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CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL

CAPACITIES OVER 50S AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT

TOOL

Grundtvig ProjectGOOD PRACTICE ON TEACHING TOOLS, METHODS AND CURRICULA

by Andrea Poluzzi

(EUROPE DIRECT – Carrefour europeo Emilia Italy)


WHO WE ARE

Since 1993 the C.R.P.A. – Research Centre on Animal

Production has been hosting an Information Office of the

European Union, EUROPE DIRECT - Carrefour europeo

Emilia, which was a member of the former network of the

Rural Carrefours and is now part of the EUROPE DIRECT

network.

EUROPE DIRECT - Carrefour europeo Emilia act as an

interface between citizens and the European Union at local

level.


EUROPE DIRECT - Carrefour europeo Emilia is involved in

several activities which aim at circulating information about the EU,

paying particular attention to young people, schools and agricultural

entrepreneurs.

Hence, we specialised in training regarding agricultural and rural

development.

WHAT WE DO


We provide lessons addressed to citizens living in rural areas (most of

them over 50s) on the subject of the European Union, its Institutions,

in particular the Common Agricultural Policy – CAP, the European

Rural Development Policy - RDP and the funds related to them.

The above mentioned teaching method is now part of the curricula of

those citizens who are willing to become entrepreneur in rural areas

and to receive funds from CAP and RDP.

EUROPE DIRECT - Carrefour europeo Emilia 50+ good practice:

TEACHING PATHS


MAIN OBJECTIVES

• Promoting European agriculture and rural development;

• Increasing the knowledge about CAP and RDP;

• Boosting human potential;

• Supporting social and economic development of the rural

areas of the European Union (including the local ones).


METHODS (I)

Over the past years EUROPE DIRECT – Carrefour europeo

Emilia has developed vocational training and information actions in

the field of EU, CAP and RDP in the frame of more structured

training paths organised by vocational training organisations at local

and regional level.

In particular, we have been cooperating with “Dinamica”, a

vocational training centre owned by C.R.P.A., specialised in training

course for farmers and people working in the agricultural sector and

in rural areas.


METHODS (II)

20 hours (5 lessons of 4 hours each) regarding CAP and RDP, and

sometimes study visits in Brussels to learn more about the decision

making process and the lobbying activities.

It is important to point out that these lessons are only part of a

broader course dealing with the all issues concerning the

agricultural entrepreneur.

EUROPE DIRECT – Carrefour europeo Emilia is engaged in follow-

up activities providing participants with updated information and

counselling.


TARGET GROUPS

These training paths are addressed to adult groups, namely farmers

unions’ officers, public administration officers in the agricultural ,

environment and rural development field, farmers, agricultural

entrepreneurs and adult women.


OUTCOMES

• Far-reaching promotion of the European Union;

• Increased knowledge about CAP and RDP;

• Remarkable improvement of the agricultural

entrepreneurship;

• Intensified general competitiveness of business activities;

• Trickle down effects on the economy of rural areas.


CONCLUSION

The above mentioned teaching paths embody a learning

method allowing people to acquire knowledge, general and

specialized competences about the EU, CAP and RDP.

The training courses’ methodology is perfectly suitable to other

contexts because the RDP policy is the same throughout Europe

thanks to the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005.

Moreover, agricultural entrepreneurs acquire a new vision by realizing

that they do not belong only to their local territory, but they are also

part of a European scenario which they can take advantage of.


Many Thanks

For further information please contact Mr. Andrea Poluzzi:

[email protected]

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