The GASTRO Workshop project is the tailor-made basic qualification for a lateral entry into the tourism industry. The aim is to attract unemployed people to work in the tourism industry/gastronomy and to provide them with a successful start as a basis for a long-term professional perspective. Companies are involved from the 1st day and the practical relevance ensures strong motivation and commitment on all sides and is innovative, as the project strives for an employer- and activity-centred concept with mediation. Success is guaranteed by the "Pausenbrot- und Qualification workshop within the concept. These two elements take place for three months each and are supplemented by coaching as well as additional vocational language support for participants with a migration/flight background.