National Research Council
of Italy
CNR-CERIS
Institute for Economic
Research on Firm and Growth Collegio Carlo Alberto - via
Real Collegio, n. 30
10024 Moncalieri (Torino) – ITALY fax : +39 011 68 24
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Abstract: Training plays a strategic role in improving the
competitiveness and the productivity of the agricultural sector. Its role is
widely recognized by the European Union that encourages it through the Rural
Development Program, financing training courses for agricultural and forest
operators.
The present working paper
reports the results of a research carried out in Piedmont Region to evaluate
the public agriculture training system. It explores the quality of training
courses and the coherence with the training needs expressed by farmers and
forest workers. In addition, it tries to reflect about public fund flows,
suggesting policy implications for future actions. The methodology includes
both qualitative and quantitative analysis and it is characterized by an exhaustive
field research. The main results show a high satisfaction among participants, a
good coherence between training offer and training needs, but also some weak
points related to the management of the training system and the relationships
among the several actors involved.
Keywords:rural development, agricultural training,
public policies, quality.
[1] Il presente working paper
è il prodotto di una rielaborazione del rapporto di ricerca La formazione agricola e forestale (2012)
edito dal CNR Ceris in collaborazione con la Regione Piemonte e del paper la Formazione nel settore agricolo e forestale
in Piemonte: elementi di qualità e criticità dell’intervento pubblico, presentato
in occasione della XXXIII Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionali.
[2] Ceris - CNR, via Real
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