"GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy"

Project consortium:

Perfect Project Sp. z o.o., Białystok, Poland

Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo, S.L, Valencia, Spain

Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola, Daugavpils, Latvia

Project period 01/11/2017 – 31/10/2019

Our Key Action 2 project is developed to bring the results of vocational training in catering to the needs of the labor market within 24 months. The main objective will be realized when we reach the following specific objectives:

• improving the quality and efficiency of vocational education in the catering and tourism industry,
• developing new approaches to improve the competence already practicing teachers and providing them with all the expertise and skills necessary to provide high quality services,
• increasing access and promoting generated in Europe, open educational resources,
  increasing social mission for the promotion of vocational education with the needs of employers.

Current project news

2019/10/15

European Vocational Skills Week 2019

“Competence development – good practices forum” meeting took place. It aimed to promote and disseminate good practices of projects in the field of vocational education under the Erasmus + program. The purpose of the event was also to discuss the expectations of entrepreneurs regarding the attitudes and qualifications of vocational school students and to present schools’ experience in the field of cooperation with entrepreneurs. Participants were: school representatives and local entrepreneurs. During the meeting, a discussion panel was taken, during which participants exchange experiences, comments and insights in the field of practical learning of the profession. The meeting also allow to exchange of good practices. The seminar took place at the Academic Incubator of Entrepreneurship of the Bialystok University of Technology.

During the meeting we had a possibility to share project outcomes with 12 vocational schools and 9 entrepreneurs from Podlaskie region.

The organizer of the event is Regional Competence Center Foundation.

We invite you to familiarize with the event report, available on the organiser’s website.

2019/10/09

The implementation of the project is coming to an end, and therefore on 08/10/2019 the last international partner meeting took place in Daugavpils. The main issues raised during the meeting were: a summary of the activities implementing and disseminating the project results, discussing budget issues and preparing content for the final report.

We thank the Partners and all parties involved in the implementation of the project and we look forward to continuing cooperation in subsequent projects.

Please check 6th TPM documentation:

- meeting agenda,

- project minutes,

- photos.

2019/09/20

Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola prepared a dissemination video, presented project outcomes and showing main project assumptions. Video is presented during schools open doors and in school corridor on public tv.

Thank you Partner!

We invite you to see a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep-79EYmWtU&feature=youtu.be

2019/08/02

Dissemination activities in Gracja Restaurant! On July Gracja Restaurant owner, who was one of the project participant, invited sixteen Italian students to her facilities to cook together meals from training in Spain. It was a great opportunity for Italian students who love cooking, but also a great occasion to disseminate project outcomes.

Thank you Gracja Restaurnat owner for creative ideas how to disseminate project outcomes and we invite you to look photos from the event.

2019/07/02

On 2nd of July, CSHM with the help of Safrina company (an ecological saffron producers) organised a conference, as a part of planned dissemination activities within the GATIS project.

CSHM invited company's representatives, food bloggers and international students, working in tourism or gastronomy sector.

During the conference, CSHM presented project outcomes and prepared ecological meals to give opportunity to taste for invited guests.

Please find below photos and videos:

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2019/06/24

Within disemination activities, Gastronomy school from Bielsk Podlaski, organised culinary classes for invited guests. All meals were prepared according Spanish recipes, which teachers learnt during training in Valencia on January 2019. Previously, teachers instructed students about techniques and methods of ecological cooking. 

It is a success story of our project! We are very glad to communicate for our visitors that project outcomes find a place in real life. This is what we plan to achieve.

Please find below photos:

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2019/05/17

Fifth Transnational Project Meeting within "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" took place on 15th May 2019 in CSHM in Valencia. The meeting was attended by representatives of Perfect Project Sp. z o.o., Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola and host of the meeting - Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo. The main aspects discussed during the meeting were: dissemination and implementation of project products into practice and ensuring their sustainability – presentation of good practices, administrative issues and preparation of the minutes of the meeting.

Please check 5th TPM documentation:

- updated meeting dates in 2019,

- project minutes,

- meeting agenda.

We invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2019/04/03

From 02/04 to 03/04/2019 in the Complex of Gastronomic Schools in Bialystok, the Gastronomic Tournament was held, the main theme of the competition was "MAGIC FLAVORS". During the meeting, the participants of the "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy", presented project outcomes and described its idea. Within invited guests were: entrepreneurs, students of Bialystok schools,

We still continue project dissemination and exploitation activites:

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2019/03/25

On March, 25 in the Perfect Project facilities we host teacher and eight students of Klaipėdos paslaugų ir verslo mokykla. During the meeting, project coordinator presented project outcomes, photos and videos from training in Valencia. We invite to read report, which is uploaded on project website. Students and teacher react enthusiastically and they confirmed they will spread project knowledge in Klaipeda.

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2019/02/11

Fifth Transnational Project Meeting is agreed on 15th May 2019 in Valencia.

