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Play a vital role in supporting the tourism sector and its workforce

As an employment agency, you can serve as a crucial intermediary by offering practical information, guidance and training opportunities to employers and jobseekers. Leveraging EU initiatives and the Single Market, you can actively promote labour mobility, contributing to overcoming skills shortages in the tourism sector in your country.

EURES

EURES is a network of public and private employment services, trade unions, employers and other organisations, designed to facilitate the free movement of workers in Europe. EURES Partners and Members have access to networking opportunities, they can exchange good practices and form partnerships to help address labour shortages in their regions.

European Labour Authority

European Labour Authority (ELA) works to facilitate fair and effective labour mobility within the EU, aiming to streamline the coordination of social security systems across Member States and support the Commission in these efforts. Their mission centres on ensuring smooth and equitable labour practices across the EU.

Pact for Skills

The Pact for Skills calls on employment services, businesses, social partners and other stakeholders to work together and make a clear commitment to invest in training for all people of working age in the EU. See how your employment service can join the Pact and its large-scale partnership in tourism.

European Alliance for Apprenticeships

European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) unites key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening the quality, supply and overall image of apprenticeships across Europe, while also promoting the mobility of apprentices. Employment services across Europe can join the Alliance to help improve apprenticeship offers in their regions/countries.

Download this brochure for more resources. And learn more about what the EU can do for other tourism actors below.