Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)
MPC certified courses by Meirc Training & Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for full attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.
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Course Methodology
The course methodology adopts an interactive approach, combining theory with practical application. Participants will engage in multimedia presentations, video and case study analyses, and group activities to develop analytical skills. Gamified learning and group discussions ensure an engaging experience. Scenario simulations and feedback sessions encourage critical thinking.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Acquire advanced knowledge of sustainable tourism development concepts, frameworks, and practices.
- Enhance their understanding of governance principles and the role of stakeholders in achieving sustainable tourism.
- Develop the skills to assess, mitigate, and manage tourism impacts on destinations.
- Design and implement innovative tourism strategies, including the application of the Tourism Area Life Cycle, Triple Bottom Line, and Sustainable Livelihoods Approach.
- Apply quality assurance mechanisms and sustainability standards such as ecolabels in tourism projects.
Target Audience
This course is designed for a wide range of professionals in the tourism industry, from senior to junior levels, at DMOs, tourism boards, government agencies, and private tourism organizations.
Target Competencies
- Tourism impact assessment
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Innovation management
- Quality assurance
- Resilience building
- Analytical thinking
Course Outline
- Foundations of Sustainable Tourism Development
- Introduction to tourism development
- Principles of sustainable tourism
- Governance concepts in sustainable tourism
- Public-private partnerships
- Stakeholders’ collaboration
- Tourism Impacts and Management Tools
- Overtourism overview
- Impacts of tourism on the destination
- Methods to assess tourism impacts
- Managing tourism impacts
- Sustainability metrics and reporting
- Innovation and Alternative Tourism Models
- Creativity vs. innovation
- Innovation models in destination management
- Innovation toward a sustainable approach
- Alternative tourism models
- Technology driving tourism innovation
- Quality and Sustainability in Tourism Development
- Fundamentals of quality control in tourism
- Quality assurance and ecolabels
- Role of ecolabels in promoting sustainable practices.
- Triple bottom line approach
- Tourism employment
- Building Destinations Resilience and Sustainability Assurance
- Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC)
- Strategies for destination revitalization
- Building resilience in destinations
- Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA)
- Integrating SLA into community-based tourism
MPC
Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)
MPC certified courses by Meirc Training & Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for full attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.
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