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HOTREC workshop on association management,

Tallinn, 28 April 2017. Photographer : Erlend Štaub

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2017 HOTREC ANNUAL REPORT

Denmark developed a new model of apprenticeship

scheme for the hospitality sector

At the plenary session of the HORECA Sectorial Social Dialogue which

gathered HOTREC, its trade union counter-part EFFAT and the European

Commission on 9thDecember 2016, HOTREC’sDanishmember HORESTA

presented the vocational education and training that is being deployed in

Denmark.

From a total population of 5,7 million inhabitants, 93% of the population

completes a youth education programme. The system is based on the

dual education and training principle: students alternate between school-

based and work-based learning in a company (apprenticeship). The VET

programmes qualifies students for the labour market as skilled workers.

The trainees are paid a wage by employers (1500€/per month on average)

and the State reimburses 90% of the costs of the training. Employers also

receive funding for trainees’s travelling expenses during college periods.

Within the scheme, the State and social partners share responsibilities

on the development and provision of the programmes, legal framework

and governance. Overall, the Danish VET model provides opportunities to

move on to higher education and improves the quality of education and

teaching. HOTREC shared this best practice with all its Members as it

considers the example to be a source of inspiration for the entire HOTREC

community.

Making trade associations better shaped for the future

On 28 April 2017, HOTREC organised a workshop for its Members

on association management. The aim of this workshop was to allow

Presidents, Chief Executives and Senior Executives of the various

HOTREC Members across Europe to share their respective best-practices

on association management and therefore improve the efficiency of their

own organisations.

On that occasion, the participants were given the opportunity to learn

more about the membership structure, staffing and budget of the various

HOTREC Members. Moreover, Mr. Marek Harbuľák, Secretary General of

the Slovak Association of Hotels and Restaurants gave the participants a

detail insight of his own experience of restructuring his own organisation

and how he successfully achieved a meaningful budget consolidation.

Furthermore, Mr. Adrian Cummins, CEO of Restaurant Association of

Ireland presented his experience about how to expand the membership

basis. The participants also had the opportunity to broaden their

perspective with the insight of a European Trade Association, thanks to

the presentation made by Mr. Pierre Olivier Bergeron, Secretary General of

the Brewers of Europe.