TEHIC-Handbook_of_best_practices

1. TEHIC, a project for training in Heritage Interpretation in Europe TEHIC Towards a European Heritage Interpretation Curriculum 4 Therefore, the main goal is to reach a consensus on curricular contents in order to develop a qualified training in heritage interpretation at European level, promoting the employability of professionals and the valorisation and conservation of cultural and nat - ural heritage. The project’s specific objectives are: • Collecting information from and analysing expert training programmes in heritage in - terpretation in Europe. • Gathering and comparing examples of good practice in heritage interpretation train- ing in participating countries. • Developing a proposal for a European curriculum for training in heritage interpretation With this project, we will contribute to the achievement of high-level skills and to im- prove knowledge transfer in the field of cultural and natural heritage in general, and of heritage interpretation in particular. The project is structured in six thematic work packages, coordinated by different partners. The main actions include: • Drafting a Manual of Good Practices as a starting point for discussion and sharing regarding the concept of heritage interpretation and the criteria for selecting good practices in this field. • The draft of a quality syllabus on heritage interpretation and the adaptation of its contents to a MOOC format, which will primarily serve to disseminate the project con - tents and the protocols of recommendations to potentially interested universities. • The content of the MOOC will be tested through an online course for the selected tar- get group. • Finally, the content of the project will be uploaded to open repositories where all re - sources can be shared. The expected result is a European training programme that will help to consolidate heritage interpretation as a recognised profession. To this end, the results of each stage of the project will be assessed in collaboration with the selected target group: students of courses that develop areas related to cultural and natural heritage and professionals working with heritage on an interdisciplinary basis.