The project has three core aims: to produce a handbook of forest recreation case studies (web-based and hard copy), with one case study from each participating country; to develop a two-week training course aimed at students (with ECTS accreditation) that has a standardised core element and also focuses on a local case study and to develop a short-course for existing forestry workers/practitioners. The overall aim of the project is to provide vocational education and training for students, trainees and existing forestry sector workers and practitioners. By matching training provision with the demands of the modern forestry industry, focusing on forest recreation, the project will transfer knowledge between countries and learn from centres of excellence. As a pilot initiative, the project will gather case study material for the handbook and will run model and sample training, in seven countries, with the objective of pre-testing different teaching and learning strategies for the common two-week training course. The Handbook aims to stretch the limits of what is seen as forest recreation to include: art, drama and heritage reconstruction, as well as standard nature-based tourism. Less theoretical and more practical elements of the two-week training course will be adapted for use as a practical training initiative with existing forestry workers/practitioners. Recognising the male-dominated nature of the forestry industry, the project sets out to make training exercises non-discriminatory. Project results will be disseminated through the partners' extensive network of over 250 organisations, including the European Forestry Education Group. A range of dissemination tools will be employed including publications in specialist press journals and an interactive project web-page.