1. PILOT TRAINING COURSE ON MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMERS' EDUCATIVE ROLE
Call: IT02-KA KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices-Strategic Partnerships for adult education
PILOT TRAINING COURSE ON
MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMERS' EDUCATIVE ROLE
Marsaskala, Malta 14 – 18 May 2018
Activity C2 - Blended mobility of adult learners
DESIGN OF THE TRAINING PATH: AGRITOURISM
Dr Antonietta Stinga 1

2. AGRITOURISM TITLE USERS
Farmers from Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta, Italy
ENTRY COMPETENCIES
Farmers who want to start up an agritourism
OBJECTIVE
To update their own current skills and be oriented to take on a tourist reception role also oriented towards the promotion of the territory and sustainability

3. CONTENT
National and regional laws about multifunctional agriculture
Normative aspects and trend in progress
Food education and sustainable development
Basic of communication and territorial marketing
Design and development of the agritourism services projects.
RELATED CONTENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
Links between promotion of (typical) local products and environmental sustainability
Basic of promotion of a conscious tourism

4. CASE STUDIES
During the lectures two/three case studies on excellent examples of agritourism will be analysed:
Farm n. 1
CLOROFILLA
Mercato Saraceno (Forlì-Cesena - Emilia-Romagna – Italy)
Multifunctional services: 4 apartments; restaurant.
There is also a farm where the kids can learn about the world of the countryside.
Farm n° 2
ANTICA GOLENA
Monticelli Terme di Montechiarugolo (Parma)
Multifunctional services: Agritourism (only rooms), food services, direct selling, educational farm, social Farm

5. ACQUIRED COMPETENCIES (to be used also for curriculum/certificate)
KNOWLEDGE
What you have to know
Role of farmer committed in multifunctionality
The relationship between the multifunctional farms and local institution of the territory
Objectives of sustainability for multifunctional farmers (also as opportunity for new service to integrate farmers income).
Technical, commercial and sanitary frameworks
SKILLS
What you have to do
or what you are able to do
To organize and manage news services oriented to the chosen strategic objectives (strategical skill / logistical skill)
To promote corporate image, through appropriate tools and means (working competence)
To keep updated on the news of the provincial, regional, European programs (Competence to identify the development of the territorial system and the construction of networks).
To plan an appropriately welcome of guests (empathy competence)
To prepare informative / hospitality and animation projects according to the guests / learners requests. (Planning and methodological competence).
To pay attention to the preparation of public events
To take a careful analysis of the results, in terms of the effectiveness of the services provided.
ATTITUDES
How you feel toward the topic
Motivation to work / to role
Attention to customer needs(Assistance and service skills)
To relate positively with people, taking into account the different users and the different way of communication. (Communication and relational competence)
To address and solve problems also in relation to possible "path problems".
To be able to help and cooperate

6. DURATION AND SUBDIVISION
8 hours of which 4 hours lectures and case studies, 2 hours of practical exercise, 2 hours visit to an agritourism
DIDACTIC METHODOLOGIES
(formal and non formal)
Learning by searching (analysis of case studies – cooperative learning)
Informal learning (direct observation of working experiences in the farm)
EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES
Multiple choice test
Open questions
Thinking session and discussing on feelings and observations about the received training
RELEASED CERTIFICATION
Attendance certificate
(detailed attendance certificate describing the treated matters and the number of training hours)