Agricultural School Zagreb

Zagreb

Agrotourism technician

Croatian

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I-VET

Formal

An Agrotourism technician is engaged in agricultural production, preparation of agricultural and food products, and offering and selling food from his/her own farm.

Agriculture, tourism, food

Publicly financed and free of charge

Certificate of final work

2022-09-05

4 years

Planning and organizing agricultural production, Implementation of agricultural production, Marketing of own products on the market and implementation of tourism activities, Administrative management of the production process, Implementation of care for workers, environment, production resources and implementation of safety at work, Improvement and development of agritourism activity, Communication skills.

Agrotourism

Completed elementary school

An agrotourism technician must have knowledge of organic production of vegetables, fruit, vines and other agricultural and food products. For his/her work, he/she needs basic knowledge about the general characteristics of domestic animals, the way they reproduce, proper feeding and animal care, and the processes of meat, milk and egg production. Agrotourism technicians should have well-developed skills in horticultural arrangement of the farm, arrangement of the yard with decorative trees, bushes, flowers and lawns - from formation and planting to care and maintenance. Also, knowledge and skills in preparing and serving food while nurturing traditional cuisine and customs are desirable. An agrotourism technician should know how to design content and offers, as well as presentations and promotion of their own services. He/she should know the history and traditions of the Croatian countryside, folk costumes, handicrafts, folk customs and songs. An agrotourism technician should be communicative, creative and resourceful, for example in the organization of different ways of recreation and organizing free time in nature and in the countryside.