The CORE-VET project provided and reinforced vocational education and training possibilities and better employment outcomes for unskilled and/or semi-skilled people who are either unemployed but wish to enter the tourism industry or they are already working in the tourism industry but lack the necessary skills and competences in order to advance in their job. Specifically, CORE-VET targeted the identified deficiencies in three occupational fields that are represented widely in the tourism sector: 1. Reception and Front office services 2. House Keeping Services3. Restaurant and Bar ServicesCORE-VET built upon the highly successful, former LdV project “Basic skills for Work” (www.basic-skills-for-work.org) and adapted, localized, transfered and valorized the guidelines and training materials for the tourism and leisure sector to the specific needs of the targeted occupations and of unskilled and semi-skilled workers in the region of South East Europe, focusing especially in the countries involved in this project (HR, CY, RO, AT and EL). Furthermore, the project provided an enhanced and optimized training tool targeting the core skills and competences for each of the above mentioned occupational sectors which was made accessible through an interactive and user friendly e-learning platform and made available on-line.The project work plan included a detailed needs analysis, including a survey in order to identify the key needs for unskilled and semi-skilled workers, the identification, analysis and adaptation of transferable content from the former LdV project, as well as the development and piloting of the complete training tool (teaching and learning material plus the e-learning platform). The main outputs produced was a highly specific training tool targeting the core skills and competences needed in the three identified occupations, translated in four languages (EN, RO, EL, HR) a corresponding trainer’s/learner’s guide, and a user-friendly e-learning platform enhanced with visual aids to maximize the learning benefits of the trainees and help overcome any existing language barriers. An exploitation strategy is implemented and advocacy work is targeted at policy makers and other stakeholders through focus group meetings and round table discussions in order to raise awareness and ensure maximum sustainability and mainstreaming of the project outcomes, after the project end, both through volunteer action and possible commercialization. The consortium has been specifically set up for the purpose of the project and provides all the necessary skills for the implementation of the work plan. It includes 8 actors, representing the Education, Training and Consulting sectors, established in 5 LLP countries. Each partner is an expert in its own area and brings complementary skill sets to the project. All tasks have been divided among partners in accordance with their expertise, while trying to ensure a balance in terms of work load.