Agenda meeting-15.05.2019

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2019/01/28

Training in Valencia succesfully finished! Wthin 21 and 25 January this year, 18 participants took part in training in Valencia in Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo facilities. Training was divided into two parts: theoretical and practical and was conducted by proffesional cookers and chefs. From Perfect Project there were:

• three vocational teachers from Zespół Szkół Gastronomicznych in Bialystok,
• three vocational teachers from Zespół Szkół nr 4 im. Ziemi Podlaskiej in Bielsk Podlaski,
• three vocational teachers from Zespół Szkół Rolniczych im. mjr Henryka Dobrzańskiego-Hubala in Sokolka,
• representative of Gracja Restaurant in Bialystok,
• representative of Hokus Pokus Restaurant in Bialystok,
• representative of Pieprz i Wanilia Restaurant in Bialystok.

We invite you to visit photo gallery and look into training materials.

Training program

Ecological recipes

Report containing research and analysis of the catering and hotel industry using eco food

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2018/12/14

A substantive meeting took place between project participants (9 teachers and 3 entrepreneurs) and project partners: Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola, Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo and leader - Perfect Project in the Gastronomic Schools Complex in Bialystok.

Regarding the implementation of the "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" project implemented by Perfect Project participants discussed and explained during the meeting:
- report the diagnosis O1 of the current situation in each country in the field of vocational education,
- explained of the theoretical (on-line) and practical course program in Valencia – “ECOLOGICAL FOOD IN HOTEL GASTRONOMY AS A METHOD OF DIVERSIFICATION OF TOURIST HOTEL PRODUCT"
- presented each of the project partners,
- discussed about organizational matters related to the organization of the course in Valencia.

Photo documentation below:

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2018/12/14

Fourth Transnational Project Meeting within "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" took place on 14th 2018 in Perfect Project in Bialystok. The meeting was attended by representatives of Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola, Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo and host of the meeting - Perfect Project Sp. z o.o., The main aspects discussed during the meeting are: presentation report the diagnosis O1 of the current situation in each country in the field of vocational education, only the gastronomic industry, presentation of the theoretical (on-line) and practical course program in Valencia – “ECOLOGICAL FOOD IN HOTEL GASTRONOMY AS A METHOD OF DIVERSIFICATION OF TOURIST HOTEL PRODUCT" by Partner Spanish, discuss about organizational matters related to the organization of the course in Valencia, ideas for dissemination activities in the partnership.

Please check 4th TPM documentation:
- project minutes,
- diagnosis O1,
- syllabus course,
- meeting agenda.

We also invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2018/11/09

On 9/11/2018 a substantive meeting took place between project participants (9 teachers and 3 entrepreneurs) regarding the implementation of the "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" project implemented by Perfect Project under the Erasmus+ program. Action 2 Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training.

Meeting program

Photo galery:

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2018/10/03
Third Transnational Project Meeting within "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" took place on 3rd October 2018 in DTS in Daugavpils. The meeting was attended by representatives of Perfect Project Sp. z o.o., Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo and host of the meeting - Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola. The main aspects discussed during the meeting are: presentation report will be the diagnosis of the current situation in each country in the field of vocational education, only the gastronomic industry, the emphasis on the use of organic food in the hotel kitchen by the partner from Latvia, training program in Valencia-draft present by CSHM and its organizational part, ideas for dissemination activities in the partnership and preparation of the minutes of the meeting.

Please check 3rd TPM documentation:

- project minutes,
- diagnosis DTS,
- meeting agenda.

We invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2018/06/05

In June we continue dissemination activities, but in this month we reached companies working in catering and hotel industry. We meet with:

• Best Western Hotel Cristal – Białystok,
• Hotel Ibis Styles,
• Hotel Silver,
• Kawiarnia Akcent,
• PSS Społem,
• Restauracja Hokus Pokus.

Main topic was eco food in menu of catering and hotel industry on an example companies from Poland - is restuarants, hotels using eco food? How often, when, why? Examples. Good and bad practices on an example of real companies.

We invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2018/05/15

In May 2018, Perfect Project Team focused on dissemination activities within the Podlaskie region school and Latvian school. We meet with students and teachers from gastronomy sector and we discussed about eco food in vocational school curricula on an example school from Poland and Latvia. The question was also is there eco food in school programs and is school teaching using eco food challenges (examples, profesions). We talked about project assumptions, how they, as a vocational schools, can use project results and how they can contribute project outputs. Schools were really interested and had positive attitude toward project.

We invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2018/04/25

Second Transnational Project Meeting within "GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy" took place on 25th April 2018 in CSHM in Valencia. The meeting was attended by representatives of Perfect Project Sp. z o.o., Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola and host of the meeting - Centro Superior De Hostelería Del Mediterraneo. The main aspects discussed during the meeting are: presentation of the report template and allocation of coordinators for each part, presentation of the eco food issues by the partner from Latvia, training program in Valencia and its organizational part, ideas for dissemination activities in the partnership and preparation of the minutes of the meeting.

Please check 2nd TPM documentation:

- project minutes,

- updated meeting dates in 2018,

- meeting agenda.

