About
The web site has been developed and created by The Robert Gordon University's Aberdeen Business School, based in North-East Scotland. This website is the result of a 3 year project, part financed by the European Social Fund. The project, entitled 'Tourism Management' aims to support the development of the tourism industry by creating management training materials. The purpose of this website is to assist those working in the industry, by providing bite sized learning in a variety of relevant modules, ranging from financial management to how to market your business. This will have specific appeal to SME's in Scotland. With this in mind, the website has been called 'Training for Tourism'.
This project has been made possible by external funding from the European Union European Social Fund, Scottish Objective 3 Operational Programme. The funding originated from Measure 3.1; to promote the increased uptake of active learning by organisations which are key to economic competitiveness in Scotland.
The Robert Gordon University leads the project and is a primary match-funder. In addition, recognising the importance of industry representation, the team brought together a steering group at the very beginning of the project. These individuals act as a 'Board of Executive Directors', guiding and steering progress of the project over the last 3 years. During the lifetime of the project, the following organisations and individuals have been match-funders. We owe gratitude to these organisations and specific individuals who have assisted us with this project - thank you to you all.
- Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
- Building Buchan - New Beginnings
- Banff & Buchan Tourism Forum
- Extra Mile Scotland
- Go Training
- Internet for Business
- Learndirect Scotland for Business
- Satrosphere
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Scottish Enterprise
- Speedbird Inns
- The Big Partnership
- The Big Picture
- The Federation of Small Businesses
- Third Wave
- Visit Scotland
The project team also wishes to acknowledge and thank the organisations who have contributed their time, insight and expertise to the case study section of the website. In addition to these businesses, the development of the web site has had great support from internal colleagues at The Robert Gordon University.
We always welcome feedback, so please do get in touch with us. Should you have any general queries or comments regarding the overall project or this website, please use the web site's "Feedback" option, or alternatively, contact Pearl-Jane Dewar on p.dewar@rgu.ac.uk, or 01224 263039. We hope that all users of this website will enjoy and gain benefit for their business, and their personal development, as a direct result of using this website.
