The new provisions for theorganization of the course for managers of agritourism activities and the related exam of suitability (implementing the 2006 law “New discipline of agritourism), as well as the new professional profile of these figures and the training standard.
The adopted act provides for the adaptation of these areas to current regional regulations, as well as aligning the requirements for access to the training course with the provisions for the authorization to carry out the agritourism activity.
The main innovation concerns the possibility of attend the course to obtain the qualification of agritourism business manager, also online, in order to allow greater use and flexibility for participation. Furthermore, the contents of the lessons have been revised to make them more responsive to the changes that have affected the profession and the entire hospitality sector.
Again with a view to facilitating access to the profession, the Region says, the new provisions have raised the minimum number of participants to activate the course from 8 to 4. Other revisions of the regulations in the sector see the reduction from 10 to 5 years of the tolerated period between participation in the course and failure to register in the regional list of agritourism operators (otherwise, the course must be repeated) and the increase from 100 to 150 of the minimum number of working days for enrollment in the training course, in order to bring this requirement into line with the provisions of the minimum company parameters.
For the Agriculture Councilor, Marco Carrelthe agritourism activity presents itself as “a interesting and profitable link between agriculture and the tourism sector and allows farmers to be direct ambassadors of their work and products and tourists to choose a form of hospitality that favors contact with the territory, traditions, local communities and the valorisation of the authenticity of the offer”.
