Skilling up with EAST: A new approach VEE’s Visitor Economy Skills Group, led by West Suffolk College, has spearheaded a Visitor Economy Network Initiative (VENI), a first for the region and an important part of the skills offer. It was awarded £1.25m from the European Social Fund. The VENI partnership, comprising colleges and private and public sector stakeholders, has organised more than ten tourism career events in 2022, and is beginning to put the components in place for an East Academy for Skills in Tourism (EAST). A virtual establishment, EAST will reach out to all parts of the sector and communities and will be organised by a coalition of Further Education colleges.
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