Entertainer: Reference scheme

Scheme D) Unregulated profession without a defined scheme (provisional scheme)

The reference scheme is based on the 'modelSkills Cycle' and is in line with the 'Tourism, Arts, Heritage Competence Framework (TAH-CF)'. the TAH-CF is defined in accordance with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), the Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2009/C 155/02 (ECVET) and the APNR (Non-Regulated Professional Activities) scheme adopted by UNI for the technical standardization of unregulated professions.”

The scheme is made available to all stakeholders in the cultural tourism supply chain in order to collect comments and useful elements to improve its contents. All interested parties are invited to improve the scheme by sending their contributions to info@aiptoc.it 

Description

PTU14: Tourist Entertainer (VI Level EQF)

The tourist entertainer is the professional figure who, within tourist facilities (tourist villages, hotels or other accommodation facilities, cruise ships, bathing establishments, mountain destinations, etc.) deals with the management of free time, organizing for the free time, games, competitions, parties, shows and other recreational, sporting and cultural activities.

The tourist entertainer can be an employee or a self-employed worker who provides his services in tourist facilities or in places where events of recreational, sporting or cultural interest take place.

Specific tasks and activities

  • Take care of entertainment in free time and the general well-being of customers
  • Interpret customer interests and expectations
  • Promote socialization and communication between people
  • Plan recreational, sporting and cultural activities
  • Organize and carry out recreational, sporting and cultural activities

Profile Evaluation Criteria

To certify the possession of skills, it is proposed to take into consideration methodologies that take into account the following aspects in a non-mutually exclusive manner, i.e. possibly in combination with each other:

  • Qualifications awarded in the academic field (Formal Learning)
  • Specific Training (Non-Formal Learning)
  • Work or Professional Experience (Informal Learning)

Work or professional experience can be demonstrated through various tools including:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Professional portfolio
  • Objective placement on the market (awards, regional, national or international recognition)
  • Publications (scientific or editorial)

Requirements for access to the professional figure 

Since the professional figure is not organized in an order or college, the requirements may vary based on the relevant Professional Association or other criteria established by the individual interested parties. Below are the requirements adopted by AITOC - Italian Association of Tourism Professionals and Cultural Operators.

  • Having attended specific training courses for the professional figure in question organized / recognized by Universities, Regions or Associations of professionals established pursuant to law 4/2013 and recognized by the MISE and at least six months, even non-continuous, of proven work or professional experience in the reference sector

Or

  • Having attended a specific training course whose contents are explained by UNI standards, where existing, as long as they are consistent with the skill in question and at least 6 months of work or professional experience in the reference sector

Or

  • Three-year degree and at least two years, even if not continuous, of proven work or professional experience in the reference sector

Or

  • Second grade secondary school diploma and at least five years, even if not continuous, with proven work or professional experience in the relevant sector

Or

  • Be included in the Registers of Professional Associations established pursuant to Law 4/2013 and recognized by the MISE as long as they refer to the competence in question
  • Be included in Registers of Certified Professionals based on specific UNI standards, where existing, as long as they are consistent with the expertise in question

 

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