"Context:Nowadays in a highly globalized world, territories are losing their identity, their intangible cultural heritage. Cultural heritage includes monuments, places, objects but also cultural traditions, oral traditions, knowledge, practices and skills in order to for example create traditional crafts (Source: UNESCO, What is intangible cultural heritage?""). Senior people own a knowledge about their municipalities’ history, skills used in creating local traditional crafts etc., which will disappear once they are no longer here. Our cultural heritage is something that differentiates Europe from other tourist destinations. The task is to put stories in an attractive and modern way with the use of technologies, in order to make Europe the preferred destination for both Europeans and tourists and enhance the cultural richness that is to be found. Objective:The objective of the project is to develop an innovative and available for everybody tourism product, by collecting cultural heritage from senior people and making possible intergenerational walks. This will enable citizens to share their videos about local places, local stories and so on through an app, while at the same time motivating the locals, the tourists, the senior people and the youngsters to become active and walk the itinerary - this will keep them healthy (healthy bodies, healthy minds) and socially active. Partnership: DGI Vestjylland (DGI), Denmark. Sport NGO. Ayuntamiento de Ceutí, Spain. Local authority. HOP Ubiquitos (HOPU), Spain. SME Colegiul Economic Buzau, Romania. VET-school. Gaziosmanpasa University (GOPU), Turkey. University. Stowarzyszenie Szansa dla Aktywnych (SDA), Poland. NGO. Graz Varazdin, Croatia. Local authority. Undertaken activities:The project consortium developed and worked with each other and with local stakeholders on subjects such as: - Formation and dynamization of intergenerational groups (how to create intergenerational groups, how to ensure a good dynamic, how and where to recruit the seniors for the project etc.)- Storytelling as a communication tool (once the seniors were recruited the focus moved onto how to prepare them for storytelling, what defines a good story, how to find the best local stories and how to prepare, design and present the story).- Designing cultural walks (with help from local collaborators and associated partners, all the partners designed walks and tested those walks with local stakeholders)- Co+Crew App/ Walk-a-story app was developed (the app was created and coded by HOPU, but all partners participated with their feedback in designing the app, adding new features, providing stories from their municipalities and creating local ecosystems). - Stories connect us to each other - handbook (the handbook was coordinated by GOPU, but all partners contributed with content). Some of the activities correlated to the handbook were: finding good examples where technology is used in order to promote products, places, countries etc., applying the toolkit on local stories together with local partners and document the results, etc.). Results and impact attained: The project was successfully implemented and the results and the impact can be seen cross sectors:- in the field of cultural heritage (preserving the knowledge of the elderly in Walk-a-story app, app that can for free be used by other countries, other organizations and municipalities across Europe)- Outcomes in the field of social services, sport and health (by creating activities addressing the three dimensions of physical, mental and social health) - Outcomes in the field of tourism (having a new product translated in partners' languages but also in English and French). The impact is also cross-sectorial, the process and the results reaching out to representatives from the VET sector, Health sector, sport organizations, NGOs, municipalities, tourist offices and other partners alike. - Municipalities learned about how to create intergenerational walks and convert them into an attractive product for citizens and tourists alike. - VET schools and universities. Teachers and their students learned how to build itineraries in their community, learned about available technologies in this field altogether with learning how to revive and use in the contemporary era ‘old’ knowledge and cultural heritage. - HOPU learned how to adapt their work to different users and countries.- DGI professionals learned new ways on how to promote physical activity by linking it with cultural values.- NGO’s professionals learned how to work with different target groups across society Longer-term benefitsSustainability is ensured through the Walk-a-story recorder (app), where citizens are trained through the available tutorials on how to create and upload their stories. The handbook also ensures longer-term benefits, by documenting our experiences, methodology and making available toolkits for storytelling."

<< Objectives >>The project consortium will contribute to a sustainable development of the mountainbiking sector and the inclusion of lesser represented target groups and people with lesser opportunities in the activity. This will be done by developing a relevant and comprehensive competence framework and build a system for validation of competence and certification towards the framework.<< Implementation >>The objectives will be met through:-Defining and developing competence frameworks for mountainbike trail builders (EQF level 4) and mountainbike trail building managers (EQF level 5)-Targeted development of learning outcomes for inclusive and sustainable recreational infrastructure -Development and implementation of a European certification system for mountainbike trail building professionals-Developing and offer eLearning provision for preparing trailbuilders for certification<< Results >>The project will deliver:-A comprehensive competence frameworks for MTB trail builders and managers-A set of learning outcomes for inclusive and sustainable recreational infrastructure -A European certification system for MTB trail building professionals-An eLearning provision for preparing MTB trail building professionals for certificationIn addition, the project will give further organisational development of the participating organisation and partners in the MTB sector.

"This project addresses skills mismatches (the discrepancy between workers' skills and labour market needs) in the new and rapidly growing sector of mountain biking (MTB). There are few numbers available that describes the size of this sector, however EUs Directorate General for Internal Policies estimates the size of European cycle tourism in their 2012 study ""The European cycle Route Network EUROVELO"":- 2300 million cycle day trips per year.- 20 million cycle holiday trips per year.- €44 billion of gross revenues per year of which €9 billion accrued from cycle holidays. Based on national studies it is reasonable to estimate a comprehensive growth in the later years. MTB also contributes to the health agenda with the six countries represented here have domestic participation ranging from 3-6% of the adult population and this is expected to rise by at least 1-2% in the next 5 years based on current trends. This growth can be attributed to an increasing number of trails which have been purpose built to meet the needs of mountain bikers. To help ensure this anticipated growth is sustainable, delivers quality user experiences, ensures public resources are effectively deployed and help mitigate against any environmental impact from the location and construction of the trails there is a demand for guidelines on trail construction based on a quality insured body of knowledge. There will follow subsequent sharing of this knowledge through training in dedicated courses and as part of curriculum in relevant study programmes such as construction, outdoor tourism management and volunteer management.This project aims at identifying and addressing the gaps in skills between industry needs and the competences of engineers and skilled workers focused at the emerging domain of MTB. The identified needs and challenges will be addressed through the development of an overall ‘Educational Framework’, which is the core output of the project. The Educational Framework should be regarded as a ‘toolbox’ for educators within the domain of MTB. The aim of the Educational Framework is to support the educational activities and decision making at each of the partnering institutions, addressing and minimising the gaps in skills and competences between industry needs and the educational capabilities. A trail building training resource will be developed and made available online for other stakeholders outside the project to increase the number of people benefitting from the project. The development of the Educational Framework is expected to create a foundation and a guideline for educator in their continuous development for future educational activities within the MTB domain.The partners in the project have been chosen based on their ability to contribute to the content and process of the project. Overall, the partners can be divided into two sub-groups based on how they predominately (not limited to) contribute to the project. The first group of partners (FTO and ENU) all have a strong focus on pedagogy, development, evaluation methods and tools. The second group of partners (IMBA EU, OFT, BP, DGI, SCU, MDA) all have a strong focus on the practice of MTB and focus on the sustainability of the industry. They also hold solid subject matter competence in the field.The results of this project will directly influence the local and regional level, through ensuring a better match between educational skills and sector needs. However, given the large focus on the dissemination of the project results through national reference groups, the project is also expected to have an impact on a national and European level, being part of lowering the rate ofunemployment amongst candidates. The match between the industry and the educational institutions will create a better understanding of the value of highly educatedemployees in an emerging area. This will increase the number of students employed in the sector. The effect on the reduction of the rate of unemployment will transfer more income for the society and less expenses."