ITALIAN COOKING AND UNESCO MEDITERRANEAN DIET: an interactive, tasty experience!

OBJECTIVES
1) Discovering and learning Italian traditional cooking and UNESCO Mediterranean diet: features, flavours, ingredients, products, recipes, social and cultural values
2) Learning/improving practical skills, techniques, procedures of cooking and realising a full Italian menu
3) Reflect on health, well-being and sustainability
4) Stimulating professional and business cooperation

PROGRAMME
Day 1: Welcome
- Presentation of the course
- Brainstorming and team-building
- Cultural visit of the city centre

Day 2
- Italian cooking and UNESCO Mediterranean diet: features, social and cultural values
- Laboratory of Cooking
- Common meal: enjoying together what we prepared during the day!

Day 3-4
- Laboratory of Cooking
- Exploring traditional culture and authentic flavours
- Common meal: enjoying together what we prepared during the day!

Day 5: A new beginning
- Observation and shopping in the traditional outdoor market or
guided visit to environmental/cultural heritage or to a local school
- Planning the follow up: future projects together
- Course evaluation
- Releasing of official course certifications.

N.B. Depending on the date & place, additional visits to local heritage, food or wine companies and/or schools may be provided.

METHODOLOGY
Based on formal, informal and non-formal education, our methodology will try to stimulate active participation, pro-activity, responsibility and sharing of all participants involved. In this way, we aim to build a diverse and stimulating environment for reflecting, working and learning. It has a horizontal and practical approach and will make use of the following tools:
• face-to-face lessons
• team-building and team-working
• best practice case-studies
• multimedia and web resources
• project based working
• practical laboratory
• brainstorming and focus-group
• role-play
• self and group assessment and evaluation.

PREPARATION
After the confirmation and before starting, we check the previous knowledge and experience of participants, as well as their specific needs related to the topics of our training course. In addition, we will provide some documents and learning contents of our “Library of Methods & Tools” in order to start getting involved in topics and subjects that will be taught.

FOLLOW UP
All participants are expected to maintain access and communication with the rest of their colleagues as well as with the trainer and participate in useful discussions either through the virtual classroom platform and via e-mail. Trainers and company will also be available for any further questions for a period of 5 months after the end of the course, either through e-mail, virtual classroom platform, individual Skype calls, telephone or WhatsApp. By means of all these tools, we aim to get an effective follow-up, to stimulate peer networking, to keep in touch and to share opinions, experiences and practices for unlimited time.

TRAINERS
The entire training catalogue is supported by an international team of experts in project management of European projects. The coordinator and main trainer of the event is Francesco, an experienced cook and cooking trainer, who worked in several Italian restaurants abroad and now manages his own restaurant, along with an intense training activity.

TRAINING INSTITUTION
Enjoy Italy is a small company aiming to animate, stimulate and support the sustainable development of citizens, territories and communities. Either in Italy and Europe. It has been founded by a dynamic and passionate young professional on few but solid values: responsibility, identity, inclusion, sharing, lifelong learning, civic awareness and sustainability. And a vivid passion for its land.

Two are the specific areas of its action:
- Education & Training: provision of tools and opportunities for a personal, social, cultural and professional growth. For responsible citizens and communities. It provided 110+ in-service trainings to 900+ teachers and professionals and, in addition, 20+ trainings to 500+ trainees in the context of non-formal education.
- Local Development & Destination Management and: assistance to public and private entities in developing vision and goals, providing advice and services during the entire life cycle of a project. For sustainable destinations.

The company has got some relevant experience in the design and management of different projects within several EU Programmes and Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 in particular, as well as in the education and training field, both at national and international level.

DAILY TIMETABLE
Each daily session includes:
• class/lecture/laboratory/workshop
• individual counselling
• daily evaluation

CERTIFICATIONS
At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded with a certificate of attendance, while the Europass Mobility Certificate will be issued upon request of the sending organisation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For any further information, do not hesitate to contact us (check here under). We will be delighted to find out the best solution for you. Together.