DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Take part in our fully self-paced online course! The training is aimed at tourism entrepreneurs, professionals, teachers and other people interested in tourism.
The Advanced Sustainable Tourism e-learning course, organised in OpenMoodle, is open to all and free of charge. The course consists of six modules, each worth 1 credit point.
You can choose from these modules according to your interests or needs. The learning and reflection activities in the modules are strongly linked to working life. The modules are aimed at tourism entrepreneurs, developers, tourism experts and teachers.
After completing the modules, in addition to the credits, you can apply for a digital badge to your OpenBadge Passport service.
Study modules:
• Local cultures and traditions
• Sustainability communication
• Partnerships and stakeholders
• Accessibility and diversity
• Product development
• Assessment of societal impacts
Competence objectives of the study course by module (1-6)
Local cultures and traditions:
• know and identify different local cultures and traditions and be able to design measures to protect them in a tourism context
• know how to apply participatory tools in tourism product development
• understand the importance of interaction and care between humans and other species for the sustainability of tourism
• understand what cultural appropriation is and how to prevent it.
Sustainability communication:
• identify the elements of sustainability communication as part of external and internal communication
• be able to design sustainability awareness communication
• understand what responsible content production is and be able to implement it in a goal-oriented way
• take into account regional and local characteristics in communication.
Partnership and stakeholders:
• understand the role of local stakeholders and other business sectors as partners
• be able to critically evaluate and conceptualise travel chains that support responsible logistics and sustainability
• be able to develop tourism operations sustainably with different stakeholders.
Accessibility and diversity
• be able to design physically, communicatively, attitudinally and digitally accessible tourism
• identify different customer groups, understand the importance of catering for all types of tourists and be able to implement diversity-sensitive customer profiling
• identify the factors affecting the reduction of inequalities and non-discrimination in tourism
• Understand and apply local diversity and inclusion in tourism.
Product development
• be able to consider year-round tourism and local culture as part of product development
• understand how to produce resource-wise services and products, and
• understand the importance of futures thinking in product development.
Assessment of societal impacts
• to be able to assess the implementation of tourism sustainability in local, regional and national policy-making
• to identify indicators of sustainability and critically evaluate tourism monitoring and assessment methods
• to understand the role of tourism in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and
identify actors and factors affecting biodiversity conservation in the context of tourism
Content:
Local cultures and traditions
Sustainability communication
Partnerships and stakeholders
Accessibility and diversity
Product development
Assessment of societal impacts
You can choose from these modules according to your interests or needs.
TARGET GROUP
The study module is intended for everyone, regardless of age or educational background. The student must have their own computer (laptop).
ENROLMENT
Students will be accepted in the order of enrolment. Enrolment is binding, and the number of study places is limited.
Note: If you are unemployed, please identify the impact of studies on unemployment security beforehand from TE services.
USER IDs
You will receive an e-mail about user IDs from the IT user administration about a week before the start of your studies. Activation takes place with personal online banking credentials or a mobile certificate. Also monitor your email's spam folder. The message may go to spam.
Usernames (non-stop)
You will receive an e-mail about user IDs from the IT user administration about a week after registration. Activation takes place with personal online banking credentials or a mobile certificate. Also monitor your email's spam folder. The message may go to spam.
STUDIES
The studies require active participation in contact and remote teaching. One credit equal approximately 27 hours of studies. Open University of Applied Sciences (Open UAS) students have the same study requirements as degree programme students. A limited right to study will be granted for Open UAS studies.
CONTENT OF STUDIES AND TIMETABLES
Click on the name of the course under "Implementations included in the course". If you can't find a teaching schedule in the description, contact the teacher registered for the studies directly (firstname.surname@lapinamk.fi)
MORE INFORMATION
FAQ: https://lapinamk.fi/en/studies/open-uas/frequently-asked-questions-about-open-uas/
Open UAS: https://lapinamk.fi/en/studies/open-uas/
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