As one of the main pillars of IFT, PACES acts as a continuous link with the industry and the local community. PACES offers training in the following specific areas: Travel, Hospitality and Catering, Management, Customer Service Development, Languages and Communication, Tailor-made Programmes, Tourism Techniques Course and Tourism Programmes for Secondary Schools. Besides, PACES also carries out special projects aiming to raise awareness in the local society of the importance of tourism and its sustainability for the future development of Macao.