry. Thus we intend to:-Develop a competence framework -Train professionals from the sector -Create collaborative tools -Equip VET trainers<< Implementation >>-Working seminars to better our mutual definition of key concepts-Focus groups with our target groups to assess their needs-Development of the project results -Implementation and testing of our results-Validation and certification of our results-Enrolment of further stakeholders thanks to a mainstreaming strategy that will support the spread of the UPINFOOD material and their integration among training offer in the food innovation field-Promotion of results<< Results >>Our expected results are:-A competence profile and learning pathway for the food (future) professionals relating to innovation, sustainability and empowerment.-An online training course including tests of competences, practical activities and collaborative elements -A train the trainer manual that supports the implementation of the course-A mainstreaming strategy-Durable impact on the local, regional and EU level in terms of transformation of food business models

<< Objectives >>The project aims to promote education on sustainability in the VET sector in order to develop sustainability competence of HORECA employees. Successful implementation of the project will identify the requirements for sustainability competence and highlight what skills HORECA employees need, in order to properly apply the relevant sustainable actions. This will allow the creation of appropriate teaching/learning content on sustainability topics in accordance with HORECA sector.<< Implementation >>A survey of HORECA representatives and VET staff will be carried out to gather relevant information.The analysis of the results will lead to the establishment of Guidelines for Sustainability. All the information gathered will help to develop the content of the teaching/learning material. Sustainability-related materials will be created and hosted online publicly as OERs.<< Results >>The project will result in 1.Guidelines for Sustainability as a Competence in HORECA, providing a common ground and guidance to everyone in the HORECA sector and VET teachers advancing a definition of what sustainability as a competence entails. 2.Online Aim2Sustain learning space on sustainability in HORECA related topics hosting Open Educational Resources, that might be integrated in different subjects promoting interdisciplinary approach.3. Transnational dissemination conference.