The aim of the project “ECVET-Tour” is not the harmonization of the educational and further educational programs of the different providers. The competence matrix is developed according to the same principles of the partner institutions.- increase of the transparency and comparability of educational and further educational programs between the partner countries- The joint competence matrix is the greatest common multiple of the partner institutions for the spheres of competence relevant in the field of tourism- Based on this consensus, an institutional framework can be proposed for the transparency and acceptance of qualifications as well as for the realization of mobility.Target groups:- responsible institutions which plan or can be motivated to plan a competence matrix for the area of tourism vocations. The implementation of the VQTS-model makes acting competences (“soft skills”: e.g. commercial and verbal skills, flexibility and ability to work under pressure) transparent, measurable and transferable.- responsible institutions which benefit from the implementation of the VQTS-model in mobility processes: social partners, contractors of education, business…- institutions which are responsible for apprentice trainings: the application of the VQTS-model should facilitate the transfer of vocational competences which were acquired abroad- persons-in-training and persons with completed education and work experience who would like to gain further qualifications- providers of further education in the tertiary sector (accreditation of qualifications): universities, universities of applied science which offer touristic study courses