Please fill evaluation form regarding project meeting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PHZ6Y2P

We invite you to visit photo gallery:

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2018/04/12

On April 12, 2018 in the Major Henryk Dobrzański-Hubal Agricultural School in Sokółka there was a meeting of two consortium schools as part of the GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy. The meeting was attended by: Director and teachers of vocational subjects of the Agricultural School in Sokółka, vocational school teacher Daugavpils Tirdzniecibas profesionala vidusskola and project coordinator. During the visit, the participants exchanged experiences in the field of vocational education in the area of nutrition and hospitality, which is the field of the project and participated in practical classes, which culminated in the joint consumption of prepared regional dishes.

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2018/03/30

Happy Easter!

Perfect Project team wishes you a warm, family Easter and all the prosperity and joy in your private and professional life!

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2018/03/19

Latvian team participants in the frames of the Erasmus+ KA2 project have visited a country house „Upenīte” in Aglona, Daugavpils district. This is a biologically certified farm, that produce dairy products (including cheese), vegetables, meat and eggs.

Website is http://latgale.travel/listing/lauku-maja-upenite/.

A farm hostess Inese has kindly shared experience concerning ecological food production, its pluses and minuses, has given some local recipes.

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2018/03/13

GATiS consortium is a partnership whose aim is to present perspectives for the development of organic nutrition in gastronomic facilities in hotels as a method of tourist hotel product diversification. In the partnership, we would like to try to answer the question: what obstacles do schools, hoteliers and restaurateurs want to introduce this type of food into the curricula and menu of their institutions? Healthy food is the future of gastronomy. The Polish, Spanish and Latvian catering market is moving towards healthy and organic food. People have an increasing awareness in this area. On the above markest there are more and more organic food producers operating on the market, for example, farms specializing in products traditionally produced products characteristic for a given region. At the same time, people are living faster and faster. Together with partners, we would like to look at the problem of how the catering industry can become more and more competitive thanks to organic products, such as healthy fast food. There are no elements of organic cuisine respecting regional products in the teaching programs in catering and related events. Therefore, students have a chance to get to know it only in additional initiatives undertaken by schools. Gastronomic modernity also consists in restoring forgotten and displaced products to menus.

Below you can see video concerning project teams meeting:

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2018/02/14

We as a Perfect Project and Project Partner from Daugavpils are acting as a Sending Intitutions in our project. So, one of the most important project stages is enrollment of partcipants to the project.

Recruitment schedule: 14.02.2018 – 31.03.2018.

The regulations concerning enrollment of participants to the project (in the Polish language):

Regulamin / Formularz zgłoszeniowy / Deklaracja uczestnika /
Oświadczenie o przetwarzaniu danych / Oświadczenie o wizerunku

The regulations concerning enrollment of participants to the project (in the English language):

Regulations / Participation form / Declaration of participation / Statement for use of image

Recruitment results will be published on 31.03.2018.

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2018/01/23

Dear Partners,

We would like to inform about current project activities. Project Partner from Daugavpils had a "brainstorming" meeting with team members. They considered project main idea regarding national policy, school programs and entrepreneurs expectations. It was very fruitful meeting.

Perfect Project Coordinator

Please find below photo gallery:

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2017/12/08

Dear Partners,

Perfect Project, as a Consortium Leader, would like to confirm 4 Quarter 2017 payment.

We would like to remind about current issues:

- please prepare November and December 2017 report until 14 January 2018,

- please remember to fill evaluation form which you received on your e-mails boxes (if you didn't fill yet),

- next project meeting will take place on 25/04/2018 in Spain (Valencia),

- proceeding dissemination activities according plan uploaded on our project google drive.

Perfect Project Coordinator

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2017/12/04

First Transnational Project Meeting in Bialystok took place on 1st December 2017 in Hotel Ibis Styles in Bialystok.

Project minutes:

1.Agreement signing - all partners signed the agreement with all annexes.
2.Presentation about:
- the project path, each project partner contribution, project administrative issues: timeline, financial issues, management activites, short trainings, transnational project meetings, confirmation of visit,
-  monitoring of the project,
-  cooperation between partners.
3. Dissemination – future action to increase the impact of the experience connected with partner’s disscusion, the presentation of dissemination strategy.
4.Exploitation issues.
5.“To do” list
6.Meeting schedule in 2018.

Please fill evaluation form regarding project meeting: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QQFYMQ8

Please find below photo gallery:

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2017/11/16

Dear Partners,

Yesterday, you received for your e-mail boxes consortium agreement with all annexes. Please familiarize with all documents.

Thank you and in case of questions, please contact me.

Project Coordinator

Agenda meeting-01.12.2017

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2017/09/07

First International Project Meeting is agreed on 1st December 2017 in Białystok.

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2017/08/25

Dear Partners,

We are happy to communicate our consortium will be implementing project 'GaTIS-Innovative Solutions in Tourism and Gastronomy'. We will have three ways of partner's communication:

• project e-mail: [email protected]
• project website: GATIS.PROJECT
• international project meeting

First project meeting is planned for December, 2017 (between Dec 4th-15th). Please send us till 6th October, 2017 the most comfortable date of KICK OFF meeting.

Thank you

Project Coordinator

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